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Workbench - Mechanical Introduction 12.0

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Training Manual

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ANSYS Release: 12.0

Published Date: February 23, 2009

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Training ManualWorkbench – Mechanical Introduction

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Training ManualTable of Contents

1. Introduction 1-1A. About ANSYS, Inc. 1-4B. ANSYS Workbench Overview 1-6C. ANSYS Mechanical Overview 1-8D. Starting Mechanical 1-12E. The Workbench Environment 1-13F. Workbench File Management 1-24G. Working with Units 1-28H. License Preferences 1-30

2. Mechanical Basics 2-1A. Launching Mechanical 2-3B. Mechanical Application Wizard 2-13C. Basic Procedure 2-15D. Engineering Data 2-28E. Workshop 2.1 – ANSYS Mechanical Basics 2-36

3. General Preprocessing 3-1A. Geometry Branch 3-5B. Contact 3-11C. Workshop 3.1 – Contact Control 3-22D. Meshing 3-23E. Named Selections 3-48F. Coordinate Systems 3-52G. Workshop 3.2 – Meshing Control 3-62

4. Static Structural Analysis 4-1A. Geometry 4-4B. Assemblies – Solid Body Contact 4-7C. Analysis Settings 4-14D. Loads and Supports 4-19E. Workshop 4.1 – Linear Structural Analysis 4-39F. Results and Postprocessing 4-40G. Workshop 4.2 – 2D Structural Analysis 4-49

5. Vibration Analysis 5-1A. Free Vibration Analysis Procedure 5-4B. Workshop 5.1 – Free Vibration Analysis 5-11C. Free Vibration with Pre-Stress 5-12D. Workshop 5.2 – Pre-Stressed Vibration Analysis 5-16

6. Thermal Analysis6-1

A. Geometry

6-5B. Assemblies – Solid Body Contact

6-7C. Heat Loads

6-14D. Solution Options

6-20E. Results and Postprocessing

6-22F. Workshop 6.1 – Steady State Thermal Analysis

6-26

7. Linear Buckling Analysis7-1

A. Background on Buckling

7-3B. Buckling Analysis Procedure

7-7C. Workshop 7.1 – Linear Buckling Analysis

7-18

8. Results Postprocessing8-1

A. Viewing Results

8-3B. Scoping Results

8-21C. Exporting Results

8-28D. Coordinates Systems

8-30E. Solutions Combinations

8-32F. Stress Singularities

8-35G. Error Estimation

8-38H. Convergence

8-40I. Workshop 8.1 – Results Processing

8-46

9. CAD & Parameters9-1

A. CAD Interoperability

9-3B. Defining Parameters

9-13C. Workshop 9.1 – Parameter Management

9-20