The package of extension examples contains the many extensions that the ACT documentation references. This table describes these extensions and provides links to where they are explained in the ACT documentation. For an extension specific to an Ansys product, the referenced topic is in the ACT customization guide for the particular product. For download information, see the previous topic.
| Extension | Product Context | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTResults | Mechanical | Shows how to add postprocessing features in Mechanical. This extension adds a toolbar and buttons that create ACT objects in the Mechanical tree to access a result for a shell element, layer element, and contact and then display them as custom results. The creation of each result is explained in its own topic. | |
| AdvancedProperties | Mechanical, but applicable to others | Adds a property group and a time-dependent worksheet (property table) to Mechanical. | Dialog Box Creation |
| Coupling | Mechanical | Shows how to create a tool for coupling two sets of nodes related to two edges. This Mechanical extension demonstrates how you can develop your own preprocessing feature, such as a custom load, to address one specific need. | Coupling Two Sets of Nodes |
| CustomLayout | Workbench, but applicable to others | Shows how to create the extension CustomLayoutWizard,
which has customized wizard-level and component-level layouts. | Custom Wizard Interface Example |
| CustomTransfer | Workbench | Shows how to implement a custom transfer from a producing task group to a consuming task group, creating connections between custom tasks. This Workbench extension also illustrates the creation of single-task vs. multiple-task group. | Custom Transfer |
| DataSquares | Workbench | Shows how to use custom task properties to integrate an external application and submit a task to the Ansys Remote Solve Manager. This Workbench extension uses custom task properties to drive an external application in squaring an input number. The result is displayed in the Parameter Set bar in Workbench. | External Application Integration with Custom Data and Remote Job Execution |
| DebuggerDemo | Workbench, but applicable to others | Shows how to use the ACT Debugger to debug the IronPython scripts for loaded extensions. | ACT Debugger |
| DemoLoad | Mechanical | Shows how to add a preprocessing feature for Mechanical. This extension adds a toolbar and buttons to create a generic load. | Adding a Custom Load |
| DemonstrationSolver | Mechanical | Shows how to add a connection to a third-party solver in Mechanical. This extension provides the ability to start an external solver rather than an Ansys solver. | This extension is included in the package but is not referenced in the documentation. |
| DemoResult | Mechanical | Shows how to add a postprocessing feature in Mechanical. This extension adds a toolbar and buttons to create a custom result. The custom result computes the worst value of the principal stresses for the scoped geometry entities. | This extension is included in the package but is not referenced in the documentation. |
| EmptyGUI | Workbench | Shows how to add a custom context menu for a task to the Workbench Project Schematic. | Custom User-Specified Interface Operation |
| ExtDialogSample | Mechanical, but applicable to others | Shows how to add a dialog box. | Dialog Box Creation |
| ExtSample1 | Mechanical, but applicable to others | Shows how to add a toolbar with a single button. | Extension Definition |
| ExtSolver1 | Mechanical | Shows how to connect to a very simple external solver in Mechanical. | Third-Party Solver Connections in Mechanical |
| ExtToolbarSample | Mechanical, but applicable to others | Shows how to add a toolbar with three buttons. | Toolbar Creation |
| GenericMaterialTransfer | Workbench | Shows how to implement two custom material transfer task groups, with each passing material data to a downstream task group or task. | Generic Material Transfer |
| GenericMeshTransfer | Workbench | Shows how to implement two custom mesh transfer task groups, with each including consuming and providing connections. | Generic Mesh Transfer |
| Mises | Mechanical | Shows how to define a custom result in Mechanical. This custom result reproduces the result for the averaged von Mises equivalent stress. | This extension is included in the package but is not referenced in the documentation. For similar examples, see the custom stress examples in Postprocessing Capabilities in Mechanical. |
| Parametric | Workbench | Shows how to create a parametric task group in Workbench using the attribute
isparametricgroup. | Parametric Task Group |
| SC_BGAExtension | SpaceClaim | Shows how to create a wizard named BGAWizard that is
executed from SpaceClaim. This wizard shows how to generate a ball grid array (BGA),
which is a surface on which to mount integrated circuits. | Space Claim Wizard for Generating a Ball Grid Assembly (BGA) |
| Squares | Workbench | Shows how to use parameter definitions to integrate an external application in Workbench. This example uses parameters to drive an external application in squaring an input number. The result is displayed in the Parameter Set bar in Workbench. | External Application Integration with Parameter Definition |
| TraverseExtension | Mechanical | Shows how to traverse the nodes in the Mechanical tree. This example is
described in the Scripting in Mechanical Guide. It shows how to use
Mechanical APIs to query properties for the objects Geometry,
Mesh, Simulation, and
Results. | Object Traversal |
| WizardDemo | Electronics Desktop | Shows how to create a wizard named ED Wizard Demo to
execute from Electronics Desktop. | Electronics Desktop Wizards |
| WizardDemos | Multiple Ansys products | Shows how to create multiple wizards running across multiple Ansys products in a single extension. | |
| BridgeSimulation | Shows how to create a mixed wizard named
BridgeSimulation that runs wizards from the
Project tab in Workbench and from DesignModeler or SpaceClaim, and
Mechanical. | Mixed Wizard Example | |
| Workbench | Shows how to create a wizard named ProjectWizard to
execute from the Project tab in Workbench. | Wizard Creation | |
| DesignModeler | Shows how to create a wizard named CreateBridge to
execute from DesignModeler. | DesignModeler Wizards | |
| SpaceClaim | Shows how to create a wizard named CreateBridge to
execute from SpaceClaim. | SpaceClaim Wizard for Building a Bridge | |
| Mechanical | Shows how to create a wizard named SimpleAnalysis to
execute from Mechanical. | Mechanical Wizards | |
| WorkflowCallbacksDemo | Workbench Project tab | Shows how to use global callbacks to implement a custom process or action before or after a Workbench Project Schematic operation. This extension example adds pre- and post-operation callbacks for each available operation. | Global Workflow Callbacks |