fix(plotter): merge fields of fields_container before plot

src/ansys/dpf/core/fields_container.py

@@ -547,8 +547,12 @@
         if label_space is None:
             label_space = {}
         fields = self.get_fields(label_space=label_space)
-        for f in fields:
-            plt.add_field(field=f, **kwargs)
+        # Fields with same support will override each other so we first merge them
+        merge_op = dpf.core.operators.utility.merge_fields()
+        for i, f in enumerate(fields):
+            merge_op.connect(i, f)
+        merged_field = merge_op.eval()
+        plt.add_field(field=merged_field, **kwargs)
         return plt.show_figure(**kwargs)
 
     def animate(

tests/test_plotter.py

@@ -168,6 +168,39 @@ def test_fields_container_plot(allkindofcomplexity):
     disp_fc.plot()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not HAS_PYVISTA, reason="Please install pyvista")
+def test_fields_container_plot_same_mesh(multishells):
+    import numpy as np
+
+    fc = core.FieldsContainer()
+    f1 = core.fields_factory.create_scalar_field(num_entities=1, location=core.locations.elemental)
+    f1.append(data=[2.0], scopingid=1)
+    f2 = core.fields_factory.create_scalar_field(num_entities=1, location=core.locations.elemental)
+    f2.append(data=[4.0], scopingid=2)
+    fc.add_label(label="id", default_value=0)
+    fc.add_field({"id": 1}, f1)
+    fc.add_field({"id": 2}, f2)
+
+    mesh = core.meshed_region.MeshedRegion(num_nodes=6, num_elements=2)
+    arr = np.array(
+        [
+            [0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            [1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            [1.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+            [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+            [0.0, 2.0, 0.0],
+            [1.0, 2.0, 0.0],
+        ]
+    )
+    coord = core.field_from_array(arr)
+    mesh.set_coordinates_field(coordinates_field=coord)
+    mesh.elements.add_shell_element(id=1, connectivity=[0, 1, 2, 3])
+    mesh.elements.add_shell_element(id=2, connectivity=[2, 3, 4, 5])
+    f1.meshed_region = mesh
+    f2.meshed_region = mesh
+    fc.plot()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not HAS_PYVISTA, reason="Please install pyvista")
 def test_field_elemental_plot(allkindofcomplexity):
     model = Model(allkindofcomplexity)