{"id":160772,"date":"2022-12-29T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T13:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=160772"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:30:15","slug":"discovery-add-in-structures-prep","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/discovery-add-in-structures-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Add-In: Structures Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"yt-addin\" class=\"yt-addin\"  id=\"DISCOVERY-ADD-IN-STRUCTURES-PREP\">Discovery Add-In: Structures Prep<\/h1>\n<div class=\"img-button\" style=\"display: flex\">\n<div class=\"image-align\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-197058 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-1024x713.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-768x534.png 768w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-1536x1069.png 1536w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-2048x1425.png 2048w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Thumbnails_Structures_Prep-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"add-in\" href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/AnsysInnovationCourses\/Product-Add-Ons\/Discovery\/Structures\/StructuresPrep.zip\"><i class=\"fa fa-download\"><\/i> Download Add-in \u25ba<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"add-in2\" href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/StructuresPrepDocumentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i class=\"fa fa-file-text-o\"><\/i>Documentation \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u25ba<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px\">\n<p>Discovery Add-Ins show the potential for customizing the user experience inside of Discovery for specific tasks. This Add-In contians a combination of existing tools and Python scripts that are organized on a custom ribbon to provide a guided and streamlined workflow for preparing geometry models for structural simulations in Ansys tools. To learn more about scripting check out the Discovery scripting learning content. To learn about creating custom experiences for your company contact your Ansys sales representative.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"yt-addin\" class=\"yt-addin\"  id=\"WHAT-IS-INCLUDED\">What is included?<\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"tick\">\u2714<\/span> Customized toolbar with additional tools focused on model prep for structural simulations.<\/p>\n<p>This Add-In creates a custom ribbon inside of the Discovery interface with tools that are targeted at increasing productivity when preparing CAD for structural (FEA) simulations.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about scripting check out the Discovery scripting learning content. 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