Process Automation

Eliminate turnaround time

Achieve repeatability Automate report generation,
in your frequently performed tasks and focus on understanding your products behavior

Today's CAE cycles involve a great number of standardized processes. Process META offers a unique range of powerful tools to set up automated 3D and 2D post processing
automation capabilities of ANSA can accurately capture any pre-processing task making tasks. Special action based language (session), Python programming and user defined toolbars can
any quality criteria and requirements inherent to the process. As a result, the productivity boost productivity offering post- processing time reduction, limitless automation capabilities, and
of engineering teams is improved and the quality of models is assured, leading to a reliable repeatability. Manual post-processing is recorded, parametrized, and executed through an
drastic reduction of the CAE turnaround time. intuitive GUI, without the need for text editing.

Task manager Session files

At the heart of the integrated process automation lies the library of functions enables the creation and manipulation META supports and assigns commands for reapplication in functions tool, data from all entities can be retrieved
Task Manager. Pre-processing workflow can be captured of model data from geometry to mesh and from model without the need for the user interference. The Session Ed- through an intuitive GUI. Moreover, inherent META vari-
in the form of a Task template. Templates in the Task checks to solver entities. The Python Programming lan- itor facilitates the creation, editing and parametrization of ables are automatically created to pinpoint significant ses-
Manager are built- up by analysis experts and describe all guage allows the use of numerous external libraries (i.e. session files. sion states.
the distinct required steps of the modeling process. With mathematical, scientific) which supply the users with
Task Manager templates, the order of pre-processing ac- countless capabilities straight in their hands. User toolbars Automatic procedures' execution
tions, as well as any related parameters, are standardized,
leading to the integration of the documentation of CAE All necessary analysis-oriented commands can be gath- In META you can define actions and apply them at each
procedures directly within the tool. ered in a single interface and assigned to intuitive GUI enti- change of state/step/subcase. Furthermore, when the ad-
ties including buttons, textboxes, etc. vanced filter tool is used inside a focus command, the tool
Tasks templates consist of task items. Task items rep- can be locked so that the filters are reactivated every time
resent distinct actions and can invoke all the standard Script files the state changes and the respective action is applied on
functionality of ANSA, as well as any existing user script. the new filtered entities.
Core modeling tools like the Batch Mesh Manager, the The capabilities of scripting, using the Python program-
Connections Manager, and the Checks Manager are or- ming language, are limitless, as everything inside META Tools associativity
chestrated by the Task Manager, forming seamless pro- can be accessed, used and modified. Apart from single
cesses that cover the hole pre-processing spectrum. The script execution, the user can call a script inside META The interoperability among META's major automation
generated tasks are not bound to any particular set of tools. tools can offer users great flexibility. Session parts can be
data. Thus, a library of tasks can be generated and then Further script features include the reading and writing of combined with script parts, sessions and scripts can be
used to process different models. ASCII and binary files, direct session commands incorpor- called from other sessions or scripts.
ation, and extensive interface customization for data in-
Scripting put. The Script Editor tool also provides error checking, de-
bugging functionality, and a full library of script functions
ANSA and META include an Application Programming In- with online help and examples.
terface that allows the users to access the ANSA and
META core functionality and data with the aid of Python
Variables and built-in functions
scripts. In ANSA, scripting is used to customize the stan-
dard tools, building tailor-maid solutions, and also to ex- META includes tools to aid the retrieval and storage of
tend the core functionality of the program. A rich values and other data. In the Variables tool, the user can
define and manipulate all available variables. In the Built

Features Benefits Features Benefits

Ÿ Python programming language Ÿ Process standardization Ÿ Post- processing and reporting Ÿ Time-efficient post processing
Ÿ Customization of core functionality Ÿ Model quality assurance automation Ÿ Effortless realization of frequent tasks
Ÿ Complete process capturing Ÿ Automatic model adaptation to Ÿ Customizable GUI Ÿ Fast model comparison
Ÿ Process templates changes Ÿ Discipline and specific toolbars Ÿ Feasibility of advanced procedures
Ÿ Customizable Graphical User Interface Ÿ Reusability, Repeatability Ÿ Processes sharing Ÿ Automatic results reporting
Achieve repeatability Automate report generation,
in your frequently performed tasks and focus on understanding your products behavior

