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[Merel Meulendijks]

I created this script below in the spaceclaim script environment. The goal is to import a .txt file, create the wanted geometry, save it and repeat this process so that 50 geometries are created and saved. However, when I run it, my previous geometry gets overwritten by the next one (in the same design file). How can I fix this? So the goal is to: create the geometry in new design, save and close the new design and open a new design to create the next geometry:

# Python Script, API Version = V23

filename = r"C:\Users\20182785\iCloudDrive\TUe\BMT\Year 3\Q4\BEP\Matlab_probeersels\1000_cosines\trimmed_cos_points_"

txtnums = map(str, range(1,51))

for i in txtnums:
    DocumentInsert.Execute(filename+i+".txt", FileSettings1, GetMaps("f5a15159"))
    
   # Set Sketch Plane
    sectionPlane = Plane.PlaneXY
    result = ViewHelper.SetSketchPlane(sectionPlane, Info6)
    # EndBlock

    # Solidify Sketch
    mode = InteractionMode.Solid
    result = ViewHelper.SetViewMode(mode, Info5)
    # EndBlock

    # Revolve 1 Sketch Curve
    selection = Curve2
    result = RevolveEdges.Execute(selection, Line.Create(Point.Create(MM(0), MM(0), MM(0)), 
        Direction.DirY), DEG(360), False, ExtrudeType.None)
    # EndBlock
    
     # Delete Objects
    selection = CurveFolder1
    result = Delete.Execute(selection)
    # EndBlock
    
       # Extrude 1 Edge
    selection = Edge2
    secondarySelection = Edge2
    options = ExtrudeEdgeOptions()
    result = ExtrudeEdges.Execute(selection, secondarySelection, MM(-20), options, Info7)
    # EndBlock
    
     # Extrude 1 Edge
    selection = Edge1
    secondarySelection = Edge1
    options = ExtrudeEdgeOptions()
    result = ExtrudeEdges.Execute(selection, secondarySelection, MM(20), options, Info8)
    # EndBlock
# Fill
    selection = Edge3
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    options = FillOptions()
    result = Fill.Execute(selection, secondarySelection, options, FillMode.ThreeD, Info11)
    # EndBlock

    # Fill
    selection = Edge4
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    options = FillOptions()
    result = Fill.Execute(selection, secondarySelection, options, FillMode.ThreeD, Info12)
    # EndBlock

    # Rotate About X Handle
    selection = Body1
    anchorPoint = Move.GetAnchorPoint(selection)
    axis = Line.Create(anchorPoint, Direction.DirX)
    options = MoveOptions()
    result = Move.Rotate(selection, axis, DEG(90.0000000000002), options, Info9)
    # EndBlock

    # Create Named Selection Group
    primarySelection = Face1
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    result = NamedSelection.Create(primarySelection, secondarySelection)
    # EndBlock

    # Rename Named Selection
    result = NamedSelection.Rename("Group1", "Inlet")
    # EndBlock

    # Create Named Selection Group
    primarySelection = Face2
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    result = NamedSelection.Create(primarySelection, secondarySelection)
    # EndBlock

    # Rename Named Selection
    result = NamedSelection.Rename("Group1", "Outlet")
    # EndBlock

    # Create Named Selection Group
    primarySelection = FaceRegion1
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    result = NamedSelection.Create(primarySelection, secondarySelection)
    # EndBlock

    # Rename Named Selection
    result = NamedSelection.Rename("Group1", "Wall")
    # EndBlock

    # Create Named Selection Group
    primarySelection = Body2
    secondarySelection = Selection.Empty()
    result = NamedSelection.Create(primarySelection, secondarySelection)
    # EndBlock

    # Rename Named Selection
    result = NamedSelection.Rename("Group1", "Fluid_domain")
    # EndBlock
    
    filename1 = r"C:\Users\20182785\iCloudDrive\TUe\BMT\Year 3\Q4\BEP\Save_geometries\Automated\scdocs\cartery
    DocumentSave.Execute(filename1+i+".scdoc")

 

[mjmiddle]

 

There is more than one way to to go about this.

 

1. You can use DocumentOpen.Execute() instead of DocumentInsert.Execute(), to open in a new document instead of opening into the existing document. Don’t forget to close the current document at the end of the script using Window.ActiveWindow.Close().
2. You could simply delete all geometry at the beginning of the loop just before the DocumentInsert.Execute() using the ClearAll() command. This way you keep working in the same document.

 

Also, rather than creating a map, using “txtnums = map(str, range(1,51)),” you can loop on the integer, which is more normal, and just convert to string where that type is necessary:

DocumentSave.Execute(filename1+str(i)+”.scdoc”)