Adding dev portal articles section

doc/Makefile

@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ help:
 
 # customized clean due to examples gallery
 clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning everything."
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
 	rm -rf images/auto-generated
 	rm -rf source/examples/gallery_examples
 	find . -type d -name "_autosummary" -exec rm -rf {} +
 
 # customized clean due to examples gallery
 clean-except-examples:
+	@echo "Cleaning everything except the examples."
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
 	find . -type d -name "_autosummary" -exec rm -rf {} +
 
 # clean only examples
 clean-examples:
+	@echo "Cleaning only the examples."
 	rm -rf source/examples/gallery_examples
 
 # customized to build the pdf rather than using latexpdf due to various issues
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ linkcheck:
 	@echo "Check finished. Report is in $(LINKCHECKDIR)."
 
 html-noexamples:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -D plot_gallery=0 -b html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@echo "Building gallery without running examples."
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -D plot_gallery=0 -b html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)/html" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 	@echo
-	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)."
+	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."

doc/source/conf.py

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     "sphinx.ext.graphviz",
     "sphinx_reredirects",
     "ansys_sphinx_theme.extension.linkcode",
+    "sphinx_design",
 ]
 
 # Intersphinx mapping
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@
     "thumbnail_size": (350, 350),
     "remove_config_comments": True,
     "default_thumb_file": pyansys_logo_white,
+    "show_signature": False,
 }
 # ---
 

doc/source/examples/devportal.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+.. _ref_devportal_examples:
+
+
+PyMAPDL Developer Portal articles
+=================================
+
+In this section, you'll find informative and insightful blog
+articles crafted by our expert developers at Ansys and published
+in the `Developer Portal <developer_portal_>`_.
+Whether you're a seasoned pro or just getting started with PYMAPDL, our blog
+articles cover a wide range of topics, from best practices and tips to in-depth
+tutorials and real-world use cases. Our aim is to provide you with a valuable
+resource that will help you harness the full potential of PYMAPDL for your
+engineering and simulation needs.
+
+Because the Developer Portal is your hub for all things related to Ansys
+products, if you have questions or suggestions, you can go there to
+connect to Ansys experts and the growing Ansys developer community.
+
+.. Limiting the amount of lines to 2 at 80 chars
+.. grid:: 2
+    :gutter: 2
+
+    .. grid-item-card:: Biomedical catheter design analysis
+      :img-top: https://developer.ansys.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/BMCatheter_1_0.png
+      :link: https://developer.ansys.com/blog/biomedical-catheter-design-analysis
+      :text-align: center
+      :class-title: pyansys-card-title
+
+      Analyzing biomedical catheter flexibility using PyMAPDL scripting to
+      assess its flexural rigidity in various designs.
+
+
+    .. grid-item-card:: Postprocessing of simplified bolted connections with the help of PyAnsys
+      :img-top: https://developer.ansys.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/Postprocessing_of_simplified_bolted_connections_with_the_help_of_PyAnsys_image_04.jpg
+      :link: https://developer.ansys.com/blog/postprocessing-simplified-bolted-connections-help-pyansys
+      :text-align: center
+      :class-title: pyansys-card-title
+
+      Illustrating PyMAPDL's GUI possibilities for pre-tensioned bolted
+      connections, adhering to industry standards, and data extraction to Excel
+      for analysis.

doc/source/examples/index.rst

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 .. _ref_examples:
 
+
+.. toctree::
+    :hidden:
+    :maxdepth: 3
+
+    devportal.rst
+    Verification Manual <https://examples.mapdl.docs.pyansys.com/verif-manual/index.html>
+    Technology Showcases <https://examples.mapdl.docs.pyansys.com/technology_showcase_examples/index.html>
+    extended_examples/index.rst
+
+
 ========
 Examples
 ========
@@ -17,22 +28,18 @@ Here are a series of examples using MAPDL with the ``ansys-mapdl-core`` library.
    :start-line: 2
 
 
-.. === PYMAPDL EXAMPLES ===
+.. === Developer Portal examples ==
 
-.. toctree::
-    :hidden:
-    :maxdepth: 3
+.. include:: devportal.rst
+   :start-line: 2
 
-    Verification Manual <https://examples.mapdl.docs.pyansys.com/verif-manual/index.html>
-    Technology Showcases <https://examples.mapdl.docs.pyansys.com/technology_showcase_examples/index.html>
-    extended_examples/index.rst
 
+.. === PyMAPDL examples ===
 
 .. include:: pymapdl_examples_repo/index.rst
    :start-line: 2
 
-.. === EXTENDED EXAMPLES ===
-
+.. === Extended examples ===
 
 .. include:: extended_examples/index.rst
    :start-line: 2

doc/source/links.rst

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 .. _ansys_introductory_mapdl_courses: https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/%%VERSION%%/en/ans_tut/Hlp_UI_Tutorials.html
 .. _ansys_current_supported_os: https://www.ansys.com/content/dam/it-solutions/platform-support/2023-r2/ansys-2023-r2-platform-support-by-application.pdf
 
+.. # Developer portal
+.. _developer_portal: https://developer.ansys.com
+
 .. # Ansys guides
 .. _ansys_command_reference_guide: https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/%%VERSION%%/en/ans_cmd/Hlp_C_CmdTOC.html
 .. _ansys_techdemo_guide: https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/Views/Secured/corp/%%VERSION%%/en/ans_tec/tecintro.html

pyproject.toml

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ doc = [
     "sphinxemoji==0.2.0",
     "sphinx-reredirects==0.1.2",
     "vtk==9.2.6",
+    "sphinx_design==0.5.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.flit.module]