29.9.11

python sorting

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2828059/sorting-arrays-in-numpy-by-column

25.8.11

pdf-->excel

things become simple. no need fussy and tricky things:
arobat 10: file-->save as-->spreedsheet-->excel or xlm
bingo!

21.7.11

Python bubble sorting

#lst is a array list - lst=[[0,0,0],[0,1,0]...]
#it is the coordinates of the nodes. sorting according with x
def bubblesort(lst):
for i in range(len(lst)-1,0,-1):
for j in range(i):
if (lst[j][0]>lst[j+1][0]):
lst[j],lst[j+1]=lst[j+1],lst[j]

7.7.11

abaqus cae nogui

It seems that Abaqus CAE noGUI is not compatible with from abaqus import *.

6.7.11

tricky ABAQUS python script

I got a strange error using python script inside abaqus:
Warning: Sorry, re-evaluated sketch transform does not match journaled transform. Cannot use this sketch
Feature creation failed.

googled and found a post: http://old.nabble.com/help-on-error-of-partitionFaceBySketch,-python-scripts-td19351281.html

the solution is to use full arguments for MakeSketchTransform.

5.7.11

geostress balance

today played around the geostatic balance of a rigid body inside the soil:
1. use initial stress, gostatic, got the result called stage0.csv
2. use stage0.csv as the initial input stress and got the stage1.csv
3. iterate 2 till stage5
4. compare the difference between 2 consecutive stages and the results showed that the difference is also similar. small enough.

Conclusion: if the initial stress, geostatic can balance, use it. no need to do another round.

22.6.11

Using numpy or scipy within abaqus python

from http://polymerfem.com/showthread.php?1626-Using-numpy-or-scipy-within-abaqus-python

1. Install Python 2.4.3 (or the same version as your Abaqus runs)

2. Install the appropriate versions of numpy and scipy compatible with Python 2.4.3

3. Create a Custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages directory in your root Abaqus directory. e.g c:\abaqus\custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages

4. Copy the numpy and scipy directories in c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages to c:\abaqus\custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages

As a side note, make sure your import numpy, scipy, scipy.io line appears before the "from odbAccess import *" line in your script file.

An alternative procedure is to do Steps 1 and 2 above and then add a line "PYTHONPATH=c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages" to the abaqus environment file. however, this didn't work for me.