Contour plots (panels.plot_shell)

panels.plot_shell.plot_shell(shell, c, invert_y=False, vec='w', deform_u=False, deform_u_sf=100.0, filename='', ax=None, figsize=(3.5, 2.0), save=True, title='', colorbar=False, cbar_nticks=2, cbar_format=None, cbar_title='', cbar_fontsize=10, colormap='jet', aspect='equal', clean=True, dpi=400, texts=[], xs=None, ys=None, gridx=300, gridy=300, num_levels=400, vecmin=None, vecmax=None, plot_offset_x=0.0, plot_offset_y=0.0, NLgeom=True)

Contour plot for a Ritz constants vector.

Parameters:

carray_like

The Ritz constants that will be used to compute the field contour.

vecstr, optional

Can be one of the components:

• Displacement: 'u', 'v', 'w', 'phix', 'phiy'

• Strain: 'exx', 'eyy', 'gxy', 'kxx', 'kyy', 'kxy', 'gyz', 'gxz'

• Stress: 'Nxx', 'Nyy', 'Nxy', 'Mxx', 'Myy', 'Mxy', 'Qy', 'Qx'

deform_ubool, optional

If True the contour plot will look deformed.

deform_u_sffloat, optional

The scaling factor used to deform the contour.

invert_ybool, optional

Inverts the \(y\) axis of the plot.

savebool, optional

Flag telling whether the contour should be saved to an image file.

dpiint, optional

Resolution of the saved file in dots per inch.

filenamestr, optional

The file name for the generated image file. If no value is given, the \(name\) parameter of the Shell object will be used.

axAxesSubplot, optional

When ax is given, the contour plot will be created inside it.

figsizetuple, optional

The figure size given by (width, height).

titlestr, optional

If any string is given it is added as title to the contour plot.

colorbarbool, optional

If a colorbar should be added to the contour plot.

cbar_nticksint, optional

Number of ticks added to the colorbar.

cbar_format[ None | format string | Formatter object ], optional

See the matplotlib.pyplot.colorbar documentation.

cbar_titlestr, optional

Colorbar title. If cbar_title == '' no title is added.

cbar_fontsizeint, optional

Fontsize of the colorbar labels.

colormapstring, optional

Name of a matplotlib available colormap.

aspectstr, optional

String that will be passed to the AxesSubplot.set_aspect() method.

cleanbool, optional

Clean axes ticks, grids, spines etc.

xsarray_like, optional

The \(x\) positions where to calculate the displacement field. Default is None and the method _default_field is used.

ysarray_like, optional

The y positions where to calculate the displacement field. Default is None and the method _default_field is used.

gridxint, optional

Number of points along the \(x\) axis where to calculate the displacement field.

gridyint, optional

Number of points along the \(y\) where to calculate the displacement field.

num_levelsint, optional

Number of contour levels (higher values make the contour smoother).

vecminfloat, optional

Minimum value for the contour scale (useful to compare with other results). If not specified it will be taken from the calculated field.

vecmaxfloat, optional

Maximum value for the contour scale.

Returns:

axmatplotlib.axes.Axes

The Matplotlib object that can be used to modify the current plot if needed.