Python command for Plaxis Output for a section

Question

Hi plaxis community, 
 I am wondering if there is a python command to extract results from Plaxis Output for a given section. 
 One can create a plot of the section using: 
 g_o.linecrosssectionplot(g_o.Plot_1, x1, y1, x2, y2) 
 My next steps would be choosing the type of the result and then opening the table output, so I only get results from the section drawn. 
 I would like to automate these steps, but could not find suitable commands for the steps of 
 Tool>Table (or ctrl+T) 
 copy / paste the results from the table 
 Would it be possible to do this via python command? 
 or do I need to go the long way, extracting all the nodes results, separating the near-by ones and interpolating to get the value for the section? 
 Many thanks and kind regards, 
 Nataly

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Hello Nataly, 
 I guess you are searching for the getcrosssectionresults command. 
 
 For example, in the screenshot above I use it as follows: 
 g_o.getcrosssectionresults(g_o.Plots[-1], g_o.Phases[-1], g_o.ResultTypes.Soil.Ux, True) 
 You can find more information about our commands under Help > Command reference.

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Yes, correct. 
 The command was released on our first update of V22 (V22.01): PLAXIS 2D CE V22.01.00 Release notes 
 But you can feely update to the latest of V22, which is V22.02 if your projects allow you, to get the most of the functionality we offer: PLAXIS 2D CE V22.02.00 Release notes

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Hello Nataly, 
 Thank you for your feedback. 
 With PLAXIS 2023.1 we made some changes to the materials as we dramatically improved the way we store things and to accommodate for changes in the future. 
 For this reason, we have introduced this page in which you can find the major changes and apply a global replacement on the material properties: Material Property changes for Python scripting 
 Other than that, you can always check our PLAXIS 2D Command compatibility notes page, which covers the rest of the changes that can occur from time to time as we try to have consistency in our software. 
 To your questions: 
 1. We did not change anything on this part. The error indicates some decoding issue so I am guessing something happened with the file itself. I can only suggest that you download this example code I have and compare the encoding with the one you created. boilerplate_with_SciTE.py 
 If you need further assistance, please feel free to create a support case: https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/csp 
 2. Apologies for the frustration caused. We try to improve our software to make things consistent. We are not planning any major changes to the commands and objects in the near future, however, we may make changes if we find mistakes or omissions. I guess that you can understand why we do this. These would be mentioned in the compatibility notes we release (see link above). 
 The BoundingBox was an attribute that was before a simple string. We have now implemented it to be an object with attributes (intrinsic properties). This means that you no longer need to parse the string to retrieve the coordinates but simply access them directly as properties: 
 echo Polygon_1.BoundingBox.xMax 
 This was a long request from multiple users and we believe that can enhance your automation scripts, too.

Stefanos Papavasileiou · Answer

Hello Nataly, 
 Great to hear that the getcrosssectionresults helped you. Note that you can also just assign the command to a variable when you run it, and instead of echo , which is the PLAXIS command for print, simply print the result in Python. For example: 
 cs_results = g_o.getcrosssectionresults(g_o.Plots[-1], g_o.Phases[-1], g_o.ResultTypes.Soil.Uy, True) print(*cs_results) 
 Please open a Case as it seems a specific issue I cannot reproduce. Then, we can investigate. 
 Also, I noticed that you are using Spyder, which is a third-party IDE that uses different modules, which, in some cases, conflicts with the PLAXIS Python distribution if there is a version mismatch. 
 Reach out to support and we can help you with that: https://bentleysystems.service-now.com/csp