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Ansys Developer product guide

Electronics and Semiconductors

Last update: 29.04.2025

Ansys provides access to many electronics and semiconductor products through Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT). Subheadings include a * for products accessible through AEDT and a + for products available through AEDT and as standalone applications.

AEDT

AEDT supports ACT Python scripting (including journaling) and the PyAEDT and PyEDB (Ansys Electronics Database) PyAnsys libraries. It also supports Visual Basic scripting alongside IronPython and CPython.

  • PyAEDT (PyAnsys)
    • HFSS and HFSS 3D Layout
    • Icepak
    • Maxwell 2D, Maxwell 3D, and RMXprt
    • 2D Extractor and Q3D Extractor
    • Mechanical
    • Nexxim
    • EDB
    • Twin Builder
  • PyEDB (PyAnsys)
    • EDB
    • HFSS 3D Layout
    • Icepak

The Magnet Segmentation Toolkit integrates with PyAEDT to automate the segmentation and skew of inner rotor interior permanent magnet and surface permanent magnet motors.

AEDT training material

Non-Ansys AEDT training material

Clock FX

There are no developer tools available at this time.

ConceptEV

EMC Plus

There are no developer tools available at this time.

Exalto

There are no developer tools available at this time.

HFSS*/HFSS-IC*

IC stands for "Integrated Circuit."

See AEDT.

Icepak*

See AEDT.

Maxwell*

See AEDT.

MotorCAD

Nuhertz Filter Solutions+

There are no developer tools available at this time.

ParagonX

ParagonX includes a GUI mode and a batch mode that uses Python scripting. You script with Python in an internal (CPython) interpreter that comes with multiple pre-installed libraries for interfacing with the product.

Pathfinder

There are no developer tools available at this time.

PEmag+

See AEDT.

PExprt+

See AEDT.

Perceive EM

Ansys Perceive EM simulation software provides a real-time, dynamic electromagnetic wave simulation solver API. It supports applications such as large-scale radar and wireless systems, with seamless digital twin integration. The Perceive EM API includes C++ and Python bindings.

PowerArtist

There are no developer tools available at this time.

Q3D Extractor*

See AEDT.

RaptorH

There are no developer tools available at this time.

RaptorQu

There are no developer tools available at this time.

RaptorX

There are no developer tools available at this time.

Redhawk-SC

RedHawkSC and TotemSC include a Pythonic library called PySeascape, available as part of PyAnsys. PySeascape provides a remotable interface to both RedHawkSC and TotemSC. For more information, see the PySeascape documentation (PyAnsys).

SIwave+

See AEDT. SIwave includes IronPython scripting.

Totem

See Redhawk-SC and PySeascape.

VeloceRF

There are no developer tools available at this time.