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ACP scripting interface 2025 R2

ContourData

Last update: 16.07.2025

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, e.g. 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 Whether this object is currently enabled or not
ContourData.eval_position The finite element position at which the results are given, e.g. 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 object
ContourData.is_dict_item Specifies whether the object is an item of a dict
ContourData.is_list_item Specifies 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 object
ContourData.parent Parent object in 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 object
ContourData.updated Status boolean
ContourData.uptodate Whether the plot is uptodate
ContourData.vertex This will throw 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() Cleares the complete data scope of a plot, i.e. all scope entities are removed at once
ContourData.display_data_create([parent]) Function for internal use, not meant for scripting
ContourData.find_parent(type) Function 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]) Get the offset between plies and reference surface
ContourData.obj_exists() Checks if __obj still references the C++ object (i.e. 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() Helper function to serialize 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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