Adapt export of input file with exo meshes to new changes in 4C

Author: danielwolff1

src/cubitpy/cubit_to_fourc_input.py

@@ -138,17 +138,16 @@ def add_exodus_geometry_section(cubit, input_file, rel_exo_file_path):
                 "SHOW_INFO": "detailed_summary",
                 "ELEMENT_BLOCKS": [],
             }
-        # retrieve the fourc name for the element
+        # retrieve the fourc name (e.g., SOLID/FLUID/...) and the cubit name
+        # (e.g., HEX8/TET4/...) for the element
         four_c_element_name = cur_block_data[0].get_four_c_name()
-        # convert the material data from dict to string because 4C currently does not support a dict here
-        element_data_string = " ".join(
-            f"{key} {value}" for key, value in cur_block_data[1].items()
-        )
+        _, cubit_element_name = cur_block_data[0].get_cubit_names()
         # add block id, fourc element name and element data string to the element block dictionary
         element_block_dict = {
             "ID": cur_block_id,
-            "ELEMENT_NAME": four_c_element_name,
-            "ELEMENT_DATA": element_data_string,
+            "ELEMENT_DATA": {
+                four_c_element_name: {cubit_element_name: cur_block_data[1]},
+            },
         }
         # append the dictionary with the element block information to the element block list
         input_file[cur_geometry_section_key]["ELEMENT_BLOCKS"].append(

tests/input-files-ref/test_yaml_with_exo_export.4C.yaml

@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ STRUCTURE GEOMETRY:
   SHOW_INFO: "detailed_summary"
   ELEMENT_BLOCKS:
     - ID: 1
-      ELEMENT_NAME: "SOLID"
-      ELEMENT_DATA: "MAT 1 KINEM nonlinear"
+      ELEMENT_DATA:
+        SOLID:
+          HEX8:
+            MAT: 1
+            KINEM: nonlinear
     - ID: 2
-      ELEMENT_NAME: "SOLID"
-      ELEMENT_DATA: "MAT 2 KINEM nonlinear"
+      ELEMENT_DATA:
+        SOLID:
+          HEX8:
+            MAT: 2
+            KINEM: nonlinear

tests/input-files-ref/test_yaml_with_exo_export_fsi.4C.yaml

@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@ STRUCTURE GEOMETRY:
   SHOW_INFO: "detailed_summary"
   ELEMENT_BLOCKS:
     - ID: 1
-      ELEMENT_NAME: "SOLID"
-      ELEMENT_DATA: "MAT 1 KINEM nonlinear TECH eas_full"
+      ELEMENT_DATA:
+        SOLID:
+          HEX8:
+            MAT: 1
+            KINEM: "nonlinear"
+            TECH: "eas_full"
 FLUID GEOMETRY:
   FILE: "test_yaml_with_exo_export_fsi.exo"
   SHOW_INFO: "detailed_summary"
   ELEMENT_BLOCKS:
     - ID: 2
-      ELEMENT_NAME: "FLUID"
-      ELEMENT_DATA: "MAT 2 NA ALE"
+      ELEMENT_DATA:
+        FLUID:
+          HEX8:
+            MAT: 2
+            NA: "ALE"