Today's CAE cycles involve a great number of standardized processes. Process META offers a unique range of powerful tools to set up automated 3D and 2D post processing
automation capabilities of ANSA can accurately capture any pre-processing task making tasks. Special action based language (session), Python programming and user defined toolbars can
any quality criteria and requirements inherent to the process. As a result, the productivity boost productivity offering post- processing time reduction, limitless automation capabilities, and
of engineering teams is improved and the quality of models is assured, leading to a reliable repeatability. Manual post-processing is recorded, parametrized, and executed through an
drastic reduction of the CAE turnaround time. intuitive GUI, without the need for text editing.

Task manager Session files

At the heart of the integrated process automation lies the library of functions enables the creation and manipulation META supports and assigns commands for reapplication in functions tool, data from all entities can be retrieved
Task Manager. Pre-processing workflow can be captured of model data from geometry to mesh and from model without the need for the user interference. The Session Ed- through an intuitive GUI. Moreover, inherent META vari-
in the form of a Task template. Templates in the Task checks to solver entities. The Python Programming lan- itor facilitates the creation, editing and parametrization of ables are automatically created to pinpoint significant ses-
Manager are built- up by analysis experts and describe all guage allows the use of numerous external libraries (i.e. session files. sion states.
the distinct required steps of the modeling process. With mathematical, scientific) which supply the users with
Task Manager templates, the order of pre-processing ac- countless capabilities straight in their hands. User toolbars Automatic procedures' execution
tions, as well as any related parameters, are standardized,
leading to the integration of the documentation of CAE All necessary analysis-oriented commands can be gath- In META you can define actions and apply them at each
procedures directly within the tool. ered in a single interface and assigned to intuitive GUI enti- change of state/step/subcase. Furthermore, when the ad-
ties including buttons, textboxes, etc. vanced filter tool is used inside a focus command, the tool
Tasks templates consist of task items. Task items rep- can be locked so that the filters are reactivated every time
resent distinct actions and can invoke all the standard Script files the state changes and the respective action is applied on
functionality of ANSA, as well as any existing user script. the new filtered entities.
Core modeling tools like the Batch Mesh Manager, the The capabilities of scripting, using the Python program-
Connections Manager, and the Checks Manager are or- ming language, are limitless, as everything inside META Tools associativity
chestrated by the Task Manager, forming seamless pro- can be accessed, used and modified. Apart from single
cesses that cover the hole pre-processing spectrum. The script execution, the user can call a script inside META The interoperability among META's major automation
generated tasks are not bound to any particular set of tools. tools can offer users great flexibility. Session parts can be
data. Thus, a library of tasks can be generated and then Further script features include the reading and writing of combined with script parts, sessions and scripts can be
used to process different models. ASCII and binary files, direct session commands incorpor- called from other sessions or scripts.
ation, and extensive interface customization for data in-
Scripting put. The Script Editor tool also provides error checking, de-
bugging functionality, and a full library of script functions
ANSA and META include an Application Programming In- with online help and examples.
terface that allows the users to access the ANSA and
META core functionality and data with the aid of Python
Variables and built-in functions
scripts. In ANSA, scripting is used to customize the stan-
dard tools, building tailor-maid solutions, and also to ex- META includes tools to aid the retrieval and storage of
tend the core functionality of the program. A rich values and other data. In the Variables tool, the user can
define and manipulate all available variables. In the Built

Features Benefits Features Benefits

Ÿ Python programming language Ÿ Process standardization Ÿ Post- processing and reporting Ÿ Time-efficient post processing
Ÿ Customization of core functionality Ÿ Model quality assurance automation Ÿ Effortless realization of frequent tasks
Ÿ Complete process capturing Ÿ Automatic model adaptation to Ÿ Customizable GUI Ÿ Fast model comparison
Ÿ Process templates changes Ÿ Discipline and specific toolbars Ÿ Feasibility of advanced procedures
Ÿ Customizable Graphical User Interface Ÿ Reusability, Repeatability Ÿ Processes sharing Ÿ Automatic results reporting
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