Getting started

Overview

The DYNA-Lib project provides Python libraries to build a DYNA keyword input file and facilities to run the Ansys LS-DYNA solver. With DYNA-Lib, you can perform these actions:

• Generate, read, and write all keywords*

• Run the LS-DYNA solver

Installation

DYNA-Lib has two installation modes: user and developer. The following instructions assume that you want to install DYNA-Lib in user mode. If you want to contribute to the development of DYNA-Lib, you must install it in developer mode. For more information, see Contribute.

1. To ensure that you have the latest version of pip, run this command:

   python -m pip install -U pip
   

2. To install DYNA-Lib, run this command:

   python -m pip install dynalib