Learning Forum

[Azarias]

Hello,

I have not found a way to run my ACT Mechanical script file in batch mode. Is there any possibility?

I have found in my research that there is a possibility to run Workbench in batch mode. And you can pass a Workbench Journal there.

[ErKo]

This shows how to read a file with act calls, and then how to execute it from the journal file.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=/forum/discussion/19206/run-mechanical-macro-from-workbench&ved=2ahUKEwjstcWulqX3AhXMOcAKHRGwC6YQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1ImLiZlujklOc3f6QlBxid

[ErKo]

Below is a small example that we can run in batch from the command prompt and that creates first a static system in workbench, adds a Geometry (obviously you need to add your own geometry file as you can not use the one define here Bracket is just for this example ), and then it adds an ACT API call to add a comment (see cmd'' AddComment()"" and the model.SendCommand in the wbjn below). Be aware though that not all API calls might come through (this is a limitation). Also if you want to read the command in from a file, so instead of typing them in as below in the wbjn example, then see the above post and the link where this is done (read in api calls from file, using the open and read methods). Finally it saves the wbpj.
wbjn journal sample file:
--

SetScriptVersion(Version="19.4.112")
template1 = GetTemplate(TemplateName="Static Structural",Solver="ANSYS")
system1 = template1.CreateSystem geometry1 = system1.GetContainer(ComponentName ="Geometry")
geometry1.SetFile(FilePath ="C:\Bracket.agdb")

cmd='''
ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.AddComment '''

modelComponent1 = system1.GetComponent(Name="Model")
modelComponent1.Refresh
model = system1.GetContainer(ComponentName="Model")
model.Edit(Interactive=False)
model.SendCommand(Language="Python", Command=cmd)
Save(FilePath="C:/testcomment.wbpj",Overwrite=True)


--


Below is what you need to copy paste into the command prompt (this is for version v212 so you might need to change that part accordingly depending on your version and installation location) - also you (command prompt) need to be in the same directory as the wbjn file:

"C:\\Program Files\\ANSYS Inc\\v212\\Framework\\bin\\Win64\\runwb2" -B -R "testcomment.wbjn"

Hope this helps -

Erik

[Azarias]

Thank you both for your help. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the commands in batch mode for my script, it does not seem to be possible to run this using it.