This script tip covers navigating Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler for scripting, and then accessing the different objects in SCDM by scripting (Solid, Faces, Edge etc.).

What if you could easily create your own parameters in Mechanical using simple scripts to run design variations and optimization? Well, parametric variations are part of Ansys Mechanical’s DNA.

This article tackles the task of summing damage results by creating your own field using DPF. You can use the similar method to sum or manipulate contour results from multiple result objects.

This script tip covers how to find the IDs and position of the nodes of a named selection using DPF in Mechanical, and also how to know which elements this node is attached to (node connectivity).

We cover the importance of installation PyAnsys packages inside a virtual environment.

Senior Principal R&D Engineer, Pierre Thieffry, introduces PyAnsys in the premiere edition of our script tips series.

For the first time in our history, Ansys is releasing software into the open source.