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Lecture3IntroductiontoANSYS

14.0Release14.

0Release

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IntroductiontoANSYS

2011ANSYS,Inc. January8,20121 Release14.0

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DesignModeler

DirectModeling VsHistorybasedmodeling

Process orpreprocess ng us ngANSYStoo s

WhatisANSYSDesignModeler

HowtolaunchDesignModeler? DesignModeler interface



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ModelingMethods

Feature/HistorybasedModeling

CADlikeapproachtocreatenewmodels

withsketchto3Doperations

DirectModeling

ImportmodelsfromCADandperform

variousgeometricoperationstoprepare

OR

ImportmodelsfromCADandperform

variousgeometricoperationstoprepare

itformeshing

Locallyparametric

Moreflexibilitytomakeunplannedand

itformeshing

Fullyparametric

Capturesengineering

intent

localchanges

Nofeatures+noconstraints=no

regenerationfailures

Easytoeditdumbneutralfiles

SupportsnativeCADparameters

Driveschangesbychangingafewparameters

inanautomatedway

Featuretree

Easytorepair,prepareandoptimizemodels

foranalysis

Analysisfocused

Maintainshistory

of

all

features

Analysisfocused

Customtoolstorepair,prepareandoptimize

,

modelsfor

analysis

GAMBIT(legacyANSYSproduct),ANSYS

SCDM


mo e s orana ys s

ANSYS

DesignModeler


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PreprocessingWorkflow

GeometryCreationOR

GeometryImport

GeometryOperations

Meshing Solver

Sketches and

Planes3D Operations

Meshing

Methods

3D Operations

Extrude, Revolve,

Boolean, Body

Operations, Split,

etc

Hybrid Mesh: Tet,

Prisms, Pyramids

Hexa Dominant,

Geometry Import

Options

Geometry

Cleanup and

Repair

Automatic

,

Global Mesh

Assembly

Meshing

Direct CAD/Bi-Directional CAD

Merge, Connect,

Projection, Flow

Volume

Extraction, etcParasolid Kernel

Settings

Local Mesh

Settings

Sizing,


Body/Sphere of

Influence, Match

Control, etc


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LaunchingDesignModeler

FromComponentSystems

Ex:Geometry,Mesh

FromAnalysisSystems

Ex:FluidFlow(Fluent),FluidFlow(CFX)


DesignModeler cannot be launched in a standalone mode, it can be only launched within

Workbench as shown in the above example


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SetupWorkingUnits

Unitselectionmenupopsupimmediatelyafter

DMlaunches

Always

use

project

unit

: Project

units

set

in

Workbenchwillbeused

thepanelwillbeused

Enablelarge

model

support

: enable

this

to

crea e argemo e sw na oun ng oxo

1000cubickm.

DM will no longer show the Units pop up panel in subsequent DM sessions if Always


.

Units cannot be changed mid-session


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DesignModelerInterface

Toolbars

Tree

Outline

ModeTabs

Graphics

Window

DetailsView


Status/InfoBar EntityDetailsBar UnitsDisplayBar


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BasicMouseControls

LMB

Geometryselection

ov

HoldLMB

and

sweep

cursor

=continuous

selection

MMB

Rotate

Shift

+

MMB

:

Zoom tr + : an

RMB

BoxZoom

Openscontextmenus



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SelectionToolbar

Box Select

TouseBoxSelectionselectBoxSelectfromthe

toolbarSelectMode

Toselectmultipleentities,dragthemouseto

createabox

enclosing

the

entities

Selectsingleentity

Selectmultipleentities

SelectPoints

SelectEdges

SelectFaces

selecttheentities,completely

enclosedintheboxSelection

Filters

Se ectBo ies

ExtendSelectionformultiple

entities Dragfromrighttoleft to

selectthe

entities,

completely

andpartiallyenclosedinthe

box



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ViewToolbar&HotKeys

ViewToolbar:VariousViewMani ulationo tionsareavailableinViewToolbar

Rotate,

Pan,

Zoom BoxZoom,FitModeltoScreen,MagnifierWindow

, ,

DisplayPlane,DisplayModel,DisplayPoints,Lookat

HotKeys:

Hot

Keys

or

Shortcut

Keys

can

help

in

performing

several

operations

CtrlZ:Undo(sketchingmodeonly)

CtrlY:Redo(sketchingmodeonly)

CtrlE:ToggleEdgeselectionfilter

CtrlF:ToggleFaceselectionfilter

CtrlA:

Select

All

CtrlC:Copy(sketchingmodeonly)

CtrlX:Cut(sketchingmodeonly)

r

:

ogg e

o y

se ec on

er F3:Apply

F4:Cancel


CtrlV:Paste(sketchingmodeonly)

CtrlP:

Toggle

Point

selection

filter

F6:Toggledisplay

(shaded+edges/shaded/wireframe)

F7:ZoomtoFit


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GraphicsOptionToolbar

Edge Coloring -

Free Edges - 0 face - Blue ThickMultiple

Single Edges - 1 face - Red

Double Edges - 2 faces - Black

Tri le Ed es - 3 faces - Pink

Multiple Edges - 4 faces or more - Yellow


ea u ng e

Edges


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TreeOutlineContextual menu upon

RMB click

Default Planes Insert can be used to

add operations

anywhere in the tree

of Geometry

OperationsSuppress can be

used to deactivate a

selected operation

List of parts

created

to delete a selected

operation

It is recommended tosuppress an operation

instead of deleting it

It helps the user with the

option of unsuppressing


nee e n e u ure


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DetailsView

DetailsofFeatureoperationsselectedinTreeoutlinearedisplayed

InputthedetailsfornewFeatureoperationstobeperformed

EditdetailsofexistingFeatureoperationsifneeded

Details View of new

eature to e

performed

existing Feature

Edit Selections option

Specify details for

feature creation

Gray colored details of

previously created

feature cannot be

All details of previously created feature

can be modified


modified


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Status/InfoBar

Status/Info Bar

- Displays Status of geometry model

Units Display Bar

- Displays Unit used in

- Displays dynamic instructions

- Ex:

Entity Details Bar

- Displays details of entity selected in

Graphics Window or Tree Outline.

- Ex:



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Workshop1 DesignModeler Basics

WorkshopsarecontainedwithintheDesignModeler_R14.0foldersupplied.

SeveralWorkshopsrequiresupportingfileswhichcanbefoundintheInputFiles

Folder.

PrecompletedprojectsforeachWorkshoparesuppliedintheCompleted

Workshops

folder

for

your

convenience.



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Appendix

Mouse

Control MenuToolbar



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DetailsonMouseControl

RotateBehavior(LMB):

Cursoroutsidecenter:RotationaboutZview

Cursornearcenterofgraphicsscreen:Freerotations

Cursornearedgeofgraphicsscreen:RotationsaboutX(top/bottom)or

Y(left/right)axes

WhileinRotate,Pan,orZoommode:

Leftclickonmodel:resetscenterofview

reddot)

Leftclickinopenarearecentersmodeland


ro a oncen er o en ro


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MenuToolbar



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FeatureOperationToolbar

Add/modif solid bodies

Option to parameterize

Plane Toolbar

- Create new plane and new sketch

List of

Planes

List of

Sketches

- List of Planes and sketches

Create Create


Plane

Sketch

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