FieldLocation object

The FieldLocation object specifies locations for which data are available in the field. For example, a displacement field will have a FieldLocation object with a position member value of NODAL. The FieldLocation object has no constructor; it is created automatically as an element of the location member of a FieldOutput object by the addData method of a FieldOutput object.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

import odbAccess
session.odbs[name].steps[name].frames[i].fieldOutputs[name]\
.locations[i]

Members

The FieldLocation object can have the following members:

position

A SymbolicConstant specifying the position of the output in the element. Possible values are:

  • NODAL, specifying the values calculated at the nodes.

  • INTEGRATION_POINT, specifying the values calculated at the integration points.

  • ELEMENT_NODAL, specifying the values obtained by extrapolating results calculated at the integration points.

  • ELEMENT_FACE.

  • CENTROID, specifying the value at the centroid obtained by extrapolating results calculated at the integration points.

sectionPoints

A SectionPointArray object.