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ANSYS, nc. Proprietary

2010 ANSYS, nc. All rights reserved.
Release 13.0
November 2010
Introduction to ANSYS
MechanicaI
Customer Training Material
%abIe of Contents
Introduction to ANSYS MechanicaI
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ANSYS, nc. Proprietary
2010 ANSYS, nc. All rights reserved.
Release 13.0
November 2010
Customer Training Material
%abIe of Contents
1. Introduction 1-1
A. About ANSYS, Inc. 1-4
B. ANSYS Workbench Overview 1-7
C. ANSYS MechanicaI Overview 1-9
D. Starting MechanicaI 1-11
E. %he Workbench Environment 1-12
F. Workbench FiIe Management 1-20
G. Working with Units 1-23
H. License Preferences 1-25
2. MechanicaI Basics 2-1
A. %he MechanicaI Interface 2-4
B. MechanicaI AppIication Wizard 2-13
C. Basic AnaIysis Procedure 2-16
D. AppIying Loads and Supports 2-18
E. Graphics ControI and SeIection 2-22
F. Engineering Data 2-25
G. Workshop 2.1 - ANSYS MechanicaI Basics 2-33
3. GeneraI Preprocessing 3-1
A. Geometry Branch 3-4
B. Contact 3-10
C. Coordinate Systems 3-23
D. Named SeIections 3-26
E. Workshop 3.1 - Contact ControI 3-32
4. Meshing in MechanicaI
A. GIobaI Meshing ControIs 4-4
B. LocaI Meshing ControIs 4-11
C. Meshing %roubIeshooting 4-25
D. VirtuaI %opoIogy 4-28
E. Workshop 4.1 - Meshing ControI 4-32
5. Static StructuraI AnaIysis 5-1
A. Geometry 5-4
B. AssembIies - SoIid Body Contact 5-7
C. AnaIysis Settings 5-13
D. Loads and Supports 5-18
E. Workshop 5.1 - Linear StructuraI AnaIysis 5-38
F. ResuIts and Postprocessing 5-39
G. Workshop 5.2 - 2D StructuraI AnaIysis 5-48
6. Vibration AnaIysis 6-1
A. Free Vibration AnaIysis Procedure 6-4
B. Workshop 6.1 - Free Vibration AnaIysis 6-11
C. Free Vibration with Pre-Stress 6-12
D. Workshop 6.2 - Pre-Stressed Vibration AnaIysis 6-16
7. %hermaI AnaIysis 7-1
A. Geometry 7-5
B. AssembIies - SoIid Body Contact 7-7
C. Heat Loads 7-14
D. SoIution Options 7-20
E. ResuIts and Postprocessing 7-22
F. Workshop 7.1 - Steady State %hermaI AnaIysis 7-26
8. ResuIts and Postprocessing 8-1
A. Viewing ResuIts 8-3
B. Scoping ResuIts 8-21
C. Exporting ResuIts 8-28
D. Coordinates Systems 8-30
E. SoIutions Combinations 8-32
F. Stress SinguIarities 8-35
G. Error Estimation 8-38
H. Convergence 8-40
I. Workshop 8.1 - ResuIts Processing 8-45
9. CAD & Parameters 9-1
A. CAD InteroperabiIity 9-3
B. Defining Parameters in Workbench 9-9
C. Using the Parameter Workspace 9-10
D. Updating CAD Parameters 9-18
E. Workshop 9.1 - Parameter Management 9-21
Appendix A: Linear BuckIing AnaIysis AA
Appendix B: OptionaI User Workshop AB