{"id":166871,"date":"2023-04-05T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-load-scripted-extensions-py-in-workbench-is-there-any-difference-as-compared-to-binary-wbex-extensions\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:32:10","slug":"how-to-load-scripted-extensions-py-in-workbench-is-there-any-difference-as-compared-to-binary-wbex-extensions","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/how-to-load-scripted-extensions-py-in-workbench-is-there-any-difference-as-compared-to-binary-wbex-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to load scripted extensions (.py) in workbench? Is there any difference as compared to binary (.wbex) extensions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is not much difference between binary (.wbex) vs. scripted extensions (.py) in usage once they are loaded in to Workbench. There is a slight difference in &#8220;installing&#8221; and &#8220;loading&#8221; each kind. Usually document provided with the extensions shows how to load binary (.wbex) extensions.  To load scripted extension (if you are provided  .py files), go to Workbench >> Tools >> Options >> Extensions >>.. In the &#8220;Additional Extension Folder&#8221; field paste the link to the &#8220;src&#8221; folder (usually located in the ACT Extension provided along with another &#8220;doc&#8221; folder).  Now go to Workbench >> Extensions>> Manage Extensions >> The &#8220;Extension Manager&#8221; window opens up. Here all the Extensions will be listed. Check mark the extensions needed downstream in Mechanical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-166871","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-4391","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-macros-scripting-upf-act-pyansys","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-structural-mechanics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["5\/4\/2023 20:20"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27789"],"_bbp_author_ip":["209.182.204.162"],"_btv_view_count":["2637"],"siebel_km_number":["2054479"],"product_version":["19"],"km_published_date":["2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z"],"family":["Structural Mechanics"],"application_name":["Mechanical"]},"test":"articlesansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/166871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/166871\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}