6.1 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]

6.1.1 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 is True

Return value

A Float.

Exceptions

None.

6.1.2 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.

6.1.3 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.

6.1.4 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.

6.1.5 Members

The Cell object has the following members:

index

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

pointOn

A tuple of Floats specifying the X-, Y-, and Z-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).