ViewerOptions object

The ViewerOptions object specifies options to set the result caching parameters. The ViewerOptions object has no constructor. Abaqus creates the viewerOptions member when a session is started.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

import visualization
session.viewerOptions

setValues(...)

This method modifies the ViewerOptions object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

primaryVariableCaching

A Boolean specifying whether results are currently cached. Caching improves the performance of subsequent access. The default value is ON.

deformedVariableCaching

A Boolean specifying whether deformation vectors are currently cached. Caching improves the performance of subsequent access. The default value is ON.

cutVariableCaching

A Boolean specifying whether the values used for displaying cut models are currently cached. Caching improves the performance of subsequent access. The default value is ON.

odbUpdateChecking

A Boolean specifying whether the current .odb file should be checked for updates. Setting odbUpdateChecking to OFF can improve Viewer performance when accessing data from a remote file. The default value is ON.

odbUpdateCheckInterval

An Int specifying the minimum time between status checks (in seconds). The default value is 0.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

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