39.5 ProbeOptions object

The ProbeOptions object is used to store settings associated with probing a model or an X–Y plot. The ProbeOptions object has no constructor. Abaqus creates the defaultProbeOptions and the probeOptions members when you import the Visualization module. When probing is initiated for the first time, the values in the probeOptions member are initialized using the values from the defaultProbeOptions member.

Access

import visualization
session.defaultProbeOptions
session.probeOptions

39.5.1 setValues(...)

This method modifies the settings on the ProbeOptions object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

options

A ProbeOptions object from which values are to be copied. If other arguments are also supplied to setValues, they will override the values in options. The default value is None.

probeEntity

A SymbolicConstant specifying the entity being probed when probeObject="ODB". Possible values are NODE and ELEMENT. The default value is ELEMENT.

probeOutputPosition

A SymbolicConstant specifying the output position to probe for field output results when probeObject="ODB". Possible values are NODAL, INTEGRATION_POINT, ELEMENT_FACE, ELEMENT_NODAL, and ELEMENT_CENTROID.
When probeEntity=NODE, the only possible value is NODAL. When probeEntity=ELEMENT, the only possible values are INTEGRATION_POINT, ELEMENT_FACE, ELEMENT_NODAL, and ELEMENT_CENTROID, and the default is INTEGRATION_POINT.

partInstance

A Boolean specifying whether to display the part instance information. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB.” The default value is ON.

elementID

A Boolean specifying whether to display the element ID information. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=ELEMENT. The default value is ON.

elementType

A Boolean specifying whether to display the element type information. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=ELEMENT. The default value is ON.

elementConnectivity

A Boolean specifying whether to display the element connectivity. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=ELEMENT. The default value is ON.

elementFieldResults

A Boolean specifying whether to display the element field output results. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB”, probeEntity=ELEMENT, and isFieldOutputAvailable=ON. The default value is ON.

nodeId

A Boolean specifying whether to display the node ID when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=NODE. The default value is ON.

baseCoordinates

A Boolean specifying whether to display the base coordinates of a node when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=NODE. The default value is ON.

deformedCoordinates

A Boolean specifying whether to display the deformed coordinates of a node when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=NODE. The default value is ON.

attachedElements

A Boolean specifying whether to display the elements attached to a node when probeObject=“ODB” and probeEntity=NODE. The default value is ON.

nodeFieldResults

A Boolean specifying whether to display the node field output results. This member is valid when probeObject=“ODB”, probeEntity=NODE, and isFieldOutputAvailable=ON. The default value is ON.

legend

A Boolean specifying whether to display the legend for a curve being probed. This member is valid when probeObject=“XYPlot.” The default value is ON.

xValue

A Boolean specifying whether to display the x-coordinate value of the point on the curve being probed. This member is valid when probeObject=“XYPlot.” The default value is ON.

yValue

A Boolean specifying whether to display the y-coordinate value of the point on the curve being probed. This member is valid when probeObject=“XYPlot.” The default value is ON.

sequenceID

A Boolean specifying whether to display the sequence ID of the point on the curve being probed. This member is valid when probeObject=“XYPlot.” The default value is ON.

interpolateXy

A Boolean specifying whether to interpolate values within a line segment when probeObject=“XYPlot.” When interpolateXy=OFF, probing returns the nearest X–Y data point on the curve. When interpolateXy=ON, probing interpolates data to return a value at the nearest point on the curve. The default value is OFF.

Return value

None

Exceptions