Added interface for selecting inhouse Mesher

examples/tutorials/quick_start.py

@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@
     )
 
 # Step 5: Run the simulation case with the specified parameters
-project.run_case(params=params, name="Case of Simple Airplane from Python")
+project.run_case(params=params, name="Case of Simple Airplane from Python", use_beta_mesher=False)

flow360/component/project.py

@@ -559,12 +559,14 @@ def _get_root_simulation_json(self):
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments, too-many-locals
     def _run(
         self,
+        *,
         params: SimulationParams,
         target: AssetOrResource,
-        draft_name: str = None,
-        fork_from: Case = None,
-        run_async: bool = True,
-        solver_version: str = None,
+        draft_name: str,
+        fork_from: Case,
+        run_async: bool,
+        solver_version: str,
+        use_beta_mesher: bool,
     ):
         """
         Runs a simulation for the project.
@@ -629,7 +631,7 @@ def _run(
 
         draft.update_simulation_params(params)
 
-        destination_id = draft.run_up_to_target_asset(target)
+        destination_id = draft.run_up_to_target_asset(target, use_beta_mesher=use_beta_mesher)
 
         self._project_webapi.patch(
             # pylint: disable=protected-access
@@ -660,6 +662,7 @@ def generate_surface_mesh(
         name: str = "SurfaceMesh",
         run_async: bool = True,
         solver_version: str = None,
+        use_beta_mesher: bool = False,
     ):
         """
         Runs the surface mesher for the project.
@@ -693,6 +696,7 @@ def generate_surface_mesh(
                 run_async=run_async,
                 fork_from=None,
                 solver_version=solver_version,
+                use_beta_mesher=use_beta_mesher,
             )
         )
 
@@ -703,6 +707,7 @@ def generate_volume_mesh(
         name: str = "VolumeMesh",
         run_async: bool = True,
         solver_version: str = None,
+        use_beta_mesher: bool = False,
     ):
         """
         Runs the volume mesher for the project.
@@ -736,6 +741,7 @@ def generate_volume_mesh(
                 run_async=run_async,
                 fork_from=None,
                 solver_version=solver_version,
+                use_beta_mesher=use_beta_mesher,
             )
         )
 
@@ -747,6 +753,7 @@ def run_case(
         run_async: bool = True,
         fork_from: Case = None,
         solver_version: str = None,
+        use_beta_mesher: bool = False,
     ):
         """
         Runs a case for the project.
@@ -773,5 +780,6 @@ def run_case(
                 run_async=run_async,
                 fork_from=fork_from,
                 solver_version=solver_version,
+                use_beta_mesher=use_beta_mesher,
             )
         )

flow360/component/simulation/web/draft.py

@@ -142,13 +142,18 @@ def get_simulation_dict(self) -> dict:
         response = self.get(method="simulation/file", params={"type": "simulation"})
         return json.loads(response["simulationJson"])
 
-    def run_up_to_target_asset(self, target_asset: type) -> str:
+    def run_up_to_target_asset(self, target_asset: type, use_beta_mesher: bool) -> str:
         """run the draft up to the target asset"""
 
         try:
             # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            if use_beta_mesher is True:
+                log.info("Selecting beta/inhouse mesher for possible meshing tasks.")
             run_response = self.post(
-                json={"upTo": target_asset._cloud_resource_type_name, "useInHouse": False},
+                json={
+                    "upTo": target_asset._cloud_resource_type_name,
+                    "useInHouse": use_beta_mesher,
+                },
                 method="run",
             )
         except Flow360WebError as err: