Potential licensing constraints when using PyPrimeMesh in another tool

[germa89]

Hi Mike, thanks again for the quick and helpful reply.

We’ve been looking into PyPrimeMesh, and it definitely seems promising. That said, we’re a bit concerned about potential licensing constraints, especially when it comes to using PyPrimeMesh inside a project like ours.

Specifically, we're building a lightweight FEA automation tool aimed at students and small teams. We'd love to use PyPrimeMesh for .cdb generation, but we’re unsure if it’s intended to be used only within the full Ansys ecosystem, or if there’s any way to use it externally (e.g., as part of a standalone conversion script) without running into redistribution or commercial usage issues.

Would you happen to know how Ansys handles this, or if there’s any flexibility for tools like ours?

Originally posted by @AltoAuto in ansys/pymapdl#3888 (comment)

[waltersma]

Hi @AltoAuto,

PyPrimeMesh as a client is licensed as MIT. However to use the Ansys Prime Server you will need access to a licensed version of Ansys as defined in the dependencies.

Hope this helps!