The Python Result feature advances capabilities for you to create and evaluate a variety of scripts. Since the core architecture of this object works like a generic Python interpreter, you are free to use all that Python has to offer.

However, if your goal is to transfer information back to Mechanical in the form of a standard output, such as contours, tables, charts, etc., there are limitations to what Mechanical can handle and display. There are also performance considerations for complicated calculations within the script.

The examples provided in this section illustrate the most commonly used scenarios with a variety of inputs (geometry and finite element scoping, time and frequency selection, data sources, etc.) and outputs (Contours, deformations, table/charts) that Mechanical currently supports for this feature.

We encourage you to be cautious while using this feature. Python and DPF offer many features, however, there are limits to what Mechanical can do in terms of supported outputs.