Hardcopy Print out

Nigel

Is it possible to create a pdf or text document from Mecway with input data and results?

Victor

It doesn't have a report generator, sorry.

andrew

Hi Victor,
As a follow on to Nigel's comment.
Is it possible to have the output file from a table with a title?
Maybe the date, the file name and parameters with units used ( ticked boxes) to create the table.
It would make the output look more professional when showing client or a checking engineer.

JohnM

Since Mecway liml files are in xml format, there is a powerful Python import that opens up a lot of possiblilities:

import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

I am not a Python programmer, but the guys here who are use this import (along with other typicals - panda, etc) to pull out anything they want from the Mecway model.

Attached is a Mecway model checker output that was developed by an intern last year. It's basically a drag-n-drop that sifts through the Mecway input file and reports on key parameters. It even check against norms to tell you've made a mistake. Pretty common catches are units errors, contact stiffness out of the normal range and similar.
I can't share the code, but for someone with decent Python skills and an understanding of the xml.etree import this is a very "do-able" script to create.

Sergio

I did something very basic python script to make a kind of bill of material/parts and include material properties, element type, node and element numbers last years, but using the Mecway API functions. It gives a raw text file that can be easily copied and pasted in Excel.

But @JohnM is light years ahead! If they can look directly in the xlm file, maybe they could even extract images (from postrocessing) if they are stored in the model tree. Extra points for the size units comparation!!!