Structures
Last update: 29.04.2025
Structures
Autodyn
There are no developer tools available at this time.
Forming
There are no developer tools available at this time.
However, Ansys Forming runs on the LS-DYNA solver. For more information, see LS-DYNA.
LS-DYNA
LS-DYNA has an open-source Python interface named PyDYNA.
PyDYNA documentation (PyAnsys)
MCalibration
There are no developer tools available at this time.
Ansys Mechanical and MAPDL
The Ansys Mechanical product consists of two aspects: Mechanical and Mechanical APDL (MAPDL). MAPDL further consists of two constituent parts: the user interface that lets you call and run APDL code, and APDL itself. APDL stands for "Ansys Parametric Design Language."
Ansys Mechanical and MAPDL are essentially two sides of the same coin, being two ways to access the same solver. There are four principal developer tools associated with them plus a fifth that's only available as part of the Mechanical Premium and Enterprise products.
- Mechanical scripting interface: Available within Mechanical, this is a Python scripting interface used for programmatically interacting with the Mechanical UI. For more information, see Mechanical scripting interface (Developer Portal documentation).
- APDL: A FORTRAN-like scripting language that directly interacts with the underlying solver of both MAPDL and Mechanical.
- PyMAPDL: An open-source Python wrapper for APDL that can call APDL commands from within Python scripts when installed alongside a compatible installation of MAPDL. For more information, see PyMAPDL documentation (PyAnsys).
- PyMechanical: An open-source Python interface with the Mechanical UI. This interface has access to the .NET objects available in ACT. For more information, see PyMechanical documentation (PyAnsys).
- Ansys Rigid Body Dynamics: An analysis system within the Ansys Mechanical Premium and Enterprise products that allows you to study the kinematics of mechanical systems. This system takes the form of an IronPython library within ACT. For more information, see Ansys Rigid Body Dynamics for developers (Developer Portal documentation).
Ansys Mechanical and MAPDL training material
- WAPDL: The Language of Simulation
- Getting Started With Ansys PyMAPDL (AIS)
- Introduction to Ansys APDL Scripting (AIS)
- ML/AI Datasets using PyMAPDL (AIS)
- Creating Modeling and Simulation Applications using PyAnsys (AIS)
- PyMAPDL Tutorial
- PyAnsys Training: Overview of PyMAPDL and PyMechanical
- PyAnsys Training: PyMAPDL Examples and Use Cases
- Exploring PyMechanical access methods: A brief overview
- Introduction to Ansys ACT in Mechanical (ALH)
- Ansys Mechanical Scripting (ALH)
- Introduction to Ansys ACT Wizards (ALH)
- Create a report from a saved Mechanical session (.mechdb or .mechdat)
Non-Ansys Mechanical and MAPDL training material
- Using Ansys Scripting with pyMAPDL, pyDPF-Post, and More
- PyAnsys Scripting: Importing Geometry and Mapping Model Load Data from Rhino to Ansys (PADT)
- New Second Edition in Paperback and Kindle: Introduction to the ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) (PADT)
- Using the ACT Console for Automation in Ansys Mechanical (PADT)
- Developing Ansys ACT Apps for Ansys Mechanical Programming using the Application Customization Toolkit (ACT) (CADFEM)
- How to Install Ansys ACT Extensions in Mechanical (Rand Sim)
Motion
Ansys Motion provides both a preprocessor C# library and a postprocessor C# library.
Motion for developers (Developer Portal documentation)
- Motion Standalone Preprocessor C# library 2024 R2
- Motion Standalone Postprocessor C# library 2024 R2
nCode DesignLife
There are no developer tools available at this time.
PolyUMod
There are no developer tools available at this time.
Sherlock
Ansys Sherlock has an open-source Python interface named PySherlock.