Python command to load temperature dependent material properties

[Settler]

Hello all,

I want to input my material properties through my python script from a tabulated file (Located in C:/Temp/Steel.txt). The command needs a tweak after the table portion of the following command:

mdb.models[Modelname].materials[Steel].Elastic(table=((200000.0, 0.3, 20), ))

however I would need your help on how to solve my issue.

Thank you very much!

 

[Mustaine3]

You have to fill something like this automatically:
mdb.models[Modelname].materials[Steel].Elastic(table=((200000.0, 0.3, 20), (180000, 0.28, 100)))


So you do it by replacing it with a variable:
mdb.models[Modelname].materials[Steel].Elastic(table=(x))

And now you have to create x to fit in there. x can be a list or a tuple. The content is number of tuples. So x looks like this:
x=[(E1,PR1,T1),(E2,PR2,T2)]


To get that you can create a list [E1,PR1,T1] and convert that afterward to a tuple. Now you can add that tuple to the list x.

 

[Settler]

Thanks! Made it work this way... Took some time until I understand how tuples work....