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14.5 Release
Introduction to ANSYS
Mechanical
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Release 14.5
Table of Contents
1.
2.
3.
Introduction
A. About ANSYS, Inc.
B. ANSYS EKM
C. ANSYS Customer Portal
D. ANSYS Workbench Overview
E. Mechanical Overview
F. Starting Mechanical
G. Working with Units
H. License Preferences
1-4
1-5
1-8
1-11
1-22
1-24
1-25
1-27
Mechanical Basics
A.
Basic Analysis Procedure
B.
The Mechanical Interface
C. Menus
D. Toolbars
E. Graphics Control and Selection
F. Outline Tree and Details
G. Tagging and Tree Filtering
H. Graphics Window
I.
The Mechanical Application Wizard
J. Scoping Loads and Supports
K. The Engineering Data Application
L. Workshop 2.1 ANSYS Mechanical Basics
2-3
2-5
2-7
2-10
2-15
2-17
2-19
2-24
2-26
2-27
2-30
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General Preprocessing
A.
Geometry
B. Connections (General)
C. Workshop 3.1 2D Gear and Rack Analysis
D. Coordinate Systems
E. Named Selections
F. Workshop 3.2 Named Selections
G. Object Generator
H. Selection Information
I.
Workshop 3.3 Object Generator
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3-12
3-13
3-15
3-23
3-24
3-32
3-34
4.
5.
6.
Meshing in Mechanical
A.
Global Meshing Controls
B.
Local Meshing Controls
C.
Meshing Troubleshooting
D.
Virtual Topology
E.
Workshop 4.1 Meshing Control
F.
Submodeling
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4-11
4-25
4-27
4-38
4-39
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5-5
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5-9
5-11
5-13
5-24
5-29
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Modeling Connections
A.
Contact
B.
Contact Controls
C.
Contact Results
D.
Spot Welds
E.
Mesh Connections
F.
Connections Worksheet
G.
Workshop 6.1 Contact Offset Control
H.
Joints Definitions
I.
Joint Configuration
J.
Joint Stops and Locks
K.
Springs and Beams
L.
Workshop 6.2 Using Joints
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6-11
6-18
6-20
6-21
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6-28
6-29
6-31
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Table of Contents
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Multistep Analysis
A.
Multistep Analysis
B.
Multistep Setup
C.
Multistep Controls
D.
Multistep Loads
E.
Multistep Postprocessing
F.
Solutions Combinations
G.
Workshop 8.1 Multistep Analysis
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8-4
8-5
8-8
8-11
8-13
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Vibration Analysis
A.
Basics of Free Vibration
B.
Geometry
C.
Contact
D.
Solution Setup
E.
Modal Results
F.
Vibration With Prestress
G.
Workshop 9.1 Free Vibration
9-3
9-5
9-6
9-7
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9-10
9-13
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12.
Thermal Analysis
A. Basics of Steady State Heat Transfer
B. Geometry
C. Material Properties
D. Thermal Contact
E. Thermal Boundary Conditions
F. Solution Options
G. Results and Postprocessing
H. Workshop 10.1 Steady State Thermal Analysis
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10-5
10-6
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12-1
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Appendix B: Submodeling
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