Extraction of SMISC results using PyMAPDL Reader or PyDPF Post

[ahnielsen]

I would like to extract SMISC results from a structural results file (*.rst) using PyAnsys. The results file contains results from a full transient analysis. The model contains BEAM188, SHELL181, COMBIN14 and MPC184 elements.

I have tried PyMAPDL Reader (ansys.mapdl.reader). With this package, I am able to get the SMISC results for the beam and shell elements. However, the result.element_solution_data(rnum, datatype='EMS') function returns only None objects for the COMBIN14 elements. It seems that the function does not support COMBIN14 elements. Is that right?

I also tried using the PyDPF Post (ansys.dpf.post) package. With this package it seems that SMISC and NMISC results are not supported at all. In any case, I cannot find any relevant clues in the documentation. Is this functionality just undocumented but available somewhere under the bonnet? Or has the functionality not been implemented? Or have I overlooked something?

[RobPasMue]

Pinging @ansys/pymapdl-maintainers and @ansys/pydpf-admins for support to this user

[germa89]

@ahnielsen @RobPasMue

Since pymapdl-reader does not support COMBIN14, and there is not going to be much development around that package, I would transfer this to PyDPF team. More specifically pydpf-core repository since it is the one that should cover that kind of goal and it is being actively developed.