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Description

### 🔍 Before submitting the issue

- [x] I have searched among the existing issues
- [x] I am using a Python virtual environment

### 🐞 Description of the bug

when attempting to run the online examples, I get a failure message (botl pretension, valve.py).

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### 📝 Steps to reproduce

run the examples

### 💻 Which operating system are you using?

Windows

### 📀 Which ANSYS version are you using?

261

### 🐍 Which Python version are you using?

3.13

### 📦 Installed packages

```shell
aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1
aiohttp==3.13.2
aiosignal==1.4.0
alabaster==1.0.0
ansys-acp-core==0.2.1
ansys-api-acp==0.3.1
ansys-api-dbu==0.3.28
ansys-api-geometry==0.4.83
ansys-api-mapdl==0.5.2
ansys-api-mechanical==0.1.3
ansys-api-meshing-prime==0.1.4
ansys-api-platform-instancemanagement==1.1.3
ansys-api-tools-filetransfer==0.1.2
ansys-dpf-composites==0.7.0
ansys-dpf-core==0.14.2
ansys-geometry-core==0.12.1
ansys-mapdl-core==0.70.2
ansys-mapdl-reader==0.55.1
ansys-math-core==0.2.4
ansys-mechanical-core==0.11.35
ansys-mechanical-stubs==0.1.9
ansys-meshing-prime==0.9.3
ansys-platform-instancemanagement==1.1.2
ansys-pythonnet==3.1.0rc6
ansys-tools-common==0.2.1
ansys-tools-filetransfer==0.1.1
ansys-tools-local-product-launcher==0.1.1
ansys-tools-path==0.7.3
ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.9.2
anyio==4.11.0
appdirs==1.4.4
argon2-cffi==25.1.0
argon2-cffi-bindings==25.1.0
arrow==1.4.0
astroid==3.3.11
asttokens==3.0.0
async-lru==2.0.5
asyncssh==2.21.1
atomicwrites==1.4.1
attrs==25.4.0
autopep8==2.0.4
babel==2.17.0
bcrypt==5.0.0
beartype==0.22.5
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binaryornot==0.4.4
black==25.9.0
bleach==6.3.0
cattrs==25.3.0
certifi==2025.10.5
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click==8.3.0
cloudpickle==3.1.2
clr_loader==0.2.8
colorama==0.4.6
comm==0.2.3
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cookiecutter==2.6.0
cryptography==46.0.3
cycler==0.12.1
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decorator==5.2.1
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dill==0.4.0
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isoduration==20.11.0
isort==6.1.0
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jaraco.context==6.0.1
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jedi==0.19.2
jellyfish==1.2.1
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keyring==25.6.0
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lsprotocol==2025.0.0
markdown-it-py==4.0.0
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networkx==3.5
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parso==0.8.5
pathspec==0.12.1
pexpect==4.9.0
pickleshare==0.7.5
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Pint==0.25.1
platformdirs==4.5.0
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pooch==1.8.2
prometheus_client==0.23.1
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protobuf==4.25.8
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requests==2.32.5
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rope==1.14.0
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six==1.17.0
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tabulate==0.9.0
terminado==0.18.1
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trame-common==1.0.1
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trame-vtk==2.10.0
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typing_extensions==4.15.0
tzdata==2025.2
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vtk==9.5.2
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wcwidth==0.2.14
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webencodings==0.5.1
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yapf==0.43.0
yarl==1.22.0
zipp==3.23.0
```

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Research direction

The report identifies failures in the online examples and mentions valve.py and a bolt pretension example; start by reproducing the failure on Windows with Python 3.13 and inspect the attached error. Done means the affected example runs successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
developer-experience
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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