Merge branch 'main' into release/0.4

Author: wenhuiuy

.github/labeler.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 documentation:
-- doc/source/**/*
-- README.rst
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['doc/**/*', 'README.rst']
 maintenance:
-- .github/**/*
-- .flake8
-- pyproject.toml
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['.github/**/*', 'pyproject.toml', '.flake8']
 dependencies:
-- pyproject.toml
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['pyproject.toml']
 testing:
-- _unittest/conftest.py
-- tests/*
+- changed-files:
+  - any-glob-to-any-file: ['_unittest/conftest.py', 'tests/*']

.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: "Set up Python ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: 'pip'
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: "Set up Python"
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.MAIN_PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: 'pip'

.github/workflows/label.yml

@@ -32,10 +32,9 @@ jobs:
 
     # Label based on modified files
     - name: Label based on changed files
-      uses: actions/labeler@v4
+      uses: actions/labeler@v5
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-        sync-labels: ''
 
     # Label based on branch name
     - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-add-labels@v1

docker/pre/README.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Prerequisites
   instructions from `this page <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/>`_.
 
 * Download the latest Linux release artifacts for the ``pre`` Docker container:
-  `linux-binaries.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.2/linux-binaries.zip>`_.
+  `linux-binaries.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.3/linux-binaries.zip>`_.
 
 * Move this ZIP file to the ``docker/pre`` directory.
 

docker/solver/README.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Prerequisites
   instructions from `this page <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/>`_.
 
 * Download the latest Linux release artifacts for the ``solver`` Docker container:
-  `mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.2/mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip>`_.
+  `mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip <https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases/download/v0.4.3/mppdyna_docker_centos7.zip>`_.
 
 * Move this ZIP file to the ``docker/solver`` directory and unzip it in the same directory.
 

examples/Airbag/airbag_deploy.py

@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@
 )
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port

examples/Explicit/ball_plate.py

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 # Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
 # for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
 # container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the host name and port. This code uses the default localhost and port

examples/Explicit/belted_dummy.py

@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@
 # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/pre/explicit/belted_dummy.png'
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the host name and port. This example uses the default localhost and port

examples/Implicit/camry_rc.py

@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@
 from ansys.dyna.core.pre import examples
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port

examples/NVH/frf_plate_damping.py

@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@
 from ansys.dyna.core.pre import examples
 # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/pre/nvh/frf_plate_damping.png'
 ###############################################################################
-# Manually start the ``pre`` service
+# Start the ``pre`` service
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-# Copy the ``pyDyna/src/ansys/dyna/core/pre/Server`` folder to a desired location.
-# Start the ``pre`` service at this location by running this command:
-#
-# ``python kwserver.py``
+# Before starting the ``pre`` service, you must ensure that the Docker container
+# for this service has been started. For more information, see "Start the Docker
+# container for the ``pre`` service" in https://dyna.docs.pyansys.com/version/stable/index.html.
+# 
+# The ``pre`` service can also be started locally, please download the latest version of 
+# ansys-pydyna-pre-server.zip package from https://github.com/ansys/pydyna/releases and start it 
+# refering to the README.rst file in this server package.
 #
 # Once the ``pre`` service is running, you can connect a client to it using
 # the hostname and port. This example uses the default localhost and port