FIX: Copy Design #5623

doc/changelog.d/5993.fixed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Copy Design #5623

src/ansys/aedt/core/application/design.py

@@ -3639,7 +3639,7 @@
         if set_active_design:
             self._close_edb()
             self._init_design(project_name=self.project_name, design_name=new_designname)
-            self.set_active_design(active_design)
+            self.set_active_design(new_designname)
         # return the pasted design name
         return new_designname
 

src/ansys/aedt/core/desktop.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 import atexit
 import datetime
+from difflib import get_close_matches
 import gc
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -692,6 +693,42 @@
         except Exception:  # pragma: no cover
             return self.installed_versions[version_key + "CL"]
 
+    @pyaedt_function_handler()
+    def get_example(self, example_name, folder_name="."):
+        """Retrieve the path to a built-in example project.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        example_name : str
+            Name of the example for which the full path is desired.
+        folder_name : str, optional
+            Name of the example for which the full path is desired.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        str
+            Return the full path and name of the example file if found, otherwise ``None``.
+        """
+
+        root = Path(self.install_path) / "Examples" / folder_name
+
+        # Gather all files
+        all_files = [f for f in root.rglob("*") if f.is_file() and not f.suffix.lower() == ".pdf"]
+
+        # Normalize names for fuzzy matching
+        filenames = [f.name.lower() for f in all_files]
+        name_lower = example_name.lower()
+
+        # Get close matches
+        close = get_close_matches(name_lower, filenames, n=1, cutoff=0.6)
+
+        if close:
+            match_name = close[0]
+            # Find the original Path object that matches the filename (case-insensitive)
+            for file in all_files:
+                if file.name.lower() == match_name:
+                    return str(file.resolve())
+
     @property
     def logger(self):
         """AEDT logger."""

tests/system/general/test_01_Design.py

@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ def test_15b_copy_design_from(self):
         new_design = self.aedtapp.copy_design_from(origin, "myduplicateddesign")
         assert new_design in self.aedtapp.design_list
 
+    def test_15c_copy_example(self):
+        example_name = self.aedtapp.desktop_class.get_example("5G_SIW_Aperture_Antenna")
+        self.aedtapp.copy_design_from(example_name, "0_5G Aperture Element")
+        assert self.aedtapp.design_name == "0_5G Aperture Element"
+        assert not self.aedtapp.desktop_class.get_example("fake")
+
     def test_16_renamedesign(self, add_app, test_project_file):
         prj_file = test_project_file(test_project_name)
         self.aedtapp.load_project(file_name=prj_file, design="myname", close_active=True)