7.1 Cell object

Cells are volumetric regions of geometry.

Access

import part
mdb.models[name].parts[name].allInternalSets[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].parts[name].allSets[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].parts[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].parts[name].sets[name].cells[i]
import assembly
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.allInternalSets[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.allSets[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.instances[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.instances[name].sets[name].cells[i]
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.sets[name].cells[i]

7.1.1 getSize(...)

This method returns a Float indicating the volume of the cell.

Required arguments

None.

Optional argument

printResults

A Boolean that determines whether a verbose output is to be printed. The default isTrue .

Return value

A Float.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.2 getFaces()

This method returns a sequence consisting of the face ids of the faces which bound the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

A tuple of integers.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.3 getEdges()

This method returns a sequence consisting of the edge ids of the edges on the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

A tuple of integers.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.4 getVertices()

This method returns a sequence consisting of the vertex ids of the vertices on the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

A tuple of integers.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.5 getAdjacentCells()

This method returns an array of cell objects that share at least one face of the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

ACellArray object which is a sequence ofCell objects.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.6 getNodes()

This method returns an array of node objects that are associated with the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

AMeshNodeArray object which is a sequence ofMeshNode objects.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.7 getElements()

This method returns an array of element objects that are associated with the cell.

Arguments

None.

Return value

AMeshElementArray object which is a sequence ofMeshElement objects.

Exceptions

None.

7.1.8 Members

The Cell object has the following members:

index

An Int specifying the index of the cell in the CellArray.

isReferenceRep

A Boolean specifying whether the cell belongs to the reference representation of the Part or Instance.

pointOn

A tuple of Floats specifying theX -,Y -, andZ -coordinates of a point located on the cell.

featureName

A tuple of Floats specifying the name of the feature that created this cell.

instanceName

A tuple of Floats specifying the name of the part instance for this cell (if applicable).