Testing in ANSYS- repeatedly 1

[ateeroyal]

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

 

[AlbertStructural]

Hi ateeroyal,
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.

 

[ateeroyal]

Hi,

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.

 

[AlbertStructural]

Ok I have no idea about other FE packages. I can suggest one thing. Make a master MACRO workbook in Excel. You need to be expert in VBA to do this. Then related that workbook to anything you like i.e. it can be macros of ANSYS or any other FE software if it supports some sort of interface with VBA. VBA is very powerful inter-connection medium atleast for MS packages.