The issue of saving format and calling pyANSYS model

[COOLEST-GET]

I created a model using PyANSYS and generated a 3D cloud map in Mapdl Reader. Then, I want to save this 3D cloud map as a model that can be directly called, such as displaying it in Qt Creator. Is there any way to do this? Looking forward to and thank you for your answer!

mapdl.vplot(show_lines=True, quality=5)
mapdl.eplot()
mapdl.save("C:/Software/Qt_Project/demo6/ansys_module/model", ext="html", slab="MODEL")

In addition, there is another issue during the process of Qt creator calling the pyANSYS script. When the script is called, it will generate a 3D cloud map of Madpl reader separately. When I close this 3D cloud map, it will cause the Qt program to also close directly. Currently, I have tried many methods but still have not solved it.
And, I used the. save command to save the model in HTML format, but when I opened it, everything was garbled.

[germa89]

Hi @COOLEST-GET

We should discriminate here between:

• MAPDL model. It is the MAPDL finite element model, and it is reflected by the mapdl object. It is hosted in the MAPDL instance, and PyMAPDL query against it. You can save and restore as follow:

mapdl.save("mymodel.cdb")
...
mapdl.clear()
mapdl.resume("mymodel.cdb")

• Pyvista VTK model. It is a graphical representation of the above. You can save it by saving mesh object:

mapdl = launch_mapdl() ..
...
...
# Create model
mapdl.block(...)
mapdl.et(...)
...
...
mesh = mapdl.mesh

# save mesh
mapdl.mesh.save("file.vtk")

For more info check this: https://mapdl.docs.pyansys.com/version/0.67/api/_autosummary/ansys.mapdl.core.mesh_grpc.MeshGrpc.save.html

Additionally you can save the geometries as VTK files:

kp_vtk = mapdl.geometry.keypoints
areas_vtk = mapdl.geometry.areas
...

Furthermore, you can extract the meshes from a plotter and save them. This is useful if you want to save the VTK models of different results:

pl = mapdl.post_processing.plot_nodal_displacements("UX", return_plotter=True)

for ind, each_mesh in enumerate(pl.meshes):
    each_mesh.save(f"file{ind}.vtk")

I hope this is useful!

[COOLEST-GET]

Thank you very much for your answer. I will try these steps carefully. Thank you again!

[COOLEST-GET]

Hello, I have researched for a while and found a way to save 3D images in OBJ format, and then the 3D drawing in Qt can read the OBJ file. Can this method solve the problem of Qt loading Ansys3D images.