FieldDefinition#
- class ansys.dpf.core.field_definition.FieldDefinition(field_definition=None, server=None)#
Contains the physical and mathematical description of the field.
- Parameters
field_definition (optional) – The default is
None
.server (ansys.dpf.core.server, optional) – Server with the channel connected to the remote or local instance. The default is
None
, in which case an attempt is made to use the global server.
- property unit#
Units of the field.
- Returns
Units of the field.
- Return type
str
- property location#
Field location.
- Returns
Location string, such as
"Nodal"
,"Elemental"
, or"TimeFreq_sets"
.- Return type
str
- property shell_layers#
Order of the shell layers.
- Returns
shell_layers –
LayerIndependent
is returned for fields unrelated to layers.- Return type
- property dimensionality#
Dimensionality
- Returns
dimensionality – Nature and size of the elementary data.
- Return type
- deep_copy(server=None)#
Creates a deep copy of the field_definition’s data on a given server. This can be useful to pass data from one server instance to another.
- Parameters
server (DPFServer, optional) –
- Returns
field_definition_copy
- Return type