Model.hm_attributetype

Model.hm_attributetype(attribute_id)

Returns the attribute type number of an attribute for the current template. If the attribute is not an attribute from the current template, an error is returned.

Parameters:

attribute_id (int) – The ID of the attribute to query. The attribute must be in the current template.

Returns:

• hwReturnStatus - Status object

• HmQueryResult - Result object containing the output values:

  • type (int) - The type can be one of the following values:

    1 - integer

    2 - double

    3 - string

    4 - 1D integer array

    5 - 1D double array

    6 - entity

    7 - (not supported)

    8 - (not supported)

    9 - 2D integer array

    10 - 2D double array

    11 - string array

    12 - 1D entity array

    13 - 2D entity array

Example

Get the attribute type number of the attribute with ID 149 for the LS - DYNA template

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

_, result = model.hm_attributetype(attribute_id=149)

print("Attribute Type:", result.type)