feat: prep7 - part 2

[clatapie]

Description

This PR follows the PyConverter-XML2Py integration plan to automate the PyMAPDL_commands documentation.
The changes have been generated using pyconverter-xml2py and more specifically mapdl-cmd-conv.

This PR focus on the first part of the prep7 submodule integration.

You can check the mapdl-cmd-conv documentation to have a look at the output of each methods.

Pinging @ansys/pymapdl-developers for visibility. Feel free to provide any feedback on the way the docstrings and the source code generation are handled.

Issue linked

This PR is meant to be merged within the feat/main_prep7 branch. The latter will gather all the parts of the submodule prior to be merged to the main branch.

Checklist

• I have visited and read Develop PyMAPDL.
• I have tested my changes locally
• I have added necessary documentation or updated existing documentation.
• I have followed the PyMAPDL coding style guidelines.
• I have added appropriate unit tests that also ensure the minimal coverage criteria.
• I have reviewed my changes before submitting this pull request.
• I have linked the issue or issues that are solved to the PR if any.
• I have assigned this PR to myself.
• I have marked this PR as draft if it is not ready to be reviewed yet.
• I have made sure that the title of my PR follows Commit naming conventions (e.g. feat: adding new MAPDL command)

[clatapie]

The EDASMP command has been removed from MAPDL commands as it doesn't appear on the official documentation since (at least) R23.2.

I am removing the failing tests and mapdl_extended.py file accordingly.

EDIT: this command has been deprecated in R19.1

[mikerife]

@clatapie The ability to pre/post process a explicit dynamics model for the ls-dyna solver was removed from mapdl in v19.1. So most of the commands that start with 'ED' should not exist anymore in mapdl....anyone wanting to use those could use PyDyna or PyMechanical (which supports ls-dyna solver).

[clatapie]

Thank you for your comment @mikerife!
Indeed, a lot more commands than the EDASMP command were concerned by this. I removed all of them accordingly

[clatapie]

The TBFT function is not correctly parsed.

# How it should render:
def tbft(self, oper, matid, option1, option2, option3, option4, option5, option6, option7, option10, **kwards):

# How it currently renders:
def tbft(self, **kwards):

I am investigating it.

[clatapie]

This error enables me to catch a broader one: 5 functions (including TBFT) `were not showing arguments as they should have. It is due to the fact that there have specific formats.

The TBFT error was fixed with ansys/pyconverter-xml2py@ccbb8ca and the broader one with ansys/pyconverter-xml2py@73cab27

[clatapie]

I confirm that the TBFT error has been fixed.
This PR is ready for review whenever you will have time @germa89!

[germa89]

After a quick look, it looks good to me.

However, I will add back the EDXXXX commands because PyMAPDL should be retrocompatible for as much versions as possible, that includes ANSYS 13.0 through the console interface.
Any person running any an Ansys version compatible with ED commands, should be able to run them using PyMAPDL.
Also please checks the

[clatapie]

I am currently looking into a way to add the EDXXXX functions. I will comment this PR with my proposition soon.

[clatapie]

ExplicitDynamics class has been reintroduced as asked.

The PR is ready to be reviewed and merged on my side.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR continues the PyConverter-XML2Py integration to automate PyMAPDL command documentation, focusing on part 2 of the prep7 submodule. The changes involve migrating multiple command classes from the preproc package to the prep7 package with updated documentation formats and type hints.

Key Changes:

• Migrated 9 command classes (database, element_type, elements, explicit_dynamics, hard_points, keypoints, lines, materials, morphing) from preproc to prep7
• Updated class inheritance in Prep7Commands and PreprocessorCommands
• Modernized documentation with Sphinx directives and restructured RST files

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
src/ansys/mapdl/core/commands.py	Updated Prep7Commands to inherit from migrated classes, removed corresponding classes from PreprocessorCommands
src/ansys/mapdl/core/_commands/preproc/*.py	Deleted 9 command class files from preproc package
src/ansys/mapdl/core/_commands/prep7/*.py	Added 9 command class files to prep7 with updated type hints and documentation
src/ansys/mapdl/core/_commands/preproc/__init__.py	Removed imports for migrated classes
src/ansys/mapdl/core/_commands/prep7/__init__.py	Added imports for migrated classes
doc/source/mapdl_commands/prep7/*.rst	Updated documentation structure with new Sphinx references and class paths
doc/changelog.d/4262.added.md	Added changelog entry

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[germa89]

LGTM!