All ACT-based properties are treated as input parameters unless you specify otherwise in the extension's XML file. You can also specify whether to treat ACT parameters as input or output parameters directly in DesignModeler, Mechanical, and Workbench.
In your analyses, you can incorporate parameters in a variety of places.
In Design Modeler, you can incorporate parameters into a number of custom ACT-based features, such as renaming selected bodies and specifying geometry generation information.
In Mechanical, you can define parameters for any ACT object, regardless of its location in the tree.
In Workbench, you can define parameters for custom task-level properties in the Project Schematic.
In a third-party solver implemented by ACT, you can incorporate parameters into the load, analysis settings, and result.
Once parameterized, an ACT property is added to the Parameter Set bar in the Workbench Project Schematic, where it behaves and is treated as any other parameter.
All combinations of ACT-based and standard parameters are supported:
ACT inputs and standard outputs
ACT inputs and ACT outputs
Standard inputs and ACT outputs
The following topics provide general information on parametrizing ACT properties in extensions and for third-party solvers:
Note: Product-specific information on parametrizing ACT-based properties in extensions and from third-party solvers is available in the ACT customization guides for particular products. For links to the DesignModeler, Mechanical, and Workbench guides, see ACT Customization Guides for Supported Ansys Products.