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Custom Operators and Plugins
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You can enhance and customize your DPF installation by creating new operators and libraries of
operators, called 'plugins'. PyDPF-Core becomes a development tool offering accessible,
componentized, and easily distributable custom operators.

.. note::

    You can create custom operators in CPython using PyDPF-Core for use with DPF in Ansys 2023 R1
    and later.

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    .. grid-item-card:: Create a DPF plugin with a single operator
       :link: tutorials_custom_operators_and_plugins_custom_operator
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       This tutorial shows how to create, load, and use a custom plugin containing a single
       custom operator.

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       Requires DPF 7.1 or above (2024 R1).

    .. grid-item-card:: Create a DPF plugin with multiple operators
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        This tutorial shows how to create, load, and use a custom plugin with multiple operators
        or with complex routines.

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        Coming soon

    .. grid-item-card:: Create a custom DPF plugin with third-party dependencies
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        :class-footer: sd-bg-light sd-text-dark

        This tutorial shows how to create a Python plug-in package with third-party dependencies.

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        Coming soon

    .. grid-item-card:: Update PyDPF-Core in the DPF installation
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        :class-header: sd-bg-light sd-text-dark
        :class-footer: sd-bg-light sd-text-dark

        This tutorial shows how to update PyDPF-Core in your DPF installation.

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        Coming soon

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