Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly
Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly
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Hi,
This is not an Engineering or a direct core FE analysis question but something I'm sure you will be facing regularly.
I need to test several ANSYS FE analysis jobs repeatedly after every version release and many other times.
I open ANSYS, run a set of commands from menu and then compare results, GUI testing and more.
I just saw this:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1745574
and I was wondering if my ANSYS analysis can be automated using such tools?
Has anyone ever tried the above tools or something similar, any ideas?
Sahil
This is not an Engineering or a direct core FE analysis question but something I'm sure you will be facing regularly.
I need to test several ANSYS FE analysis jobs repeatedly after every version release and many other times.
I open ANSYS, run a set of commands from menu and then compare results, GUI testing and more.
I just saw this:
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1745574
and I was wondering if my ANSYS analysis can be automated using such tools?
Has anyone ever tried the above tools or something similar, any ideas?
Sahil





RE: Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly
ANSYS already has beautiful automation interface using MACROS written in APDL and also can be interfaced to other applications using Python or VBA scripts. What kind of automation you are looking for? I am not an FE expert so far (though learning a lot) but i have had good experience with basic office automation (for MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc) using VBA.
RE: Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly
Thanks for your reply.
Can you please elaborate upon the MACROS written in APDL?
Can I reuse these macros in other CAE software applications (say like LS DYNA/likewise)?
I'm looking for a geberic tool for my test cases.
That is: I have several test cases in ANSYS or any other software.Some test cases include those of plugins which I/we have created with ANSYS for internal use.
Instead of running all test cases after every version release / plugin relase, I just want to automate such that all the test cases cab be run by the click of a button.
I want an automation tool that si not specific to ANSYS but can be used in other FE packages too.
What do you suggest?
Thanks a ton.
RE: Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly