Running a Script

Electronics Desktop scripts can be run from within the software or from the command line.

Within Electronics Desktop

To run scripts in Electronics Desktop:

1. Click Tools > Run Script, or select the Automation tab and click the Run Script icon:

   

   The Run Script file browser appears.

2. Use the file browser to locate the script file (*.py).
3. If desired, type script arguments in the Script Arguments field:

   

4. Click Open.

   Electronics Desktop executes the script.

   While script execution is in progress, the Run Script button transforms into a Stop Script button. Click Stop Script to stop the script execution.

   To temporarily pause a running script, click Pause Script. This button transforms into a Resume Script button, which you can click to resume script execution.

From the Command Line

To run a script from a command line, add the -runscriptandexit or -runscript argument to the Electronics Desktop command line syntax.

To use script arguments, add the -scriptargs parameter and specify the arguments. For example:

ansysedt.exe -scriptargs "hello there"

The command line parameter following -scriptargs is passed without modification as a single string in the ScriptArgument python variable.

For more information about running a script from the command line, consult the HFSS help topic "Running Ansys Electronics Desktop from the Command Line" .