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Computer-Aided Engineering: Chapter 2: Getting Started With ANSYS

This chapter discusses getting started with ANSYS software. It introduces ANSYS ED 8.0 and ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0, which have node and element limits of 1000 and 32,000 respectively. The steps to start each program are outlined. The chapter also describes ANSYS' graphical user interface and common file types like database and result files. Basic functions like online help, tutorials and homework assignments are also introduced.

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Computer-Aided Engineering: Chapter 2: Getting Started With ANSYS

This chapter discusses getting started with ANSYS software. It introduces ANSYS ED 8.0 and ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0, which have node and element limits of 1000 and 32,000 respectively. The steps to start each program are outlined. The chapter also describes ANSYS' graphical user interface and common file types like database and result files. Basic functions like online help, tutorials and homework assignments are also introduced.

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Computer-Aided Engineering

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Chapter 2: Getting Started with ANSYS
Thomas Jin-Chee Liu () Department of Vehicle Engineering Mingchi University of Technology Taishan, Taipei, Taiwan 2008
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ANSYS
ANSYS ED 8.0 Limitation: 1000 nodes or elements ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0 Limitation: 32000 nodes or elements

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Start ANSYS ED
ANSYS ED 8.0

( ) ANSYS ED 8.0 Configure ANSYS ED

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Start ANSYS ED (cont.)

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Start ANSYS ED (cont.)

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Start ANSYS ED (cont.)

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Start ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0

( ) ANSYS 8.0 Configure ANSYS Products

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Start ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0 (cont.)

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Start ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0 (cont.)

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Start ANSYS University Intermediate 8.0 (cont.)

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New versions
ANSYS 9.0 ANSYS 10.0

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GUI (graphical user interface)


Utility menu Input window Toolbar

Main menu

Graphical window

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ANSYS products
ANSYS Structural ANSYS Mechanical ANSYS Professional ANSYS Flotran ( ) ANSYS Emag ANSYS Multiphysics ANSYS LS-DYNA ANSYS Educational Products (ANSYS University) ANSYS ED ANSYS DesignSpace ANSYS Connection Products Parallel Performance for ANSYS

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File types in ANSYS


*.db files (database files) Binary files Save the solid model, FEM model, boundary conditions *.rst files (*.rth files) (result files) Save the results log files Procedure files Parametric

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Db files
Save as Resume from

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Log files
Read Input from

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On-line help
( ) ANSYS ED 8.0 Help ANSYS Help

Another way:

GUI : Utility Menu Help Help Topics

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On-line help (cont.)

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ANSYS Tutorials
ANSYS Online Help

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Homeworks
HW:

HW:
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