PipeProfile object

The PipeProfile object defines the properties of a circular pipe profile.

The PipeProfile object is derived from the Profile object.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

import section
mdb.models[name].profiles[name]
import odbSection
session.odbs[name].profiles[name]

PipeProfile(...)

This method creates a PipeProfile object.

Path

mdb.models[name].PipeProfile
session.odbs[name].PipeProfile

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

r

A Float specifying the outer radius of the pipe. For more information, see Beam cross-section library.

t

A Float specifying the wall thickness of the pipe.

Optional arguments

formulation

A SymbolicConstant specifying the formulation. Possible values are THIN_WALL and THICK_WALL. The default value is THIN_WALL.

Return value

A PipeProfile object.

Exceptions

RangeError.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the PipeProfile object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the PipeProfile method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

RangeError.

Members

The PipeProfile object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the PipeProfile method.

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