Interacting with the "Joint Configure" option of a joint in Ansys Mechanical

I am investigating an option of manipulating some joints using the "Configure" functionality in Ansys Mechanical. Does anyone know where the "configure" api is located or if it is possible to manipulate the joints state using ACT scripting?

For reference the configure option appears in the toolbar and can be interacted with graphically:

And the graphics view essentially provides a slider than allows you to change the initial state of the joint:

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Mike.Thompson

@Nick Ramseyer , I don't believe this is exposed as an API yet, but I will try to look into it further to verify this.
One work around could be part transformations which can be based on a local CS. Could this be used instead of the joint configuration, or do you see specific interest in this joint configuration in terms of API scripting?

Nick Ramseyer

Hey @Mike.Thompson! Our company has an internally developed tool that allows us to manipulate joints from our CAD. We are looking to develop a similar type of interaction within Ansys so we can move the process into Ansys for the efficiency gains to our workflow.

Essentially, we need to be able to efficiently move around multiple joints to replicate various starting positions of our model. I'm not sure the part transformations will get us there, as we have many complex systems with many dependent joints that need to move based on a single pivoting location. (So, the model needs to determine the correct kinematics like the "configure" already does.

Pierre Thieffry

along the lines of @Mike.Thompson's comments, there is no API for this yet.

Nick Ramseyer

I guess to solve the issue I wouldn't need a full api, just the command necessary to change the translation or rotation of a joint's axis. Although I'm not sure how complex that feature is under the hood.