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Discussions about developer tools, engineering simulation, and physics for Ansys software.

 

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• ATTENTION NEW USERS! READ THIS POST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!

  Hello all! Unfortunately the forum has recently been the victim of a spam attack, which you may have seen. We've got it under control but whilst we work to shore up the walls, so to speak, we have unf…

  Announcement

  Developer Forum

  1465 views

  1 comments

  6 points

  Started by James Derrick

  Most recent by Carl

  Jan 31, 2025

  Announcements

• New search functionality for the Ansys dev portal

  Hello to our forum and portal users! We are very excited to be on the verge of rolling out our new unified search for the Ansys Developer Portal and Forums. This search will bring together the documen…

  Announcement

  Developer Forum

  Developer Portal

  211 views

  3 points

  Started by Josh McLeod

  Jul 8, 2024

  Announcements

• Welcome! Please Read Before Posting

  Welcome to the Ansys Developer community! If you are using the developer tool packages with Ansys simulation tools then this is your community space. This community has been created to ask questions o…

  Announcement

  Developer Forum

  1207 views

  2 comments

  2 points

  Started by Josh McLeod

  Most recent by James Derrick

  Apr 18, 2024

  Announcements

• Why is the logger being deactivated when the APDL solver is triggered?

  Hi Team, I was working with the logging module, and I've noticed that when the analysis is running, the logger disconnects. Once the solving process is complete, it automatically reconnects. Is there …

  Python

  scripting

  PyMechanical

  147 views

  12 comments

  0 point

  Started by Naveen Kumar Begari

  Most recent by Pernelle Marone-Hitz

  9:44 am

  Structures

• Python: Failed to connect to Motor-CAD instance

  Dear forum, we have been using Motor-CAD 2024.1.3 with Python scripts in the last months. On the same PC (Windows) Motor-CAD 2024.2.3.1 has now been installed. This seems to lead to some unexpected be…

  Answered

  Python

  Motor-CAD

  143 views

  9 comments

  0 point

  Started by mathias

  Most recent by mathias

  7:06 am

  General Language Questions

• Solve Workbench archive without open it

  Hi, I have multiple Workbench archive, and I would like to run them all, in order to extract some results. But, I don't want to do it mannualy (open all the archives, and solve them all). Is there a w…

  Question

  Python

  Ansys Workbench

  IronPython

  2 views

  0 point

  Started by Jean

  6:13 am

  General Language Questions

• How can you dynamically determine if an object "works" with an Analysis/environment type?

  In Ansys Mechanical scripting, is it possible to determine what objects types are "valid" in a specified analysis/environment type? Through the Analysis object API, you can add any load/support, but t…

  Answered ✓

  AnsysACT

  Mechanical

  scripting

  37 views

  3 comments

  0 point

  Started by Adam R

  Most recent by Adam R

  Apr 7, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Accessing SVAR (User State Variable) from UPF in DPF

  Hi, all community members! I've been writing some concrete models using ANSYS UPF functions for some time now and am in need of some result post-processing, so I've been figuring out the DPF functiona…

  Question

  Mechanical

  DPF

  17 views

  0 point

  Started by flyingwhiteduck

  Apr 7, 2025

  Structures

• Are the following logging types available in the logging module used in PyMechanical.?

  Hi Team, Below are the Types: * config * getLogger * StreamHandler * addHandler source: https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html . Here I can find these types.

  Question

  PyAnsys

  scripting

  PyMechanical

  9 views

  0 point

  Started by Naveen Kumar Begari

  Apr 7, 2025

  Structures

• Check with ACT Python, if a RST was imported or calculated inside Mechanical?

  Hi, can I find out whether a solution was generated within Mechanical (Solve) or whether an RST file was imported as an externally generated solution via “Solution / Read result file...”? Thanks

  Question

  AnsysACT

  Python

  Mechanical

  10 views

  0 point

  Started by ThomasDD

  Apr 6, 2025

  Structures

• ACT Python: How to get SMISC items from RST file?

