pysdic.Connectivity.element_type

property Connectivity.element_type: str | None

[Get or Set] The expected type of elements in the connectivity.

Element Type	Description
“segment_2”	2-node line element
“segment_3”	3-node line element
“triangle_3”	3-node triangular element
“triangle_6”	6-node triangular element
“quadrangle_4”	4-node quadrilateral element
“quadrangle_8”	8-node quadrilateral element

Parameters:

value (Optional[str]) – The expected type of elements in the connectivity. If None, no type enforcement is applied.

Returns:

The expected type of elements in the connectivity.

Return type:

Optional[str]

Raises:

• TypeError – If the element type is not a string or None.

• ValueError – If the element type is not one of the implemented types. If the current elements do not match the expected type.