Feature Creation

Feature creation is the direct, API-driven customization of Ansys products. In addition to leveraging the functionality already available in a product, ACT enables you to add functionality and operations of your own. Examples of feature creation include creating custom loads and geometries, adding custom preprocessing or postprocessing features, and integrating third-party solvers, sampling methods, and optimization algorithms.

The following Ansys products support feature creation:

  • DesignModeler

  • Mechanical

  • Workbench

Capabilities common to all of these products include:

Note:

  • Extensions referenced in this section are supplied. In the extension's XML file, the element <interface> has an attribute <context>. This attribute specifies the Ansys product in which the extension is to execute. For most of the supplied extensions, the attribute <context> is set to Mechanical. The only significant product difference is that Mechanical requires BMP files for the images to display as toolbar buttons. All other products require PNG files.

  • For feature creation capabilities specific to a product, see the ACT customization guide for the particular product. Links to these guides are available in ACT Customization Guides for Supported Ansys Products.