PyMechanical is a Python interface for Ansys Mechanical, enabling automation and integration of complex simulation analysis workflows. It supports both remote sessions and embedded instances.
Install from PyPI:
pip install ansys-mechanical-core
Requirements:
- Licensed copy of Ansys Mechanical (2024 R1+ on Windows/Linux)
- For embedded instances: Local Mechanical installation required
- For remote sessions: Network access to a running Mechanical instance
- Python 3.10 - 3.13
Remote session:
import ansys.mechanical.core as pymechanical
mechanical = pymechanical.launch_mechanical()
result = mechanical.run_python_script("2+3")Embedded instance: .. code:: python
import ansys.mechanical.core as pymechanical
app = pymechanical.App() app.update_globals(globals()) print(DataModel.Project.ProjectDirectory)
- Documentation
- Cheat sheet
- Issues - report bugs or request features
- Discussions - ask questions
- Contributing guide