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Examples
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These examples demonstrate the basic simulation capabilities of Ansys Mechanical using remote sessions.


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Simple workflows
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This section demonstrates how you can use Mechanical capabilities from Python to perform
Mechanical simulations. This includes importing the geometry, meshing, setting up
and running the solver, and reviewing the results.


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using supplied files, this example shows how to insert a static structural analysis into a new Mechanical session and execute a sequence of Python scripting commands that define and solve the analysis. The example then shows how to report deformation results.">

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using supplied files, this example shows how to resume a MECHDAT file and capture the images of all results in a folder on the disk.">

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using supplied files, this example shows how to display the properties that you would see in an object&#x27;s details view in the Mechanical GUI.">

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PyMechanical tips
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This section demonstrates miscellaneous tips and tricks for using PyMechanical.


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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This example calls the run_python_script method and gets the output in string, JSON, and CSV formats. It also handles an error scenario.">

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Basic examples
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This section demonstrates basic usage.



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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="This example demonstrates how to insert a Static Structural analysis into a new Mechanical session and execute a sequence of Python scripting commands that define and solve a bolt-pretension analysis. Scripts then evaluate the following results: deformation, equivalent stresses, contact, and bolt">

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using supplied files, this example shows how to insert an LS-Dyna analysis into a new Mechanical session and execute a sequence of Python scripting commands that define and solve the analysis. Deformation results are then reported and plastic strain (EPS) animation is exported in the project directory.">

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    <div class="sphx-glr-thumbcontainer" tooltip="Using the provided file, this example demonstrates how to import trace map data into a static structural analysis of a new Mechanical session and execute a sequence of Python scripting commands to mesh the model and export an image.">

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Technology showcase examples
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This section demonstrates the technology showcase examples.



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