Look into make_a_copy functionality for settings named object

[seanpearsonuk]

materials method make_a_copy returns string as follows:

>>> x=solver.setup.materials.fluid.make_a_copy(from_="water",to="water-2")
>>> x
"'water"

Rename goes like this (it returns a string list):

>>> solver.setup.materials.fluid.rename(old="bob", new="bobby")
["'bob"]

create behaves differently to make_a_copy. create returns an object. Why only this one?

>>> mysolid = solver.setup.materials.solid.create("mysolid")
>>> mysolid
<flapi.flobject.child_object_type object at 0x00000000D30002E0>
>>> mysolid.chemical_formula = "SiO2"
>>> mysolid.density = 2650

[prmukherj]

Discussion from Scrum (24/09/2024)

solver.setup.materials.fluid.make_a_copy(from_="water",to="water-2") -->> Should return python object like 'create'

solver.setup.materials.fluid.rename(old="bob", new="bobby") -->> Can be fixed from settings-api to not return anything

[prmukherj]

Current behavior in

PyConsole:

PyFluent:

Both are consistent and does not return anything. Need to look into 'make_a_copy' to return object.

'create' returns a string in PyConsole:

but an object in PyFluent:

Need to address this inconsistency.
cc. @mkundu1, @seanpearsonuk

[prmukherj]

Current behavior: