##  [Ansys Rigid Body Dynamics for developers](/docs/rigid-body-dynamics) 

## Overview

Ansys Rigid Body Dynamics™ software is an analysis system within the Ansys Mechanical Premium and Enterprise products that allows you to study the kinematics of mechanical systems. For more information, refer to the [Ansys Mechanical product page](https://www.ansys.com/products/structures/ansys-mechanical), where the Rigid Body Dynamics software is part of the Mechanical Enterprise product.   
  
The **Rigid Body Dynamics** **library** lets you control the joints, constraints, springs, and damper setups within their Rigid Body Dynamics models using an IronPython-based approach.





 



 

 

 



## OS and supported languages

**Rigid Body Dynamics** **library** is available for:

- **Windows**:  
    
    - IronPython
    - .NET framework
- **Linux**:  
    
    - Mono CLR





 



 

 

 



## Documentation

###### Rigid Body Dynamics library

Use the Rigid Body Dynamics library to manipulate joints, constraints, springs, and damper configurations in your Rigid Body Dynamics software's models.

[2026 R1](/docs/command-reference-for-rigid-dynamics-systems-2026-r1/intro.md)

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