Get H3D results file location of active model with Python

bvillamarin

Hello,

I am working on a python script that will organize some stress results in a dataframe and will save it as a .csv file. I need to know the location of the active H3D file on HyperView so I can save the .csv file to the same directory.

The H3D results file is opened through the standard HyperView UI and the script is run afterwards. It looks like the hw.hv.model class has a getResultFile method built in that look that it can point me towards the H3D file directory but I have not been able to make it work.

I will appreciate it if someone can point me in the right direction. Thank you!

almeidaaap

Hello, bvillamarin,

Which HyperView version are you working with? I did some tests using v2026.1 and the workflow should be this one
import hw

import hw.hv as hv


ses = hw.Session()


model = ses.get(hv.Model)


result_file = model.getResultFile()

print(result_file)

I would recommend using the result file path once you have it and then using that location as the reference for saving your CSV file.

I'm not entirely sure about the workflow you're trying to implement, but have you considered automating the entire process?

For example, instead of manually loading the H3D file in HyperView, you could create a script that prompts the user to select a folder, loops through all H3D files in that directory, loads each file, extracts the required data, and saves the corresponding CSV file in the same location. This approach could make the workflow more efficient and fully automated.

Here is the link to the HyperView Python API help:

Results — HyperMesh Python API 2026.0 documentation

Regards,

Arthur