.. _ref_legacy_meshing_workflow:

Legacy meshing interface
========================

The legacy PyFluent meshing interface for the API-based meshing infrastructure is
distinct from the classic meshing workflow (:ref:`ref_meshing_workflows_guide`).

Supported versions
------------------
- Available in PyFluent with Ansys Fluent versions prior to 2026 R1.
- Also supported when using PyFluent with Ansys Fluent 2026 R1 or later version.

Enable the legacy interface
---------------------------
Pass ``legacy=True`` during the workflow initialization:

.. code:: python

    watertight = meshing_session.watertight(legacy=True)
    fault_tolerant = meshing_session.fault_tolerant(legacy=True)

Portability
-----------
You can pass ``legacy=True`` unconditionally to avoid version checks and keep earlier scripts working unchanged.

Fault-tolerant meshing workflow
-------------------------------
In the legacy fault-tolerant workflow, PartManagement and PMFileManagement are accessed
directly from the meshing session. Use these objects and their methods as shown below:

.. code:: python

    - meshing_session.PartManagement.InputFileChanged(...)
    - meshing_session.PMFileManagement.FileManager.LoadFiles()
    - meshing_session.PartManagement.Node["Meshing Model"].Copy(...)
    - meshing_session.PartManagement.ObjectSetting["DefaultObjectSetting"].OneZonePer.set_state(...)

.. Note::
   Backward compatible: These entries are still supported in PyFluent using
   Ansys Fluent 2026 R1 for legacy scripts.


Import CAD and part management
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code:: python

    import ansys.fluent.core as pyfluent
    from ansys.fluent.core import examples

    import_file_name = examples.download_file(
        "exhaust_system.fmd", "pyfluent/exhaust_system"
    )
    meshing_session = pyfluent.launch_fluent(precision=pyfluent.Precision.DOUBLE, processor_count=2, mode=pyfluent.FluentMode.MESHING)

    fault_tolerant = meshing_session.fault_tolerant(legacy=True)
    meshing_session.PartManagement.InputFileChanged(
        FilePath=import_file_name, IgnoreSolidNames=False, PartPerBody=False
    )
    meshing_session.PMFileManagement.FileManager.LoadFiles()
    meshing_session.PartManagement.Node["Meshing Model"].Copy(
        Paths=[
            "/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper," + "1/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper,1/main,1",
            "/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper," + "1/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper,1/flow-pipe,1",
            "/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper," + "1/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper,1/outpipe3,1",
            "/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper," + "1/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper,1/object2,1",
            "/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper," + "1/dirty_manifold-for-wrapper,1/object1,1",
        ]
    )
    meshing_session.PartManagement.ObjectSetting["DefaultObjectSetting"].OneZonePer.set_state("part")

    import_cad = fault_tolerant.import_cad_and_part_management
    import_cad.context.set_state(0)
    import_cad.create_object_per.set_state("Custom")
    import_cad.fmd_file_name.set_state(import_file_name)
    import_cad.file_loaded.set_state("yes")
    import_cad.object_setting.set_state("DefaultObjectSetting")
    import_cad()


Renaming tasks in workflow
--------------------------
In the legacy workflow, renaming a task updates its Python attribute path.
Access the task by the new name.

.. Note::
   Not backward compatible: In the enhanced workflow (Ansys Fluent 2026 R1 and later),
   changing a task’s display name does not change its Python attribute path.

.. code:: python

    watertight.import_geometry.rename(new_name="import_geom_wtm")
    assert watertight.import_geom_wtm


Deleting tasks from workflow
----------------------------
In the legacy workflow, you delete tasks by passing their Python attribute
names as strings in ``list_of_tasks``.

.. Note::
   Partly backward compatible: In the enhanced workflow (Ansys Fluent 2026 R1 and later),
   delete-by-name has been replaced by passing task objects to ``list_of_tasks``.
   Calling ``task.delete()`` on a task object still works.


.. code:: python

    watertight.delete_tasks(list_of_tasks=["create_volume_mesh_wtm", "add_boundary_layers"])
    watertight.update_regions.delete()