Ansys Definition and 377 Threads

Hello all, Just thought I would throw this one out there. Who preferes to use the RBE3 command to automatically create a set of constraint equations and who prefers to use the Contact Wizard? I used to use the Contact Wizard but I recently got burned by it, so I switched to using the...

Hello all, I have been using ANSYS 10 and now I have to upgrade to ANSYS 12.1 I have read that the Workbench interface has been redesigned from the version 10 that I used to use. Has anyone used this new interface? If so you what are your thoughts? Also, what are your thoughts on the...

i want to import a designed geometry to ansys or comsol from proengineer but i can't. (ProE Filetype:*.prt) in ansys: it gets no error but continues processing and becomes not responding... in comsol: it says" Internal error translating CAD model Output file could not be saved"...

Here are some things I've learned with the new version of ANSYS. I don't yet see a sticky for help/tutorials, so I'll just post here. Read at your own risk! Rotordynamics is the dynamic study of rotating shafts systems. Typically, the focus of said analysis regards obtaining values known as...

Can anybody help me please to find some tutorials about how can be used ANSYS in dentistry or something related with? Please help me if you can! Thank you!

Hello all, I use ANSYS at work quite a bit and I know others in the forum propably do also. I mainly model thermal, stress, and combined thermal-stress interactions on all sorts of geometries. I have noticed a lot of the questions asked in here on ANSYS are very simplistic and probably deal...

Hi, what sort of elements would you use on a tensioned cable, pinned at either end, that is to have a uniform load across it ? a single link8/10 element can't work because you can't put a UDL on it, only 2 nodes...Mulitple link elements won't work because there is no stiffness at each node...

ANSYS help--missing main menu options I am trying to make my way through a truss tutorial in ANSYS, but when I go to General Post-Proc>List Results>Reaction Solution, there is no List Results option in the menu. I've double checked and have definitely gone through the Solution>Solve>Current...

Hi I am a student trying to figure out how to work ANSYS. The load case never seem to work would appreciate any help. Here is my problem. Two cylinder materials, as shown. The dimensions don't really matter all too much. I then want to have the initial temp at 0 then ramped to 1000 and...

Hello, I've been attempting to learn how to use COMSOL and ANSYS to create and model a simple solenoid (iron core, 1000 turns of 26 AWG Cu wire, 1 Amp, 0 Hz etc), ever since I realized my Department always had a license to both packages :rolleyes:. I've done this using FEMM, and fairly...

can i get ansys tutorials based on harmonic analysis of spring,damper & mass assembly.

Hi i need to calculate nusselt number for stimulation of air flow in a pipe with 5mm diameter and the pressure is 5atm. it should be in the form: Nu = N1 + N2 Re^N3*Pr^N4 and i want to calculate N1,N2,N3,N4. but i don't know how? can anyone Help?

I am trying to do a coupled field analysis, FLUID-Structure interaction. Wind strikes normally a panel covered by a very thin and flexible material that is polyethylene film and displacement of the film is what i need. The analysis is 2D. I create the flotran environment but when it comes to the...

I am a new to ANSYS command-language mode. I am having trouble animating the procedure described below. The procedure is meant to model melting over time through element death (based on example from U. Alberta at www.mece.uAlberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/AT/BirthDeath/BirthDeath.html). My...

Does anyone have experience simulating MEMS (especially multi-coupled electrostatic analysis) in ANSYS that would answer a few questions.

When you have friction between two surfaces, then u use the relative friction coefficient right. But how do i do that with ansys? I have put contact element between two different materials, but it doesn’t seems as I can use the relative friction in ansys. ... This is the possibilities i seems...

I am attempting to model a simple 2D surface in ANSYS that is subjected to a load in the 3rd dimension. My surface is a table top, in the X-Y plane. I have modeled it in 2D, and will give it a "simulated thickness". However, I am not sure which element type I can use to apply a force on the top...

Hello Can anybody please help me to perform a Frequency Response Function analysis in ANSYS many thanks in advance

How can I set a non uniform load (for example sin(x)) in on a cylinder ring?

How To Fing Angular and Natural Frequencies WITH ANSYS ?? Good Day every body, I am student in Ruhr Universität Bochum and I would like to ask please about the procedure how to find Natural and angular frequencies for a simple beam to get the idea fro it and to solve my proble. I will be...

For the tension test specimen (shown below in the link) I am using Ansys Workbench to calculate the stress in the parallel portion. How could I go about checking this through manual calculations? I have been told to use beam theories for this, however I can't see how this applies as the force...

Hey, Currently working on a project which require the usage of ANSYS and i am wondering if anyone has notes or know of anywhere on net that can assist me in understanding how to use this software? Thanks

Hi, I need some materials or instructions on how to simulate fluid-structure interaction ansys or modeling to finish my research in the next 6 months. Do you know where I can find some source to simmulate the fluid-structure interaction ansys, or places where I can download source? I...

Help needed to find proper ansys tutorial

I want to do a Drop Test Analysis of my structure(Honeycomb like a box) from a height of 20ft...with free fall gravity...can i simulate this analysis in Ansys...will i have to purchase some specific module of this analysis in ansys...what is ASTM standard for this particular test?

is it difficult to learn? where can i get its user manual ?

I have modelling a mechanical element in ANSYS. Those who have used it will know what I am talking about. I want to obtain the reaction forces at the supports (Fx,Fy,Fz,Mx,My,Mz). So I go to List Reaction forces command window and Ansys gives me a list of nodes and its single reaction: PRINT...