ANSYS ACT - Application Customization Toolkit

* intro
- ACT :: Application Customization Toolkit

extension:

capabilities:
1) Feature Creation
2) Simulation Workflow Integration
3) Process Compression

What *skills* are required for using ACT?
1. XML: defines and configures the content of the extension
2. IronPython: defines the functions invoked by user interactions, implementing the extension's behavior

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* workshop
** act intro
https://www.ansys.com/training-center/course-catalog/structures/introduction-to-ansys-act-mechanical

Self-Paced video courses are only available with an Ansys Learning Hub

Course Overview

The scope of this training is to cover Ansys Application Customization Toolkit ACT in Workbench Mechanical / Meshing. You will learn how the development toolkit works and explore its API. After completing the course, you will be able to automate the creation of standard tree objects in Mechanical/Meshing; create custom loads and results in Mechanical or its integrated modules and will have a good understanding of the toolkit capabilities.
Prerequisites

    Knowledge of Ansys Workbench, Meshing, Mechanical and DesignModeler is required.
    A basic knowledge of python programming is recommended but not required.

*agenda*
Agenda

learning path
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This is a 2 day classroom course covering both lectures and workshops. For virtual training, this course is covered over 4 x 2 hour sessions lectures only.
Virtual Classroom Session 1

    Module 1: Python Basics
    Module 2: ACT Basics
    Workshop 2.1: Install a scripted extension
    Workshop 2.2: Build and install a binary extension

Virtual Classroom Session 2

    Module 3: Introduction to XML, Python Programming & ACT Console
    Workshop 3.1: Explore with the ACT Console in Mechanical
    Module 4: Creating Custom Features using ACT in Mechanical
    Module 5 - Introduction to ACT Console in Mechanical

Virtual Classroom Session 3

    Module 5: Introduction to ACT Console in Mechanical
    Workshop 5.1: Walk through a custom load extension showing reuse of APDL commands in Mechanical
    Module 6: Introduction to the Automation API
    Workshop 6.1: Walk through a custom result extension in Mechanical
    Workshop 6.2: Modify an existing extension to add a new result in Mechanical

Virtual Classroom Session 4

    Module 7: Debugging Extensions in Mechanical
    Workshop 7.1: Use ACT console to automate tree objects creation
    Module 8: Introduction to Some Advanced Topics in Mechanical
    Workshop 8.1: Develop an ACT custom load extension showing reuse of APDL commands in Mechanical
    Module 09: Key Points ACT in Mechanical



*Learning Outcome*

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

    How to install a scripted extension in Ansys Mechanical
    Building and installing a binary extension
    How to use the ACT console with its autocompletion
    How to configure the XMl file of an ACT extension in Ansys Mechanical
    Configuring the Python script file of an ACT extension in Ansys Mechanical
    Developing the GUI toolbar in Mechanical using Ansys ACT
    Adding a load object using Ansys ACT in Mechanical
    How to develop the Python callbacks in an ACT extension
    Creating a result objects using ACT in Ansys Mechanical
    How to automate tree object creation using ACT console
    Debugging an ACT extension with the ACT console
    How to debug an ACT extension using Visual Studio