1. Introduction to ANSYS 6.0 Part 1
Training Manual
Introduction to ANSYS 6.0 Part 1

2. Training Manual Introduction to ANSYS 6.0 - Part 1
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ANSYS Release: 6.0
Published Date: October 30, 2001
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3. Introduction to ANSYS 6.0 - Part 1 Table of Contents
2. FEA and ANSYS 2-1
A. What is FEA? 2-2
B. About ANSYS 2-5
C. About the Company 2-19
3. ANSYS Basics 3-1
A. Memory 3-2
B. Interactive Mode 3-5
Starting ANSYS 3-6
GUI 3-10
Graphics & Picking 3-19
On-Line Help 3-30
Select Logic 3-35
The Database and Files 3-47
Exiting ANSYS 3-56
C. Batch Mode 3-57
Input files 3-58
Submitting a batch job 3-64
D. Workshops 3-65
4. General Analysis Procedure 4-1
A. Preliminary Decisions 4-5
4. General Analysis Procedure (cont.)
B. Preprocessing 4-8
Create the solid model 4-8
Create FEA model 4-10
Define material 4-12
C. Solution 4-13
Define Loads 4-13
D. Postprocessing 4-15
Review results 4-15
Verification 4-18
5. Creating the Solid Model 5-1
A. What to model? 5-3
B. Importing Geometry 5-14
IGES Imports 5-14
Connection Products 5-20
Workshop 5-26
C. ANSYS Native Commands 5-27
Definitions 5-28
Top-Down Modeling 5-31
Workshop 5-53
Bottom-Up Modeling 5-54
Workshop 5-74
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6. Creating the Finite Element Model 6-1
A. Overview 6-2
B. Element Attributes 6-4
C. Multiple Element Attributes 6-28
D. Controlling Mesh Density 6-35
E. Changing a Mesh 6-46
F. Mapped Meshing 6-49
G. Hex-to-Tet Meshing 6-66
Mesh Extrusion 6-74
Sweep Meshing 6-79
F.E. Imports 6-85
Workshops 6-86
7. Defining the Material 7-1
A. UNITS 7-3
B. ANSYS Defined Materials 7-4
C. Material GUI 7-6
8. Loading 8-1
A. Define Loads 8-3
B. Nodal Coordinate Systems 8-6
C. Displacement Constraints 8-11
D. Concentrated Loads 8-12
E. Verifying Loads 8-16
9. Solution 9-1
A. Solvers 9-2
B. Multiple Load Steps 9-11
C. Workshops 9-19
10. Structural Analysis 10-1
A. Preprocessing 10-3
B. Solution 10-5
C. Postprocessing 10-17
D. Workshops 10-25
11. Thermal Analysis 11-1
A. Preprocessing 11-3
B. Solution 11-5
C. Postprocessing
D. Workshops 11-22
12. Coupled-field Analysis 12-1
A. Overview 12-2
B. Sequential 12-5
C. Direct 12-9
D. Workshops 12-11
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13. Postprocessing 13-1
A. Query Picking 13-3
B. Results Coordinate System 13-6
C. Path Operations 13-9
D. Error Estimation 13-16
E. Load Case Combinations 13-25
F. Results Viewer 13-31
G. Variable Viewer 13-39
H. Report Generator 13-42
I. Workshops 13-50
14. Short Topics 14-1
A. Toolbar & Abbreviations 14-3
B. Start File 14-9
C. APDL 14-10
D. Workshops 14-23
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