  How could I get SMISC items from RST file by ACT Python? Let's say I have applied pressure by SURF154 elements and I would like to get contour of average pressure on element which is stored in SMISC13…

  Question

  AnsysACT

  Mechanical

  9 views

  0 point

  Started by Tomas Musil

  Apr 6, 2025

  Structures

• WindowID of Mechanical main windows for message box

  How I get the WindowID of the Mechanical main window to pop up an error message? MessageBox.Show(???, "Message Box Text", "Message Box Title", MessageBoxType.Error, MessageBoxButtons.OK)

  27 views

  5 comments

  0 point

  Started by ThomasDD

  Most recent by ThomasDD

  Apr 5, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Exporting multiple material datasheets from Ansys Granta EduPack

  I would like to export multiple materials at once, including their properties (density, thermal conductivity, temperature limits, etc.), in a usable format (Excel, CSV, or text). However, so far I’ve …

  Answered

  21 views

  3 comments

  0 point

  Started by Hiba

  Most recent by Susannah Cooke

  Apr 4, 2025

  Materials

• Is there way to cancel the execution of an ACT Extension away from the return command?

  It is possible to cancel the execution of an ACT Extension with a command intended for this purpose? I have tried sys.exit() but this leads to an error message and does not seem to be designed to stop…

  Answered

  AnsysACT

  Python

  Mechanical

  23 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by ThomasDD

  Most recent by James Derrick

  Apr 4, 2025

  Structures

• PyAnsys Installation Error “Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required”

  Hello, I am installing PyAnsys and get the error “Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required”: But the matter is that I have already got it installed: Could you give me a hint what is the matter…

  Answered

  PyAnsys

  31 views

  4 comments

  0 point

  Started by olvicam

  Most recent by olvicam

  Apr 3, 2025

  General Language Questions

• How would we automate the extraction of section forces along a structure (say a column)?

  How can we automatically create coordinate systems, construction surfaces + force reaction results scoped to these?

  Closed

  Answered ✓

  26 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by Erik Kostson

  Most recent by Erik Kostson

  Apr 3, 2025

  Structures

• ACT Python: resultReader.CreateMeshData() returns Warning "An exception has been throw.."

  To get some things from the mesh data of a loaded RST file, I use the following code (simplified): analysis = Model.Analyses[0]resultReader = analysis.GetResultsData()resultReader.CreateMeshData()mesh…

  Answered

  AnsysACT

  Python

  Mechanical

  26 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by ThomasDD

  Most recent by ThomasDD

  Apr 3, 2025

  Structures

• Freeze/Hide GUI Updates

  I am writing a script that takes pictures of each connection in a model from different orientations. I have it up and running, but I am trying to make it run faster because when there are a lot of con…

  Mechanical

  Ansys Workbench

  IronPython

  23 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by bobbyBones

  Most recent by Pernelle Marone-Hitz

  Apr 3, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Subject: Intermittent Error with PyEnSight Code

  Hello Experts, I'm reaching out to seek your advice. I occasionally encounter the following error message when launching EnSight using PyEnSight, although it doesn't happen consistently. Error : proce…

  Answered

  PyAnsys

  PyEnsight

  11 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by Junghoon Lee

  Most recent by Junghoon Lee

  Apr 2, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Read element type and keyopts with ACT Python from RST

  With Ansys ACT Python you have full access to the data of the RST, such as the stress tensor of an element: elemId = 14588analysis = Model.Analyses[0]reader = analysis.GetResultsData()reader.CurrentTi…

  75 views

  9 comments

  0 point

  Started by ThomasDD

  Most recent by ThomasDD

  Apr 2, 2025

  Structures

• Disable GUI Updates Using Scripting

  I am writing a script on ansys mechanical workbench using IronPython that takes pictures of each connection in a model from different orientations. I have it up and running, but I am trying to make it…

  Answered

  Mechanical

  IronPython

  scripting

  36 views

  3 comments

  0 point

  Started by bobbyBones

  Most recent by Mike Rife

  Apr 1, 2025

  Structures

• How to get the material properties for defined element using Mechanical API or DPF?

  Hello team, I'm creating a script that gets the stress values in elements defined by element Id and would like to compare the stress values with the ultimate ones for material automatically. So, I won…

  Answered

  Mechanical

  scripting

  DPF

  902 views

  15 comments

  0 point

  Started by dafedin

  Most recent by Pernelle Marone-Hitz

  Apr 1, 2025

  Structures

• How do I check with PyDPF if a particular result is available for a time-step in my results file?

