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      • temperature
      • heat_flux
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      • structural_temperature
      • thermal_strain
      • strain_energy
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      • beam_axial_force
      • beam_bending_moment_y
      • beam_bending_moment_z
      • beam_torsional_moment
      • beam_axial_stress
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      • name
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      • solution
      • type
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      • name
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      • solution
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    • Workspace
      • assign_view
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      • exit_fullscreen
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    • ViewportMetadata
    • ChartViewportMetadata
      • chart_names
      • series_names
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      • active_result
    • ContactTrackersViewportMetadata
      • contact_tracker_names
      • series_names
    • ConvergenceTrackersViewportMetadata
    • LogsViewportMetadata
    • DisplayOptions
    • ResultDisplayOptions
    • MeshDisplayOptions
      • camera_position
      • expanded_groups
      • explode
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      • explode_scale_factor
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      • visible_bodies
      • visible_named_selection
    • PlotDisplayOptions
      • camera_position
      • expanded_groups
      • explode
      • explode_direction
      • explode_scale_factor
      • result_options
      • show_mesh_edges
      • show_min_max_labels
      • visible_bodies
    • ChartDisplayOptions
      • active_charts
      • active_series
      • chart_names
      • selected_x_axis
      • series_names
      • show_legend
      • show_table
      • split_direction
    • ContactTrackersDisplayOptions
      • active_contact_trackers
      • active_series
      • contact_tracker_names
      • series_names
      • show_legend
      • show_table
      • split_direction
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      • selected_tracker_name
    • LogsDisplayOptions
      • log_path
  • Exceptions
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  • PyAnsys
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  • Solution and views
  • Solution
  • update_plot

update_plot#

Solution.update_plot(plot: PlotDefinition | PlotView) → PlotView#

Update a plot based on a plot definition.

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  • Solution.update_plot()
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