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Workshop 6.1: Parameters: Introduction To Ansys Spaceclaim Direct Modeler

This document discusses how to create parameters, named selections, and driving dimensions in ANSYS SpaceClaim and transfer them to ANSYS Workbench. It covers how to create the parameters and selections, export them to Workbench, update the model by changing parameter values, and refresh the geometry.

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Workshop 6.1: Parameters: Introduction To Ansys Spaceclaim Direct Modeler

This document discusses how to create parameters, named selections, and driving dimensions in ANSYS SpaceClaim and transfer them to ANSYS Workbench. It covers how to create the parameters and selections, export them to Workbench, update the model by changing parameter values, and refresh the geometry.

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Workshop 6.1: Parameters


Introduction to ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

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Overview

Completion of this workshop involves:


• Named Selections creation
• Driving Dimensions creation
• Exporting Named Selections and Parameters to Workbench

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Objectives

Goals:
• Create parameters
• Update parameters from workbench

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Importing the geometry

• Opening Document
– Open parameter.scdoc from the Module06 workshop input files

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Creating Named Selections (1)
• Groups Panel
– Under the structure tree (left side) there are 5 tabs of which Groups tab
– Click the two cylindrical surfaces (right of the model)
– Click the Create Group button on the Groups panel. This will create Group1 in the Named
Selections folder. The shortcut for creating a group is ctrl+G
– Named selections will be transferred with the geometry in the ANSYS Workbench

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Creating Named Selections (2)

• Named Selections
– Select a few surfaces on the green solid.
• Using the Design/select menu
– Click Create Group to make another named
selection.

– Right click on the groups and rename them


based on the selection.

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Creating Driving Dimensions (1)

• Driving Dimensions
– Activate the Pull tool
– Select the round surface on the left side of the
part.
• A radius dimension does appear in the display
• This size is a property of the fillet which can
be controlled from the property panel
– Click Create Group.
• Instead of a named selection a driving
dimension was created.

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Creating Driving Dimensions (2)

• Adding Driving Dimension


– Pull tool activated
– Select the hole
• A dimension on screen (radius)
– Click Create Group or crtl G to add the Driving
Dimension.

– Click the top face with the pull tool


– Click Create Group
• Note : As no dimension was shown with the
Pull tool, a Named Selection was created.

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Creating Driving Dimensions (3)
• Creating Ruler Dimensions
– Pull tool activated
– Click the top face and then click the Ruler icon in the
mini toolbar.
– NOTE: The ruler option is also located on the left side of
the screen under the Pull Options.

– After clicking the Ruler button select the opposite face


of the model to define a dimension
• control the total length.
– Click Create Group to add our last Driving Dimension.

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Transfer to ANSYS (1)

• Transfer to ANSYS
– Driving Dimensions and Named Selections can be renamed (RMB click)
– Click the ANSYS Workbench button to launch the geometry into

– Make sure Named Selections and Parameters


are activated into WB project page
– Delete the NS, ANS AND DS prefix
this will ensure they all pass over

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Transfer to ANSYS (2)
• Named Selections
– The Project Tree will contain the Named selections from SpaceClaim.
– Expand the group to see the different selections.
– Select one Named selection
• It will highlight in red
• A boundary condition (load, support) can be applied to the faces.

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Transfer to ANSYS (3)
• CAD Parameters
– As the transfer is operated a Parameter Set box will appear in the WorkBench
Project page
• Click on this latter
– Gives you access to all the driving parameters previously defined into
SpaceClaim
– Design points can now be defined.

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Transfer to ANSYS (4)
• Model Updates
– The model will change in both ANSYS and SpaceClaim

– In SpaceClaim / Groups tab


• Click on one of the driving dimension
• Give access to the value initially defined
• Change one (or more) of this value
– Click on the value (in blue) and
dial a new one
– The model will be updated into SpaceClaim

– In ANSYS Meshing
• RMB click on Geometry
• Update Geometry from Source

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Transfer to ANSYS (5)

• Alternative parameter transfer


• In the WorkBench Project page
1. Launch a simulation
2. Set correctly the NS prefixes
3. Import geometry
• Change the values of one of them in the
parameter manager in the Workbench
Project.
• To update the model right click on the
geometry and choose “Refresh Geometry”.
• This will change the model both in ANSYS
and SpaceClaim.

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Annotation Plane (1)

• Annotation Plane
– Turn the Plane on inside the structure window.
– A plane will appear with dimensions already
created.
– These dimensions can be used to create
driving dimensions on a part.
– Select the Move tool to start creating these new
Driving Dimensions.

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Annotation Plane (2)

• Annotation Dimensions
– Select the Inner_tube_pushed _in_position
– In the structure tree.
– To drive the model with the annotation dimensions a
direction must be chosen with the move tool.
– Select the red arrow to specify a direction
– Note : when the arrow is chosen a spark boxes will appear
next to the dimensions.
– Click on the spark next to 38
– Change the dimension to 40.

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Adding Dimensions
• Adding Dimensions
– To add new driving Dimension, use
– Create group button
– CTRL G
– Use the annotation method (+ move tool)
– Go back to ANSYS Workbench project
– Right click on Geometry and Update.
– The CAD model is updated and the new parameter will be
passed over.

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Conclusion

• Conclusion
– Parameters and Named Selections can be transferred to
ANSYS by creating Groups into SpaceClaim.
– Driving Dimensions can also be created
– Need to use the Pull or Move menu
– Make dimension appearing on the display window.
– Parameters can be edited and modified in ANSYS which will
change the geometry in ANSYS and also change the
geometry in SpaceClaim.

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