.. _auto_d3plot_extract_anim:

* EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM D3PLOT FILE*
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Reads an LS-DYNA d3plot (or LS-POST database) file and renders animation frames or static images by extracting contour/fringe results across selected time states. Use this worker to generate visualizations of simulation results directly from d3plot post-processing databases within a workflow.

When to use
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Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``animation``, ``contour``, ``d3plot``, ``d3plot_extract_anim``, ``fringe``, ``ls-dyna``, ``lspost``, ``postprocessing``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Data Type
     - datatype
     - string
     - dyna_d3plot
     - 
     - Format of the input simulation database; choose 'dyna_d3plot' for standard LS-DYNA binary d3plot files or 'lspost_db' for LS-POST database files. Defaults to 'dyna_d3plot'.
   * - Orientation
     - orientation
     - string
     - left
     - 
     - Camera viewing direction for the rendered frame(s); options are 'left', 'top', 'bottom', 'front', or 'back'. Defaults to 'left' — change when a different structural face is of interest.
   * - Shading
     - shading
     - string
     - shad
     - 
     - Surface rendering style for the model: 'shad' (smooth shaded), 'wireframe' (edge-only), or 'mesh' (shaded with mesh overlay). Defaults to 'shad'.
   * - Start State
     - start_state
     - string
     - final
     - 
     - Time state at which the animation or image sequence begins; 'initial' is the first output state and 'final' is the last. Defaults to 'final' (single final-state image); set to 'initial' to animate from the start.
   * - End State
     - end_state
     - string
     - final
     - 
     - Time state at which the animation or image sequence ends; 'initial' is the first output state and 'final' is the last. Defaults to 'final'; must be equal to or later than start_state.
   * - Format
     - format
     - string
     - gif
     - 
     - Output image/animation file format (e.g., PNG, GIF, AVI) for the rendered frames extracted from the d3plot database.
   * - Active Parts
     - active_parts
     - string
     - —
     - 
     - 
   * - Hidden Parts
     - hidden_parts
     - string
     - —
     - 
     - 
   * - Transparent Parts
     - transparent_parts
     - string
     - —
     - 
     - 

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - d3plot_extract_anim_output_1
     - d3plot_extract_anim_output_1
     - view
     - Rendered animation or image view extracted from the d3plot/LS-POST database, showing the requested fringe/contour results over the specified state range and camera orientation.

Disciplines
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- cae.postprocessing.extraction
- cae.postprocessing.visualization
- engineering.crash.dynamics

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