quad8

Unless otherwise specified, data names are accessible in level 3 only.

area
The element area
Type: double
aspect
The element aspect ratio.
Type: double
attributesmax
The number of attributes owned by this entity. Type: integer
centerx
The x coordinate of the element centroid. Type: double
centery
The y coordinate of the element centroid. Type: double
centerz
The z coordinate of the element centroid. Type: double
collector
Pointer to the collector that owns the element. Type: pointer (levels 2, 3 and 4)
config
The value 108 for quad8 elements.
Type: integer
definedentity
True if the entity is defined, false otherwise. Type: Boolean
id
The ID of the entity. Type: integer
include
The ID of the include file the entity is organized in. Type: integer
includeid
The ID of the include file the entity is organized in. Type: integer
internalid
The ID of the entity. Type: integer
jacobian
The element jacobian.
longestdiagonal
The longest element diagonal length.
Type: double
longestside
The longest element edge length.
Type: double
maxangle
The maximum interior angle.
Type: double
minangle
The minimum interior angle.
node1 - node8
Pointers to the element nodes.
Type: pointer (levels 2, 3 and 4)
nodecount
The number of nodes for the element. Valid for hm_getvalue query only. Type: integer
nodes
The list of nodes for the element. Valid for hm_getvalue query only. Type: entity array
normalx
The x component of the element normal.
Type: double
normaly
The y component of the element normal.
Type: double
normalz
The z component of the element normal.
Type: double
property
Pointer to the property assigned to the element. Type: pointer
propertyid
The ID of the property assigned to the element. Type: integer
propertyidflag
1 if a property is assigned directly to the element, 0 otherwise. Type: integer
shortestdiagonal
The shortest element diagonal length.
Type: double
shortestside
The shortest element edge length.
Type: double
skew
The element skew angle.
Type: double
type
The solver dependent type code for the element. Type: integer
typename
The solver dependent type name for the element. Type: string
warpage
The element warpage.
Type: double