if possible to access workbench result file via pymapdl??

[mycat6411]

if possible to access workbench result file via pymapdl??

[pmaroneh]

If you want to access an already existing result file coming from Mechanical, I'd recommend using PyDPF. Depending on complexity of the postprocessing you'd like to do, you can use PyDPF-Post or PyDPF-Core. And PyDPF-Composites for composite models built in ACP.

[pmaroneh]

Are you looking for doing postprocessing outside of Ansys products ? Then PyDPF would be the way to go. If you're fine staying within the UIs of the Ansys Products, you could use scripting in Mechanical (or Mechanical DPF) to do your postprocessing. Exact way of doing this would depend on what sort of values you'd like to extract.

[mycat6411]

what kind of ansys workbench version is support by PyDPF??
I am looking for doing postprocessing without run inside workbench environment
Usually I need to find out the maximum stress value in the name selection area

[pmaroneh]

For simple postprocessing like this, PyDPF-Post seems like the way to go. Compatibilities are listed in the PyDPF documentation.

[mycat6411]

is there any kind of version limit on workbench??

[pmaroneh]

As already suggested, please refer to the doc. You would at least need 2021R1.

[mikerife]

Hi @mycat6411
That depends on what type of analysis system you are asking about; Workbench is an application hosting platform so it does not have result files itself. And WB Mechanical can be used with different solvers; for example the 'Modal' system uses Mechanical APDL to solve, and so have a MAPDL result file. But the 'Explicit Dynamics' system uses the Autodyn solver and has its result file type.

If the analysis system uses MAPDL the solver then you can access that result file in PyMAPDL. In Workbench open the project and select View -> Files. Find the rst file for the specific analysis system by letter. The path to the file is shown. Then start PyMAPDL; enter the post processing level; and use the file command to point to the rst file. And the set command to read in the result data...then post process.

Or use PyDPF as @pmaroneh suggested.

Mike