How to open result (MS Windows OS only)#
This tutorial demonstrates how to open and review results using workflow method.
Prerequisites#
Perform imports#
[1]:
import os
from pathlib import Path
from ansys.speos.core import Project, Speos, launcher
from ansys.speos.core.kernel.client import (
default_docker_channel,
)
from ansys.speos.core.simulation import SimulationDirect
Define constants#
Constants help ensure consistency and avoid repetition throughout the example.
[2]:
HOSTNAME = "localhost"
GRPC_PORT = 50098 # Be sure the Speos GRPC Server has been started on this port.
FILE_NAME = "LG_50M_Colorimetric_short.sv5"
RESULT_NAME = "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0).Dom Irradiance Sensor (0).xmp"
USE_DOCKER = True # Set to False if you're running this example locally as a Notebook.
USE_GPU = False
Model Setup#
Load assets#
The assets used to run this example are available in the PySpeos repository on GitHub.
Note: Make sure you have downloaded simulation assets and set
assets_data_pathto point to the assets folder.
[3]:
if USE_DOCKER: # Running on the remote server.
assets_data_path = Path("/app") / "assets"
else:
assets_data_path = Path("/path/to/your/download/assets/directory")
Connect to the RPC Server#
This Python client connects to a server where the Speos engine is running as a service. In this example, the server and client are the same machine.
[4]:
if USE_DOCKER:
speos = Speos(channel=default_docker_channel())
else:
speos = launcher.launch_local_speos_rpc_server(port=GRPC_PORT)
/home/runner/work/pyspeos/pyspeos/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ansys/tools/common/cyberchannel.py:188: UserWarning: Starting gRPC client without TLS on localhost:50098. This is INSECURE. Consider using a secure connection.
warn(f"Starting gRPC client without TLS on {target}. This is INSECURE. Consider using a secure connection.")
Create project from a Speos file#
The Project class is instantiated by passing a Speos instance and the name of the Speos project file.
[5]:
p = Project(
speos=speos,
path=str(assets_data_path / FILE_NAME / FILE_NAME),
)
print(p)
/home/runner/work/pyspeos/pyspeos/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ansys/speos/core/project.py:811: UserWarning: The pySpeos feature : FaceStub.read_batch needs a Speos Version of 2025 R2 SP0 or higher.
f_data_list = face_db.read_batch(refs=f_links)
/home/runner/work/pyspeos/pyspeos/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ansys/speos/core/project.py:917: UserWarning: The pySpeos feature : SourceSurface needs a Speos Version of 2025 R2 SP0 or higher.
src_feat = SourceSurface(
{
"name": "LG_50M_Colorimetric_short",
"description": "From /app/assets/LG_50M_Colorimetric_short.sv5/LG_50M_Colorimetric_short.sv5",
"part_guid": "22499d1c-8dc8-4125-ba12-7bacccc238f1",
"sources": [
{
"name": "Dom Source 2 (0) in SOURCE2",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "1a024b15-4c6e-4aae-9828-22d2ac572153"
},
"source_guid": "09820feb-976f-44eb-9af2-ff924acf03be",
"description": "",
"source": {
"name": "Dom Source 2 (0) in SOURCE2",
"surface": {
"radiant_flux": {
"radiant_value": 6.590041607465698
},
"intensity_guid": "e44fc227-7669-42db-9548-88120d0fff7d",
"exitance_constant": {
"geo_paths": [
{
"geo_path": "Solid Body in SOURCE2:2920204960/Face in SOURCE2:222",
"reverse_normal": false
}
]
},
"spectrum_guid": "c20952ec-dad0-442b-a902-a9530099770a",
"intensity": {
"cos": {
"N": 1.0,
"total_angle": 180.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
},
"spectrum": {
"library": {
"file_uri": "/app/assets/LG_50M_Colorimetric_short.sv5/Red Spectrum.spectrum"
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
{
"name": "Surface Source (0) in SOURCE1",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "56f1370a-af02-4afe-9c35-b2c562969361"
},
"source_guid": "81358020-e1f7-4972-9e0c-aca4a8869d17",
"description": "",
"source": {
"name": "Surface Source (0) in SOURCE1",
"surface": {
"radiant_flux": {
"radiant_value": 9.290411220389682
},
"intensity_guid": "4a9abde5-633f-4295-a8fb-147f637ea0a9",
"exitance_constant": {
"geo_paths": [
{
"geo_path": "Solid Body in SOURCE1:2494956811/Face in SOURCE1:187",
"reverse_normal": false
}
]
},
"spectrum_guid": "06ce8bcf-2f4d-4fef-9133-9557d474e387",
"intensity": {
"cos": {
"N": 1.0,
"total_angle": 180.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
},
"spectrum": {
"library": {
"file_uri": "/app/assets/LG_50M_Colorimetric_short.sv5/Blue Spectrum.spectrum"
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
}
],
"sensors": [
{
"name": "Dom Irradiance Sensor (0)",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "ead088ea-aab3-4a10-a534-ada61755f7fa"
},
"sensor_guid": "01989998-0aac-46e7-9648-a37e0a78662f",
"result_file_name": "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0).Dom Irradiance Sensor (0)",
"description": "",
"sensor": {
"irradiance_sensor_template": {
"sensor_type_colorimetric": {
"wavelengths_range": {
"w_start": 400.0,
