45.7 Stringer object

The Stringer object stores information on stringer reinforcements created on entities.

Access

import part
mdb.models[name].parts[name].stringers[name]
import assembly
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.allinstances.stringers[name]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.instances[name].stringers[name]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.stringers[name]

45.7.1 Stringer(...)

This method creates a stringer from a sequence of objects in a model database. At least one of the optional arguments needs to be specified.

Path

mdb.models[name].parts[name].Stringer

Required argument

name

A String specifying the repository key. The default value is an empty string.

Optional arguments

edges

A sequence of Edge objects specifying the edges on which stringers should be created. Applicable to three and two dimensional parts.

elementEdges

A sequence of MeshEdge objects specifying the mesh edges on which stringers should be created. Applicable to three and two dimensional parts.

Return value

A Stringer object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError.

45.7.2 EditStringer(...)

This method modifies underlying entities of the selected stringer. At least one of the optional arguments needs to be specified.

Path

mdb.models[name].parts[name].EditStringer

Required argument

name

A String specifying the repository key. The default value is an empty string.

Optional arguments

edges

A sequence of Edge objects specifying the edges on which stringers should be created. Applicable to three and two dimensional parts.

elementEdges

A sequence of MeshEdge objects specifying the mesh edges on which stringers should be created. Applicable to three and two dimensional parts.

Return value

A Stringer object.

Exceptions

InvalidNameError.

45.7.3 Members

The Stringer object has the following members:

elements

A MeshElementArray object.

edges

An EdgeArray object.