12.2 CDCTerm object

The CDCTerm object is used to create contributing terms for a DerivedComponent object.

Access

import section
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.connectorPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i].derivedComponent\
.cdcTerms[i]
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.evolutionPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.initiationPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]
import odbSection
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.connectorPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i].derivedComponent\
.cdcTerms[i]
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.evolutionPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.initiationPotentials[i].derivedComponent.cdcTerms[i]

12.2.1 CDCTerm(...)

This method creates a CDCTerm object.

Path

mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.connectorPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i].derivedComponent\
.CDCTerm
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.evolutionPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm
mdb.models[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.initiationPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.connectorPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i].derivedComponent\
.CDCTerm
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.evolutionPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm
session.odbs[name].sections[name].behaviorOptions[i]\
.initiationPotentials[i].derivedComponent.CDCTerm

Required arguments

intrinsicComponents

A sequence of Ints specifying the components of relative motion for which the contributing term is defined. Possible values are 1 intrinsicComponents 6. Only available components can be specified if the DerivedComponent object is being referenced by a Potential object. This is not the case if the DerivedComponent object is referenced by a ConnectorFriction object directly. The default value is an empty sequence.

table

A sequence of sequences of Floats specifying components numbers and temperature and field values. Each sequence of the table data specifies:
The first intrinsic component number.
If applicable, the second intrinsic component number.
Etc.
If applicable, the first independent component number.
If applicable, the second independent component number.
Etc.
If applicable, the temperature value.
If applicable, the value of the first field variable.
If applicable, the value of the second field variable.
Etc.
The default value is an empty sequence.

Optional arguments

termOperator

A SymbolicConstant specifying the method for combining contributing terms: square root of a sum of the squares, direct sum, or Macauley sum. Possible values are RSS, SUM, and MACAULEY. The default value is RSS.

termSign

A SymbolicConstant specifying the overall sign for the contributing term. Possible values are POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. The default value is POSITIVE.

localDependency

A Boolean specifying whether the table data depend on either components of relative position or components of constitutive relative motion. The default value is OFF.

indepCompType

A SymbolicConstant specifying whether localDependency refers to components of relative position or components of constitutive relative motion. Possible values are POSITION and MOTION. The default value is POSITION.
The indepCompType argument applies only if localDependency=ON.

indepComponents

A sequence of Ints specifying the independent components included in the derived component definition. Possible values are 1 indepComponents 6. Only available components can be specified. The indepComponents argument applies only if localDependency=ON. The default value is an empty sequence.

tempDependency

A Boolean specifying whether the table data depend on temperature. The default value is OFF.

fieldDependencies

An Int specifying the number of field variable dependencies. The default value is 0.

Return value

A CDCTerm object.

Exceptions

ValueError and TextError.

12.2.2 setValues(...)

This method modifies the CDCTerm object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the CDCTerm method.

Return value

None

Exceptions

ValueError.

12.2.3 Members

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

In addition, the CDCTerm object can have the following member:

options

A ConnectorOptions object specifying the ConnectorOptions used to define tabular options for this ConnectorBehaviorOption.