10.3 DataSet object

The DataSetobject specifies material test data.

Access

        import calibration
        mdb.models[name].calibrations[name].dataSets[name]

10.3.1 DataSet(...)

This method creates a DataSet object.

Path

          mdb.models[name].calibrations[name].DataSet

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the name of the new dataset.

Optional arguments

data

A sequence of pairs of Floats specifying data set type pairs. Possible values are for stress/strain, force/displacement, or transverse strain/axial strain pairs.

type

A String specifying the type of the new dataset. Values can be "STRESS/STRAIN", "FORCE/DISPLACEMENT", or "AXIALSTRAIN/TRANSVERSESTRAIN". The default value is "STRESS/STRAIN".

form

A String specifying the form of the new dataset. Values can be "NOMINAL" or "TRUE". The default value is "NOMINAl".

Return value

A DataSet object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError.

10.3.2 setValues(...)

This method modifies the data for an existing DataSet object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

data

A sequence of pairs of Floats specifying data set type pairs.

Return value

None

Exceptions

None.

10.3.3 Members

The DataSet object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the DataSet method.