get_evaluated_value#

Mechanical.get_evaluated_value(name, units=None)[source]#

Retrieve the evaluated value of a design property or project variable in SI units if no unit is provided.

Parameters:

namestr: Name of the design property or project variable.
unitsstr, optional: Name of the unit to use for rescaling. The default is None, in which case SI units are applied by default.

Returns:

float: Evaluated value of the design property or project variable in SI units.

References

>>> oDesign.GetNominalVariation
>>> oDesign.GetVariationVariableValue

Examples

>>> M3D = Maxwell3d()
>>> M3D["p1"] = "10mm"
>>> M3D["p2"] = "20mm"
>>> M3D["p3"] = "P1 * p2"
>>> eval_p3 = M3D.get_evaluated_value("p3")