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ACP in-app scripting API 2026 R1

ContourData

Last update: 16.07.2026

class compolyx.plot_data.ContourData(graph, obj, parent=None, display_data=None)

Attributes

Name Description
ContourData.active Whether the plot is active or not; an inactive plot is not updated and it does not contain data.
ContourData.active_display_data Returns a dictionary containing display data for this plot owned by the active scene.
ContourData.all_display_data Returns a list of all display data classes in existence for this object.
ContourData.changed Status boolean.
ContourData.color_table
ContourData.component The requested result component for a specific plot, for example s1 for the stress in the 1-direction.
ContourData.components Return the possible component set on this plot type.
ContourData.data_scope Data scope of the plot where results will be evaluated.
ContourData.definition_id
ContourData.description_changed Status boolean.
ContourData.enabled Indicates whether the object is enabled.
ContourData.eval_position The finite element position at which the results are given, for example centroid or nodal.
ContourData.has_element_wise Whether the plot offers element-wise data.
ContourData.has_ply_wise Whether the plot offers ply-wise data.
ContourData.id ID of the object.
ContourData.is_dict_item Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary.
ContourData.is_list_item Indicates whether the object is an item of a list.
ContourData.link_path Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object.
ContourData.locked Returns the locked status of the plot.
ContourData.minmax Min and max value of current data.
ContourData.minmax_last_query Min and max value of data of last query.
ContourData.name Name of the object.
ContourData.parent Parent object in the tree.
ContourData.ply_offset_scale_factor Offset scale factor.
ContourData.ply_wise Whether to plot ply-wise or element-wise.
ContourData.requires_solution
ContourData.root_path Root path of the current node in the tree.
ContourData.scope_entire_model Whether the plot scope is the entire model or a subset defined by the data_scope.
ContourData.show_on_solids Whether to plot results on solid or shell elements.
ContourData.show_ply_offsets
ContourData.solution Solution underlying the plot.
ContourData.solution_set Solution Set selection.
ContourData.spot Whether to plot data at bot, mid or top of the layer or laminate.
ContourData.spots Return the possible spot set on this plot type.
ContourData.status Status of the object.
ContourData.status_changed Boolean flag which is set to true in C++ when up-to-date status of object changes.
ContourData.uid UID of the object.
ContourData.updated Status boolean.
ContourData.uptodate Whether the plot is uptodate.
ContourData.vertex Raises an error if the object has been removed from the graph.

Methods

Name Description
ContourData.add_data_scope_entity(entity) Add 1 entity to the Data Scope of a plot.
ContourData.clear_data_scope() Clears the complete data scope of a plot, that is all scope entities are removed at once.
ContourData.display_data_create([parent]) Function for internal use, not meant for scripting.
ContourData.find_parent(type) Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type.
ContourData.get_data([visible, selected]) Get data of plot.
ContourData.get_deformations([visible, selected]) Function used internally to query matching nodal deformations for a given plot.
ContourData.get_element_indices([visible, ...]) Get element indices (ACP internal element numbers starting from 0) of plot.
ContourData.get_element_labels([visible, ...]) Get element labels (element numbers as read from / written to mesh files) of plot.
ContourData.get_full_description() This function returns information displayed together with the legend.
ContourData.get_ply_offsets([visible, selected]) Returns the offset between plies and reference surface.
ContourData.obj_exists() Checks if __obj still references the c++ object (has not been reset to None by self._delete) and exists in the graph.
ContourData.remove_data_scope_entity(entity) Remove 1 entity to the Data Scope of a plot.
ContourData.serialize() Serialize to Python string.
ContourData.serialize_create_function()
ContourData.serialize_name_and_id() Serializes the name and ID.
ContourData.serialize_properties() Serialize to Python string.
ContourData.serialize_python_only_attributes()
ContourData.update()
ContourData.visit(visitor) Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node.

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