How to read Internal Element sets by using python scripting?

[Geokim]

Dear All,

I would like to read an internal element set by using openODB(...) in ABAQUS script language.
Does anyone know how to do it?

Based on ABAQUS documentation,
'readInternalSets': A Boolean specifying whether the file will permit access to sets specified as Internal on the database. The initial value is False, indicating that internal sets will not be read.

My inp file si as follows:
*Elset, elset=_TS_S3, internal
235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250
251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 510
*Elset, elset=_TS_S2, internal
277, 334, 343, 484, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501
502, 567, 694
*Elset, elset=_TS_S1, internal
344, 478
*Elset, elset=_TS_S4, internal
346, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 529, 530, 550
610, 616

All these elset are auto-generated when I set the surface on top-surface of model.


My code is as follows:

odbname='odbFilepath'
odb = openOdb(path = odbname, readOnly = False, readInternalSets = True)

# Substract elements' labels on the topsurface of model.
myInstance=odb.rootAssembly.instances['PART-1-1']
sets=myInstance.elementSets
...

How to read internal set from Odb file? I can see the results from internal set in GUI module.

Many thanks.

 

[martmachado]

Hi Geokim,

Probably it's already too late but I was trying to do the same and here is the solution I found. It worked for me!

import odbAccess
odb=odbAccess.openOdb(path=myPath,readInternalSets=True)