plot_centroids figure return

`CrossSection.plot_centroids()` now returns the plot figure and axes object.

Example scripts also updated to reflect this.

Author: Czarified

sectionproperties/analysis/cross_section.py

@@ -1177,6 +1177,8 @@ def plot_centroids(self, pause=True):
         # finish the plot
         post.finish_plot(ax, pause, title='Centroids')
 
+        return fig, ax
+
     def display_mesh_info(self):
         """Prints mesh statistics (number of nodes, elements and regions) to the command window.
 

sectionproperties/examples/example_composite.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 section.display_results()
 
 # plot the centroids
-section.plot_centroids()
+fig, ax = section.plot_centroids()
 
 stress_post.plot_stress_n_zz(pause=False)  # plot the axial stress
 stress_post.plot_stress_m_zz(pause=False)  # plot the bending stress

sectionproperties/examples/example_custom.py

@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@
 section.calculate_plastic_properties()
 
 # plot the centroids
-section.plot_centroids()
+fig, ax = section.plot_centroids()

sectionproperties/examples/example_merged.py

@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 section.calculate_plastic_properties(time_info=True, verbose=True)
 
 # plot the centroids
-section.plot_centroids()
+fig, ax = section.plot_centroids()

sectionproperties/examples/example_mirr_rot.py

@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@
 section.calculate_plastic_properties(time_info=True, verbose=True)
 
 # plot the centroids
-section.plot_centroids()
+fig, ax = section.plot_centroids()