ansys-mechanical-core 0.12.2

A python wrapper for Ansys Mechanical

Overview

PyMechanical is a Python interface for Ansys Mechanical, enabling automation and integration of complex simulation analysis workflows. It supports both remote sessions and embedded instances.

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install ansys-mechanical-core

Requirements:

• Licensed copy of Ansys Mechanical (2024 R1+ on Windows/Linux)

• For embedded instances: Local Mechanical installation required

• For remote sessions: Network access to a running Mechanical instance

• Python 3.10 - 3.13

Quick start

Remote session:

import ansys.mechanical.core as pymechanical

mechanical = pymechanical.launch_mechanical()
result = mechanical.run_python_script("2+3")

Embedded instance:

import ansys.mechanical.core as pymechanical

app = pymechanical.App()
app.update_globals(globals())
print(DataModel.Project.ProjectDirectory)

Documentation and support

• Documentation

• Cheat sheet

• Issues - report bugs or request features

• Discussions - ask questions

• Contributing guide