Writing a VMAP file

The VMAPExport Class

class pylife.vmap.VMAPExport(file_name)[source]

The interface class to export a vmap file

Parameters:file_name (string) – The path to the vmap file to be read
Raises:Exception – If the file cannot be read an exception is raised. So far any exception from the h5py module is passed through.
add_element_set(geometry_name, indices, mesh, name=None)[source]

Exports element-type geometry set into given geometry

Parameters:
  • geometry_name (string) – The geometry to where we want to export the geometry set
  • indices (Pandas Index) – List of node indices that we want to export
  • mesh (Pandas DataFrame) – The Data Frame that holds the data of the mesh to export
  • name (value of attribute MYSETNAME) –
Returns:
Return type:

self
add_geometry(geometry_name, mesh)[source]

Exports geometry with given name and mesh data

Parameters:
  • geometry_name (string) – Name of the geometry to add
  • mesh (Pandas DataFrame) – The Data Frame that holds the data of the mesh to export
Returns:
Return type:

self
add_integration_types(content)[source]

Creates system dataset IntegrationTypes with the given content

Parameters:content (the content of the dataset) –
Returns:
Return type:self
add_node_set(geometry_name, indices, mesh, name=None)[source]

Exports node-type geometry set into given geometry

Parameters:
  • geometry_name (string`) – The geometry to where we want to export the geometry set
  • indices (Pandas Index) – List of node indices that we want to export
  • mesh (Pandas DataFrame) – The Data Frame that holds the data of the mesh to export
  • name (value of attribute MYSETNAME) –
Returns:
Return type:

self
add_variable(state_name, geometry_name, variable_name, mesh, column_names=None, location=None)[source]

Exports variable into given state and geometry

Parameters:
  • state_name (string) – State where we want to export the parameter
  • geometry_name (string) – Geometry where we want to export the parameter
  • variable_name (string) – The name of the variable to export
  • mesh (Pandas DataFrame) – The Data Frame that holds the data of the mesh to export
  • column_names (List, optional) – The columns that the parameter consists of
  • location (Enum, optional) – The location of the parameter * 2 - node * 3 - element - not supported yet * 6 - element nodal
Returns:
Return type:

self
file_name

Gets the name of the VMAP file that we are exporting

set_group_attribute(object_path, key, value)[source]

Sets the ‘MYNAME’ attribute of the VMAP objects

Parameters:
  • object_path (string) – The full path to the object that we want to rename
  • key (string) – The key of the attribute that we want to set
  • value (np.dtype) – The value that we want to set to the attribute
Returns:
Return type:
variable_column_names(parameter_name)[source]

Gets the column names that the given parameter consists of

Parameters:parameter_name (string) – The name of the parameter
Returns:
Return type:The column names of the given parameter in the mesh
variable_location(parameter_name)[source]

Gets the location of the given parameter

Parameters:parameter_name (string) – The name of the parameter
Returns:
Return type:The location of the given parameter