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Even if your core job is simulation (FEA), programming can:
1. Automate Repetitive Tasks
You often run similar simulations for different turbine variants or load cases.
Instead of clicking through menus manually 20 times, a Python or VB script can:
Set up loads, boundary conditions
Run batches of simulations
Export and organize results automatically
Example:
"Run static simulations for 10 impeller designs → extract max stress → write to Excel → generate a plot"
2. Post-Processing of Simulation Results
FEA tools like ANSYS output huge amounts of data.
Python can read result files (CSV, TXT, XML), calculate custom metrics, create plots or stress comparisons.
Example:
"Find the part with the worst stress-to-mass ratio and create a ranking for redesign"
3. Advanced Analysis or Custom Calculations
Not every formula is built into ANSYS.
You may want to write your own fatigue life estimation, safety factors, vibration filters, or combine results from multiple sources.
4. Interfacing with Excel / ERP
Engineers spend a lot of time transferring data between simulation tools, CAD, Excel, and ERP.
A script can connect them, keep data clean, and reduce mistakes.





grega09 napisal/-a:Tole je dobro. Jaz že nekaj časa razmišljam o učenju enega programskega jezika in sem vedno proti pythonu gledal, ker je nekako najbolj praktičen in razširjen.
Pride pa to prav, ja. Kakšne skripte pri pripravi modelov za FEA in pri obdelavi podatkov kasneje. Pa kakšni preračuni, da nisi ravno štor z Excelom. Čeprav jaz veliko tam rešim, pa se potem nekako v pythona nikoli ne spravim. Ni pa pri nas veliko takšnega dela, da bi strojniki tole rabili. Za risarsko delo pa ne pride tako zelo prav. Pa osnovne skripte ti Chatgpt napiše, vsaj za začetek.
Drugače pa pohvale Jankotu, da je tole spravil v uporabo na FS. Tista zmešnjava včasih, ko je vsak svoje naprej rinil, ni bila za nikamor.


Duroplast napisal/-a:Ne begaj in začni delati v pythonu.
Že urejanje podatkov z modulom "pandas" je meni prihranilo nešteto ur excela in klikanja za oblikovanje vrtilnih tabel.






Additional information
This was the last instance of this particular course and it is not offered in the 2025-2026 academic year.

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