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Workshop-1

External Connection with a Python code

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2012
Objectives
This workshop demonstrates
• How to use External connection system in Workbench with
third-party software
– How to update WB input parameters using output
parameters from other software

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Prerequisites

This workshop assumes that you have reviewed


• Introduction to External Connection.pptx

Start with “update.py” file


• This Python file is our “External Application”
– Reads the input parameters from a file
• For display purpose only (not used in WB)
– Performs some calculation
• Could also invoke an external code
– Read a output parameter file
Use
– InputParams.dat  The input parameters for the external
application
– OutputParams.dat  The output from the external application…
to be used in WB for updating the geometry length
– Box.wbpj project
• Length already defined as an input parameter

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Information

“SimpleExternal.xml” performs following functions


• Reads area and width from “InputParams.dat” and creates input parameters in WB
– For display purpose only (not used in WB)
• Execute a external code (update.py)
• Reads length from “OutputParams.dat” and creates an output parameter in WB
– For use in WB to update the geometry length

“update.py” needs to performs the following actions


• Read area and width from “InputParams.dat”
• Calculate length and writes to “OutputParams.dat”

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The external (Python) code

A similar function has been


explained in the Workshop-2
in WB Python Scripting

Instead of doing the computation here,


one could invoke an external
application and wait for that to
generate the OutputParams.dat file

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Steps
• Create an “SimpleExternal.xml” file
– Explained in next few slides

• Keep the “InputParams.dat” and “OutputParams.dat”


in the working directory

• Open “Box.wbpj” file

• Create External Connection System


– Read “SimpleExternal.xml” file using Read
configuration

• Update the External Connection System

• Link the External Connection parameter “Length” to


“Box1.Length”

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Creating the XML file

Refer to documentation // External Connection Add-in // External


Connection Add-in :: 0 // Process Configuration XML File Details

The <Configuration> node contains the


<Instructions> and other attributes such as:
• SystemName - This is the user-visible string that is
assigned to the system
• CellName - This is the user-visible string that is
assigned to the cell

The information related to initialization (including


parameters definition) and update is provided
inside the global <Instructions> node. A
WorkingDirectory is defined inside the Instructions
node
Refer to next slide on ‘format’

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Creating the XML file (2)

[ Instruction Type ] - The type determines where the


instruction will be executed.
• Init - The parameter will be executed when the
configuration is read
• Update - The parameter will be executed when the project
is updated

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Creating the XML file (3)

[ Parameter Name ] - A unique name that represents a single


parameter in the Workbench environment.
[ Type ] - The general type of the parameter. It must be one of two
possible values:
• Input
• Output
[ Rule Name ] - A name given to the XML node that represents a single
parsing rule for the parameter defined by the rule's parent node.
Multiple rules can be defined for each parameter.
[ Rule Type ] - The type of the rule defined. This can be one of the
following values.
• File - The file rule defines the text file that contains the parameter
value.
• PreString - The text that immediately precedes the actual parameter
value in the file.
• DataType - Describes the type of data that represents the parameter.
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Linking output from ExternalConnection to Box length

P1 is constant

P1 is linked to P5
External Connection system and
the Parameters

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