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DPF Mechanical 2026 R1

normals class

Last update: 18.06.2026

Namespace: Ans.DataProcessing.operators.geo

Summary

compute the normals at the given nodes or element scoping based on the given mesh (first version, the element normal is only handled on the shell elements)

available inputs: mesh (MeshedRegion) (optional), mesh_scoping (Scoping) (optional), field (Field) (optional)

available outputs: field (Field)

Example

op = normals()

op = normals(mesh=my_mesh,mesh_scoping=my_mesh_scoping,field=my_field)

Class Information

Property Value
Namespace Ans.DataProcessing.operators.geo
Assembly meshOperatorsCore_dll_cs
Base Class Ans.DataProcessing.internal_objects.BaseOperator

Inputs

mesh

Type: LinkableInput

mesh_scoping

Type: LinkableInput

field

Type: LinkableInput

Outputs

field

Type: LinkableOutput

Constructors

Constructor

normals()

Constructor

normals(mesh, mesh_scoping, field, config)

Parameters:

  • mesh (object)
  • mesh_scoping (object)
  • field (object)
  • config (OperatorConfig)

Constructor

normals(config)

Parameters:

  • config (OperatorConfig)

Methods

Properties

inputs

Type: InputSpec

# Get or set the property
value = obj.inputs
obj.inputs = new_value

outputs

Type: OutputSpec

# Get or set the property
value = obj.outputs
obj.outputs = new_value

defaultConfig

Type: Config

# Get the property (read-only)
value = obj.defaultConfig

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