add_nodes_from_dictionaries

NetworkObject.add_nodes_from_dictionaries(nodes: list | dict) → bool

Add nodes to the network from dictionary.

Parameters:

nodeslist or dict

One node definition or a list of node definitions to add to the network.

Face-node dictionaries use "FaceID" and can optionally include "Name", "ThermalResistance", "Thickness", "Material", and "Resistance".

Internal-node dictionaries use "Name" and "Power" and can optionally include "Mass" and "SpecificHeat".

Boundary-node dictionaries use "Name" and "ValueType" plus either "Power" or "Temperature" depending on the selected value type.

Temperature-dependent and transient assignments are passed as dictionaries with "Type", "Function", and "Values" keys. Supported function names are "Linear", "Power Law", "Exponential", "Sinusoidal", "Square Wave", and "Piecewise Linear". "Temp Dep" supports only "Piecewise Linear".

Returns:

bool

True if successful. False otherwise.

Examples

>>> import ansys.aedt.core
>>> app = ansys.aedt.core.Icepak()
>>> network = ansys.aedt.core.modules.boundary.Network(app)
>>> box = app.modeler.create_box([5, 5, 5], [20, 50, 80])
>>> faces_ids = [face.id for face in box.faces]
>>> nodes_dict = [
>>>         {"FaceID": faces_ids[0]},
>>>         {"Name": "TestNode", "FaceID": faces_ids[1],
>>>          "ThermalResistance": "Compute", "Thickness": "2mm"},
>>>         {"FaceID": faces_ids[2], "ThermalResistance": "Specified", "Resistance": "2cel_per_w"},
>>>         {"Name": "Junction", "Power": "1W"}]
>>> network.add_nodes_from_dictionaries(nodes_dict)