UILauncher

class ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.ui.UILauncher(dry_run: bool = False)

Launch the GUI using a temporary mechdb file.

Overview

Methods

save_original	Save the active mechdb file.
save_temp_copy	Save a new mechdb file with a temporary name.
open_original	Open the original mechdb file from save_original().
graphically_launch_temp	Launch the GUI for the mechdb file with a temporary name from save_temp_copy().

Import detail

from ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.ui import UILauncher

Method detail

UILauncher.save_original(app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.App) → None

Save the active mechdb file.

Parameters:

app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.app.App

A Mechanical embedding application.

UILauncher.save_temp_copy(app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.App) → pathlib.Path | pathlib.Path

Save a new mechdb file with a temporary name.

Parameters:

app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.app.App

A Mechanical embedding application.

UILauncher.open_original(app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.App, mechdb_file: str) → None

Open the original mechdb file from save_original().

Parameters:

app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.app.App

A Mechanical embedding application.

mechdb_file: str

The full path to the active mechdb file.

UILauncher.graphically_launch_temp(app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.App, temp_file: pathlib.Path) → subprocess.Popen | str

Launch the GUI for the mechdb file with a temporary name from save_temp_copy().

Parameters:

app: ansys.mechanical.core.embedding.app.App

A Mechanical embedding application.

temp_file: pathlib.Path

The full path to the temporary mechdb file.

Returns:

subprocess.Popen

The subprocess that launches the GUI for the temporary mechdb file.