OspGrillage.get_element

OspGrillage.get_element(**kwargs)

Function to query properties of elements in grillage model.

Parameters:

• options (str) – Query type — either "elements" or "nodes" (default).

• z_group_num (int) – Group index [0, N] for longitudinal (z-direction) element groups. Needed for interior beams when querying a specific sub-group within e.g. "interior_main_beam".

• x_group_num (int) – Group index for transverse (x-direction) element groups. Analogous to z_group_num.

• edge_group_num (int) – Group index for edge element groups. Analogous to z_group_num.

Returns:

List of element tags or node data matching the query.

Return type:

List[float]