- EXTRACT INFORMATION FROM D3PLOT FILE*
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¶
Classification: process.
Tagged: animation, contour, d3plot, d3plot_extract_anim, fringe, ls-dyna, lspost, postprocessing.
Inputs¶
| 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¶
| 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¶
- cae.postprocessing.extraction
- cae.postprocessing.visualization
- engineering.crash.dynamics
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