ANSYS Workbench: Mechanical Examples

Step 1. Opening ansys workbench Overview: – Start > ANSYS Workbench – Create Static Structural analysis system

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Double click

[Optional] Note on save as … Do not save to a network drive location – //server/share/folder/file.wbpj Instead used a local drive or mapped network drive: browse computer, for example – U:/folder/file.wbpj Reason: when solver tries to start, it will fail if a file it needs is in a network drive location (even if there is an equivalent mapped location). Can save and re-open from the mapped location. To view where your files are, – Workbench menu > View > Files

Step 2. Geometry Overview: – Sketch Draw Dimension Generate – Extrude Generate – Close the DesignModeler window

Double click, wait, then click 1 2

Click XYPlane

Click new sketch

Click Z axis

Click sketching tab

[Optional] Click Settings; Check boxes grid on and snap; Major grid spacing 1 m; Minor steps 10; Click Draw

Note: navigating 3d view Zoom: mouse scroll wheel, or click buttons for box zoom, slide zoom, fit all Tilt: press middle mouse button (scroll wheel) and move mouse Pan: Ctrl+Middle mouse button

Note: making mistakes Use Undo/redo on toolbar Sketching > Modify > Trim to remove mistakes Zoom in close to make sure lines are closed. Fix with trim and corner.

Click Draw Rectangle

Click one corner, then opposite 1 2

Click Dimensions

Dimension steps Click the entity to dimension Click to place the dimension label Find the label in Details View Select and enter the value

Dimensions 1 2 3

Draw and dimension circle

Click Modeling

Click on the sketch

Click extrude

Under geometry, click apply

Select depth and enter a value

Generate

Close the window

Step 3: Model and setup Overview: – Mesh Create sizing rules Update mesh – Loads Insert pressures

Double click

Wait till you see …

Select mesh. Change relevance center or element size. 2 1

[Optional] More advanced rules: Right click mesh and insert a rule.

Update mesh. (Toolbar or right click)

Note on mistakes in meshing and solving: if mesh is too fine and never finishes, Start > run > taskmgr. Kill high CPU process. Increase element size and retry.

Example medium relevance mesh.

Right click Static Structural > Insert > Pressure

Follow the yellow boxes (unfinished)

Click geometry value, click a face, then click apply 1 2 3

Select magnitude value and enter -100e3

Repeat (or duplicate and select differenct face)

Step 4: Solving and viewing results Overview: – Solve and wait – Insert results – Update results – View results

Click solve, wait, and check for errors. Warnings are ok, errors are bad. 1 2

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Insert a result field: right click solution > stress > maximum principal

Right click solution > evaluate all results

Select maximum principal stress. Note ratio of max to min values.

Advanced step: Parameters. If the box is checked, parameter will be controlled differently.

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Note: Parameter Set

Can use to make parametric studies

As hole diameter goes to zero, max of maximum principal stress goes to 2x boundary pressure.