Ignore distortion elements

.gitignore

@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ examples/.local
 .ipynb_checkpoints/
 
 # docker
-docker/mapdl/v211
+docker/mapdl/v211
+
+# temp testing
+tmp.out

ansys/mapdl/core/_version.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Version of ansys-mapdl-core module."""
 
 # major, minor, patch
-version_info = 0, 57, 5
+version_info = 0, 57, 6
 
 # Nice string for the version
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, version_info))

ansys/mapdl/core/launcher.py

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def _get_available_base_ansys():
 
     Within Linux
 
-    >>> 
+    >>> _get_available_base_ansys()
     {194: '/usr/ansys_inc/v194',
      202: '/usr/ansys_inc/v202',
      211: '/usr/ansys_inc/v211'}
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ def _get_available_base_ansys():
         raise OSError(f'Unsupported OS {os.name}')
 
     if base_path is None:
-        return '', ''
+        return {}
 
     paths = glob(os.path.join(base_path, 'v*'))
 
     if not paths:
-        return None
+        return {}
 
     ansys_paths = {}
     for path in paths:
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ def find_ansys():
     (/usr/ansys_inc/v211/ansys/bin/ansys211, 21.1)
     """
     versions = _get_available_base_ansys()
+    if not versions:
+        return '', ''
     version = max(versions.keys())
     ans_path = versions[version]
     if os.name == 'nt':

ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import tempfile
 from shutil import rmtree, copyfile
 import weakref
+import warnings
 
 import numpy as np
 import pyvista as pv
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@
 from ansys.mapdl.core.plotting import general_plotter
 from ansys.mapdl.core.post import PostProcessing
 
+_PERMITTED_ERRORS = [
+    r'(\*\*\* ERROR \*\*\*).*(?:[\r\n]+.*)+highly distorted.',
+    r'(\*\*\* ERROR \*\*\*).*[\r\n]+.*is turning inside out.',
+]
+
 
 MATPLOTLIB_LOADED = True
 try:
@@ -1766,15 +1772,19 @@ def run(self, command, write_to_log=True, **kwargs):
                 text += '\n\nIgnore these messages by setting allow_ignore=True'
                 raise MapdlInvalidRoutineError(text)
 
-        # flag error
+        # flag errors
         if '*** ERROR ***' in self._response and not self._ignore_errors:
-            # remove "is turning inside out" as this allows the
-            # solution to continue
-            sub = re.sub(r'(\*\*\* ERROR \*\*\*).*[\r\n]+.*is turning inside out.',
-                         '', self._response)
-            if '*** ERROR ***' in sub:
+            # remove permitted errors and allow MAPDL to continue
+            response = self._response
+            for err_str in _PERMITTED_ERRORS:
+                response = re.sub(err_str, '', response)
+
+            if '*** ERROR ***' in response:
                 self._log.error(self._response)
                 raise MapdlRuntimeError(self._response)
+            else:
+                warnings.warn('MAPDL returned non-abort errors.  Please '
+                              'check the logs.')
 
         # special returns for certain geometry commands
         short_cmd = parse_to_short_cmd(command)

docs/source/contributing.rst

@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ or in Linux
 
 .. code::
 
-    PYANSYS_START_INSTANCE=False
-    PYMAPDL_PORT=<MAPDL Port> (default 50052)
-    PYMAPDL_IP=<MAPDL IP> (default 127.0.0.1)
+    export PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE=False
+    export PYMAPDL_PORT=<MAPDL Port> (default 50052)
+    export PYMAPDL_IP=<MAPDL IP> (default 127.0.0.1)
 
 This will tell the ``ansys.mapdl.core`` to attempt to connect to the existing
 MAPDL service by default when the ``launch_mapdl`` function is used.

tests/conftest.py

@@ -27,9 +27,29 @@
 
 # check if the user wants to permit pytest to start MAPDL
 START_INSTANCE = get_start_instance()
-# if START_INSTANCE:
-#     local.append(True)
 
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    os_msg = """SET PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE=False
+SET PYMAPDL_PORT=<MAPDL Port> (default 50052)
+SET PYMAPDL_IP=<MAPDL IP> (default 127.0.0.1)"""
+else:
+    os_msg = """export PYMAPDL_START_INSTANCE=False
+export PYMAPDL_PORT=<MAPDL Port> (default 50052)
+export PYMAPDL_IP=<MAPDL IP> (default 127.0.0.1)"""
+
+ERRMSG = f"""Unable to run CI without MAPDL installed or accessible.
+Either install Ansys 2021R1 or newer or specify the remote server with:
+
+{os_msg}
+
+If you do have Ansys installed, you may have to patch pymapdl to
+automatically find your Ansys installation.  Email the developer at:
+alexander.kaszynski@ansys.com
+
+"""
+
+if START_INSTANCE and EXEC_FILE is None:
+    raise RuntimeError(ERRMSG)
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption(

tests/test_grpc.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_basic_input_output(mapdl, tmpdir):
         f.write('FINISH\n')
         f.write('/PREP7\n')
 
-    resp = mapdl.upload(basic_inp)
+    mapdl.upload(basic_inp)
     tmpfile = 'tmp.out'
     mapdl._send_command('/OUT, %s' % tmpfile, mute=True)
     mapdl._send_command('/INPUT, %s' % filename, mute=True)

tests/test_mapdl.py

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ def test_invalid_input(mapdl):
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
         mapdl.input('thisisnotafile')
 
+
 @skip_no_xserver
 def test_kplot(cleared, mapdl, tmpdir):
     with pytest.raises(MapdlRuntimeError):
@@ -471,8 +472,10 @@ def test_builtin_parameters(mapdl, cleared):
 
     assert isinstance(mapdl.parameters.revision, float)
 
-    if os.name == 'posix':
-        assert 'LIN' in mapdl.parameters.platform
+    # Platform could be either windows or Linux, without regards to
+    # the testing OS.
+    plat = mapdl.parameters.platform
+    assert 'L' in plat or 'W' in plat
 
     mapdl.csys(1)
     assert mapdl.parameters.csys == 1

tests/test_post.py

@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@ def plastic_solve(mapdl):
 
 
 # must be run first before loading a result
-@pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == 'nt', reason="Causes MAPDL to die on windows")
-def test_nodal_eqv_stress_fail(mapdl, static_solve):
-    with pytest.raises(MapdlRuntimeError):
-        mapdl.post_processing.nodal_eqv_stress
+# since MAPDL may be on a remote windows machine, cannot test
+# @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == 'nt', reason="Causes MAPDL to die on windows")
+# def test_nodal_eqv_stress_fail(mapdl, static_solve):
+#     with pytest.raises(MapdlRuntimeError):
+#         mapdl.post_processing.nodal_eqv_stress
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('comp', ['X', 'Y', 'z'])  # lowercase intentional