Repetitive work
Rebuilding the same model whenever a dimension, load or material changes.
APDL programming for CAE engineers
Stop repeating simulations.
Start programming them.
Learn to turn manual Ansys models into reproducible APDL scripts that you can modify, verify and run again with confidence.
- Built from real engineering workflows
- No previous programming required
- Downloadable scripts
A repeatable simulation workflow
01
*SET, inputsDefine02
/PREP7Model03
/SOLUSolve04
/POST1VerifyOne script. Clear inputs. Traceable results.
The real problem
Knowing Ansys is not the same as controlling your simulation process.
When a model depends on a sequence of manual clicks, every change costs time and every repetition creates another chance to lose traceability.
Hard-to-audit models
Trying to remember which option was changed and why two runs are different.
Commands without context
Learning isolated APDL syntax without seeing how a complete analysis fits together.
The Marc & Structures approach
Model. Solve. Verify.
APDL is taught as an engineering workflow, not as a dictionary of commands. Each step leaves evidence that the model does what you intended.
- 01
Model with parameters
Define geometry, materials, mesh and loads through inputs you can understand and change.
- 02
Solve reproducibly
Turn the analysis sequence into a script that runs the same way today and next month.
- 03
Verify before trusting
Extract checks and results that help you catch modelling errors before they become conclusions.
13 of 18 modules · Downloadable scripts
Your starting point
Learn to Program Ansys APDL Simulations
A practical route for engineers who understand FEA and want to move from manual operation to controlled, reusable simulations.
- Build a complete APDL session from scratch
- Parameterise geometry, loads and material data
- Automate preprocessing, solution and postprocessing
- Export checks, plots and results with traceability
This course is for you if…
- you already use FEA or Ansys and want more control;
- you want to understand the script instead of copying commands;
- you need analyses that are easier to repeat, review and defend.
Why learn here
Engineering experience turned into a method you can use.
Marc is an industrial engineer specialising in structural analysis, with more than ten years of experience across industrial machinery, instrumentation and aerospace. The training is built around the decisions, checks and mistakes that matter in real analysis work.
Learn about Marc →“The goal is not to write more commands. It is to understand and control every engineering decision in the model.”
Go further when you need it
APDL is the starting point, not the limit.
Continue with thermal analysis for aerospace, use the technical library to resolve specific questions, or work with free calculation tools.
Fundamentals to thermal analysis
Thermal Engineering and Heat Transfer
A bilingual interactive course on conduction, convection, radiation, orbital heat loads and finite elements for aerospace electronics.
From zero · Space applications
Space Thermal Analysis with Ansys APDL
A self-contained practical course to build, verify and automate a thermal model of a PCB, gap pads and chassis for space conditions.
Stay close to the work
Useful technical notes. No noise.
Practical ideas about analysis, simulation and engineering judgement, sent only when there is something worth sharing.
Ready to make your simulations reproducible?
Start with the first APDL module and build the workflow step by step.
Start the APDL course free →