Depvar object

The Depvar object specifies solution-dependent state variables.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

import material
mdb.models[name].materials[name].depvar
import odbMaterial
session.odbs[name].materials[name].depvar

Depvar(...)

This method creates a Depvar object.

Path

mdb.models[name].materials[name].Depvar
session.odbs[name].materials[name].Depvar

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

deleteVar

An Int specifying the state variable number controlling the element deletion flag. The default value is 0.

This argument applies only to Abaqus/Explicit analyses.

n

An Int specifying the number of solution-dependent state variables required at each integration point. The default value is 0.

Return value

A Depvar object.

Exceptions

RangeError.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the Depvar object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the Depvar method.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

RangeError.

Members

The Depvar object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the Depvar method.

Corresponding analysis keywords