Getting started with classes in Python Part 8: "dunder"
james.derrick@ansys.com | 01.29.2025This series on classes in Python continues. This article introduces "dunder" methods and how they might apply to classes.
Getting started with classes in Python Part 7: getters and setters
james.derrick@ansys.com | 01.21.2025Here we are with Part 7 in this series on classes in Python. This article covers setters (the method on a class that sets a property) and getters (which gets the property).
Getting started with classes in Python Part 6: Public, Private and Super-Private Naming
james.derrick@ansys.com | 12.30.2024Part six of ten in this series on classes in Python covers the levels of obfuscation available in Python: private and super-private.
Using Python to translate NASTRAN .brd inputs to APDL inputs
mark.capellaro@ansys.com | 12.16.2024Python is quite good at reading, writing and finding things in text files. This allows us to develop tools that can be used to find data in NASTRAN inputs files and create the ANSYS APDL equivalent.
PyWorkbench Unleashed: Transforming Your Ansys Workbench End-to-End Simulation Experience
vikas.namdeo@ansys.com | 12.09.2024PyWorkbench is a powerful client library that enhances the Ansys Workbench platform for engineering simulations. This guide introduces key concepts and practical strategies for using PyWorkbench, making your engineering simulations more efficient and effective.
Getting started with classes in Python Part 5: `classmethod` and `staticmethod`
james.derrick@ansys.com | 12.03.2024This series continues by exploring two notable exceptions to the self
parameter for methods, classmethod
and staticmethod
.
Aligning external imported data with your Mechanical Model via Python scripting
jimmy.he@ansys.com | 11.20.2024This article walks users through creating coordinate systems from the coordinates of three non-colinear points, and then using two coordinate systems to align the external imported data with the current Mechanical model. This tool allows users to eliminate the guesswork from the alignment process and improve the accuracy of data alignment.