"w_end": 700.0,
"w_sampling": 25
}
},
"illuminance_type_planar": {},
"dimensions": {
"x_start": -20.0,
"x_end": 20.0,
"x_sampling": 500,
"y_start": -20.0,
"y_end": 20.0,
"y_sampling": 500
},
"axis_system": [
-42.0,
2.0,
5.0,
0.0,
1.0,
0.0,
0.0,
0.0,
-1.0,
-1.0,
0.0,
0.0
],
"layer_type_source": {},
"integration_direction": [
1.0,
-0.0,
-0.0
],
"ray_file_type": "RayFileNone"
},
"name": "Dom Irradiance Sensor (0)",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
}
],
"simulations": [
{
"name": "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0)",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "522e5179-0ae3-4233-9c42-619dc93b802f"
},
"simulation_guid": "b31ecdbc-f434-4a86-bd28-650a1b1366d1",
"sensor_paths": [
"Dom Irradiance Sensor (0)"
],
"source_paths": [
"Dom Source 2 (0) in SOURCE2",
"Surface Source (0) in SOURCE1"
],
"description": "",
"simulation": {
"direct_mc_simulation_template": {
"geom_distance_tolerance": 0.05,
"max_impact": 100,
"weight": {
"minimum_energy_percentage": 0.005
},
"dispersion": true,
"colorimetric_standard": "CIE_1931",
"fast_transmission_gathering": false,
"ambient_material_uri": ""
},
"name": "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0)",
"metadata": {},
"description": "",
"scene_guid": "46d2bf3d-3474-44ff-b459-107046d36a4d",
"simulation_path": "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0)",
"job_type": "CPU"
}
}
],
"materials": [
{
"name": "Material.1",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "c3a8607d-51a7-48e4-b72e-c8e82ea0f95a"
},
"geometries": {
"geo_paths": [
"Solid Body in GUIDE:1379760262/Face in GUIDE:169"
]
},
"sop_guid": "41ecc84f-3f21-4c52-b512-02b31db32318",
"description": "",
"sop_guids": [],
"sop": {
"mirror": {
"reflectance": 100.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
{
"name": "Material.2",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "99e1da76-634f-47f3-82ef-934b96a49ed6"
},
"vop_guid": "12a5c636-23fb-4260-b53e-694324519a39",
"geometries": {
"geo_paths": [
"Solid Body in GUIDE:1379760262"
]
},
"sop_guid": "3f8a504d-287f-4127-a6be-19fad374e3ce",
"description": "",
"sop_guids": [],
"vop": {
"optic": {
"index": 1.4,
"constringence": 60.0,
"absorption": 0.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
},
"sop": {
"optical_polished": {},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
{
"name": "Material.3",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "08d3fc6c-1ffa-4ab8-9866-25cfc2e723e7"
},
"vop_guid": "701d575c-b716-41c3-8f55-fa31ffd6c90e",
"geometries": {
"geo_paths": [
"Solid Body in SOURCE2:2920204960",
"Solid Body in SOURCE1:2494956811"
]
},
"sop_guid": "41ecc84f-3f21-4c52-b512-02b31db32318",
"description": "",
"sop_guids": [],
"vop": {
"opaque": {},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
},
"sop": {
"mirror": {
"reflectance": 100.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
},
{
"name": "Material.4",
"metadata": {
"UniqueId": "495b7077-ce56-49bd-bcc2-32c7d2241bc7"
},
"vop_guid": "18d1fa67-941d-4e36-bb99-c99aca71baa9",
"description": "",
"sop_guids": [],
"vop": {
"optic": {
"index": 1.0,
"absorption": 0.0
},
"name": "",
"description": "",
"metadata": {}
}
}
],
"metadata": {},
"scenes": []
}
/home/runner/work/pyspeos/pyspeos/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/ansys/speos/core/project.py:989: UserWarning: The pySpeos feature : SimulationDirect needs a Speos Version of 2025 R2 SP0 or higher.
sim_feat = SimulationDirect(
Retrieve the simulation feature#
Use the method Project.find() to retrieve an instance of the SimulationDirect feature.
[6]:
sim = p.find(name=".*", name_regex=True, feature_type=SimulationDirect)[0]
Run simulation#
The simulation can be run using either the CPU or with GPU acceleration. The following cell shows how Python is used to assign the appropriate method to run_sim.
[7]:
run_sim = sim.compute_GPU if USE_GPU else sim.compute_CPU
results = run_sim() # run the simulation
print(results)
[upload_response {
info {
uri: "b2bfb5db-731d-4f01-bf2d-2efa619517c8"
file_name: "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0).Dom Irradiance Sensor (0).xmp"
file_size: 2154572
}
upload_duration {
nanos: 2898313
}
}
, upload_response {
info {
uri: "480e3f59-b266-45a6-89ea-207232693cca"
file_name: "ASSEMBLY1.DS (0).html"
file_size: 647797
}
upload_duration {
nanos: 958580
}
}
]
Postprocessing#
Open the results (MS Windows OS only):#
Display one result as image.
A full path can be given, or the name of the result.
[8]:
if os.name == "nt": # Are we running on Windows OS?
from ansys.speos.core.workflow.open_result import open_result_image
open_result_image(simulation_feature=sim, result_name=RESULT_NAME)
Display the image#
Display one result in a result viewer.
A full path can be given, or the name of the result.
[9]:
if os.name == "nt":
from ansys.speos.core.workflow.open_result import open_result_in_viewer
open_result_in_viewer(
simulation_feature=sim,
result_name=RESULT_NAME,
)
speos.close()
[9]:
True