  How do I check with PyDPF if a particular result is available for a time-step in my results file?

  

  Mechanical

  PyDPF

  MAPDL

  31 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by Ayush Kumar

  Most recent by Ayush Kumar

  Mar 31, 2025

  Structures

• Invoking the "control" of properties from scripting.

  Is it possible to invoke the "control" callbacks for properties? For example, instead of getting the current geometry selection and setting the axis on a Rotational Acceleration object, it would be us…

  Question

  AnsysACT

  Python

  Mechanical

  25 views

  0 point

  Started by Adam R

  Mar 28, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Is there a workaround to making API calls in threads?

  Background In an external process using gRPC/pyMechanical, we want to invoke a function in Mechanical. Midway through the function, we want to possibly "interrupt" and request more information/interac…

  Question

  Python

  Mechanical

  IronPython

  26 views

  0 point

  Started by Adam R

  Mar 28, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Is there any efficient debug ACT extensions way?

  I am writing some ACT extensions in Ansys Mechanical and I wirte some function in different python file. Then import them as modules in the main.py. But when I modified the function module file, I nee…

  Answered ✓

  AnsysACT

  Ansys Workbench

  IronPython

  161 views

  4 comments

  1 points

  Started by 1990chs

  Most recent by Matthias

  Mar 28, 2025

  General Language Questions

• Add and edit materials using PyMechanical

  Dear all, I'm trying to run a script that build, solve and process a system using PyMechanical. I'm stuck trying to create and edit material. Is it possible without using Workbench ? Regards

  PyMechanical

  Materials

  38 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by Benjam

  Most recent by Erik Kostson

  Mar 27, 2025

  Structures

• ANSYS Fluent Meshing Error 61871 - Type Mismatch

  Hi everyone, I'm encountering an error when trying to generate a mesh in ANSYS Fluent. I get Error 61871: Type Mismatch - JavaScript Runtime Error, with a message related to ghandler treehandler remov…

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  Meshing

  Fluent

  74 views

  4 comments

  0 point

  Started by kboreda1

  Most recent by kboreda1

  Mar 26, 2025

  Fluids

• How to automate pressure load on FSI faces in vibro-acoustics?

  So say we have 2 named selections (NS), called fs1 and fs2. How can we loop through them and apply a pressure load and find the correct structural body only associated with that face/NS using scriptin…

  Closed

  Answered ✓

  32 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by Erik Kostson

  Most recent by Erik Kostson

  Mar 26, 2025

  Structures

• Is it possible to convert the Nastran .op4 file to Ansys readable file.?

  Hi @AKD-Scripting-Team I have .op4 (Nastran) file, want to open in Ansys it could be in csv or .cdb formats If possible through scripts any suggestions would be helpful Regards Naveen Kumar B

  Answered

  Python

  PyAnsys

  Developer Forum

  79 views

  8 comments

  0 point

  Started by Naveen Kumar Begari

  Most recent by Naveen Kumar Begari

  Mar 26, 2025

  Other Simulation Technologies

• How can I clear all selected materials in ANSYS Mechanical using a script?

  I have previously selected some materials, but now I want to remove all material assignments, leaving them blank. How can I achieve this using a script?

  Answered

  29 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by kkman

  Most recent by Pernelle Marone-Hitz

  Mar 25, 2025

  3D Design

• Text editor in Mechanical view with ACT

  Is it possible to create a tree object with ACT that when activated would have a text editor, similar to APDL Command Object, in the Mechanical view? Text in the editor would have to be get/set from A…

  Answered

  AnsysACT

  Mechanical

  41 views

  3 comments

  0 point

  Started by Taneli

  Most recent by Pernelle Marone-Hitz

  Mar 25, 2025

  Structures

• Zoom into a point via scripting

  I have the coordinates of a point I want to zoom into in the Active View via scripting. I can do this via the GUI by creating a point, selecting that point, and clicking Fit Selected. I cannot find a …

  Answered

  scripting

  PyAEDT

  Maxwell

  31 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by HFrancisco

  Most recent by M

  Mar 25, 2025

  Electronics and Semiconductor