Field Names

The Field names drop-down menu allows you to select fields to be used in a Templex expression. The available options change depending on the attachment type selected from the Attach to drop-down menu, as well as the post-processing that has been applied.

Each field name has a Templex expression assigned to it. Below is a brief description of the Templex expressions that relate to the Window and Entity attachment types.

Window

{window.modeltitle}: The title of the currently loaded model.
{window.loadcase}: The label of the current subcase.
{window.simulationstep}: The label of the current simulation step.
{window.modelfilename}: Displays the path of the current model file.
{window.shortmodelfilename}: Displays the current model file name only (without the path).
{window.resultfilename}: Displays the path of the current result file.

{window.shortresultfilename}: Displays the current result file name only (without the path).

{window.loadcasefilename}: Displays the path of the file name for the current loadcase. This option is useful when loading multiple result files on a single model.
Note: In the case of a derived loadcase, which could be created from several result files, the expressions are shown as N/A.
{window.shortloadcasefilename}: Displays the file name (without the path) for the current loadcase. This option is useful when loading multiple result files on a single model.
Note: In the case of a derived loadcase, which could be created from several result files, the expressions are shown as N/A.
{window.frame}: Displays the current result frame number for the model.

Multiple Model info

{for (i = 0; i != numpts(window.modeltitlelist); ++i) }

{window.modelidlist[i]}: {window.modeltitlelist[i]}

{window.loadcaselist[i]} : {window.simulationsteplist[i]} : {window.framelist[i]}

Displays information about all of the models loaded in a window. This expression block is located within a for loop.

Note:

The individual expressions within the loop are similar in syntax to the ones used for displaying information related to the current model, with the addition of a list[i] at the end. For example, to request the model title, the expression for the current model is {window.modeltitle}, whereas to request the titles of all of the models, the expression is {window.modeltitlelist[i]}.
{window.modelidlist[i]} is a new expression.
In previous versions, changes have been made to the model info content as a result of which the result file name is no longer shown by default. This can be easily modified should you wish to do so by adding the expression {window.resultfilenamelist[i]} within the for loop. This modification can be done either at the session level, or globally in the Preference file.

Active Model info

{window.modelid}: {window.modeltitle}
{window.loadcase} : {window.simulationstep} : {window.frame}: Displays important information about the current model.

Entity

{entity.id}: The ID of the entity the note is attached to.
{entity.label}: The label of the entity the note is attached to. Returns “Element” for element, “Node” for node, and the label of the "part" for part (component).
{entity.pool}: The pool name to which the entity belongs to.
{entity.coords}: The global coordinates of the entity the note is attached to. In the case of parts and elements, it is the centroid coordinates of the entity.
{parent.id}: The ID of the parent of the entity the notes is attached to. For example, part (component) is the parent for nodes and assembly is the parent to part (component).
{parent.label}: The label of the parent of the entity the note is attached to.
{parent.pool}: The pool name of the parent of the entity the note is attached to.
{entity.contour_val}: The contour value of the entity the note is attached to.
Note: From version 2019, this expression returns the underlying numeric value instead of subcase or simulation information in the case of envelope subcase/simulation trace plot.
To display subcase or simulation information in a note, please use the new expressions, entity.envelope_subcase or entity.envelope_simulation.

Older session files, when loaded in version 2019, will automatically be updated to use the new expressions.
{entity.contour_max}: For a "part" (component) entity type, it corresponds to the max contour value of the entity the note is attached to.
This does not have any significance for nodes/elements. It is the same as the contour value at that node/element.
{entity.contour_min}: For a "part" (component) entity type, it corresponds to the min contour value of the entity the note is attached to.
This does not have any significance for nodes/elements. It is the same as the contour value at that node/element.
{contour.datatype}: The name of the data type which is contoured currently (for example: Displacement).
{contour.component}: The data type component which is contoured currently (for example: Mag).
{contour.layer}: Returns the layer name for which the result is contoured (for example: z1, z2, mid).
{contour.legend_min}: The current minimum of the static legend in the contour panel.
{contour.legend_max}: The current maximum of the static legend in the contour panel.
{contour.legend_localmin}: The current minimum of the dynamic legend in the contour panel.
{contour.legend_localmax}: The current maximum of the dynamic legend in the contour panel.
{entity.envelope_subcase}: The subcase to which the value belongs. Applicable only in the case of envelope load case trace plots.
{entity.envelope_simulation}: The simulation to which the value belongs. Applicable only in the case of envelope load case trace plots (except for a subcase trace plot).

Note: Whenever there is a tensor plot or a vector plot applied on the model, the Templex expression could potentially use tensor or vector, instead of contour. For example: {entity.tensor_val}, {entity.vector_val}, {tensor.datatype}, {vector.dataype}, etc.