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SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and increased reliability. THE BEST MECHANICAL PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES IN ANSYS 2021R1 The Best Mechanical Productivity Features in Ansys 2021R1. Recently released Ansys 2021 R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

ANSYS HARDWARE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Ansys CFD – Example Recommendations. Workstation with NO HPC licenses: i7-8700K (6 cores) with 64GB RAM, Ryzen 7 2700X (8 cores) with 64GB RAM. Workstation with 1 HPC Pack: i7-9920X (12 cores) with 64/128GB RAM, Threadripper 2950X (16 cores) with 64/128GB RAM. Workstation with 2 HPC Packs: Dual Xeon Gold 6140 (36 cores total)

with 192/384 GB

MEASURING ROTATION IN ANSYS MECHANICAL WORKBENCH The following three commands measure the node rotation in degrees, noting that Ansys reports node rotation in radians, and converting to degrees: my_rotx=ROTX (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_roty=ROTY (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_rotz=ROTZ (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. Use of the prefix “my_” in the above parameters enables report of ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a

SIMUTECH GROUP

SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and increased reliability. THE BEST MECHANICAL PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES IN ANSYS 2021R1 The Best Mechanical Productivity Features in Ansys 2021R1. Recently released Ansys 2021 R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

ANSYS HARDWARE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Ansys CFD – Example Recommendations. Workstation with NO HPC licenses: i7-8700K (6 cores) with 64GB RAM, Ryzen 7 2700X (8 cores) with 64GB RAM. Workstation with 1 HPC Pack: i7-9920X (12 cores) with 64/128GB RAM, Threadripper 2950X (16 cores) with 64/128GB RAM. Workstation with 2 HPC Packs: Dual Xeon Gold 6140 (36 cores total)

with 192/384 GB

MEASURING ROTATION IN ANSYS MECHANICAL WORKBENCH The following three commands measure the node rotation in degrees, noting that Ansys reports node rotation in radians, and converting to degrees: my_rotx=ROTX (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_roty=ROTY (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_rotz=ROTZ (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. Use of the prefix “my_” in the above parameters enables report of ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a ABOUT SIMUTECH GROUP SimuTech Group is a privately-owned, family-owned, and woman-owned business, with Ken’s daughter, Katie Lally, now the majority Owner and Chief Revenue Officer. As a family owned and operated business, we treat all employees like ‘family,’ and this is a core value of the company. From outstanding health benefits, to company events that LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

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Ansys Mechanical Ansys Mechanical is a best-in-class finite element solver that improves the modeling with structural, thermal, acoustics, transient, and nonlinear capabilities. STATIC ANALYSIS WITH INERTIA RELIEF IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Workbench Mechanical supports Inertia Relief in a static structural analysis when certain conditions are met. Users must turn on Inertia Relief in the Analysis Settings for the static structural environment, and supply just enough constraint to prevent rigid body motions in X, Y, Z, ROTX, ROTY and ROTZ. Reaction forces of zero should result. FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. MARCOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Ansys already ships with a number of predefined macros that are found in C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v130\aisol\DesignSpace\DSPages\macros. One is called select BySize.js, and it will loop over all the geometry in your model and select the same type of geometry items of similar

size.

SINGLE-FRAME RESTARTS INSIDE ANSYS WORKBENCH MECHANICAL Conclusions. Workbench Mechanical is designed to make multiframe restarts possible for a variety of purposes, including perturbation methods. APDL commands can make single-frame restarts available, so that a model can temporarily exit the /SOLU processor, go to /PREP7 or /POST1, learn about the model, go back to /SOLU, adjust the model, set APDL COMMANDS OBJECTS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL WORKBENCH V14.5 Users sometimes want to use APDL Commands Objects in postprocessing to extract results data and create Output Parameters. This article illustrates where information can be obtained with postprocessing APDL Commands Objects after a Response Spectrum Analysis. USING *TREAD IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APDL TO READ EXTERNAL Using *TREAD in Ansys Mechanical APDL to Read External Data. Users sometimes want to use either the *VREAD command or the *TREAD command to get data into Ansys Mechanical APDL, for a variety of potential uses. The most common data reading needs include numbers from a two-column 2D table, or from a multiple-column 2D table. CREATION OF A PATH BETWEEN NODES IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Many paths can be created, and for any given path, many linearized results can be defined and observed. Conclusion. There are tools in Ansys Workbench Mechanical that permit Paths for stress linearization to be created between node pairs, not just between pairs of vertices, or along edges in a model.

SIMUTECH GROUP

SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and increased reliability. FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. CREATION OF A PATH BETWEEN NODES IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Many paths can be created, and for any given path, many linearized results can be defined and observed. Conclusion. There are tools in Ansys Workbench Mechanical that permit Paths for stress linearization to be created between node pairs, not just between pairs of vertices, or along edges in a model.

SIMUTECH GROUP

SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and increased reliability. FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. CREATION OF A PATH BETWEEN NODES IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Many paths can be created, and for any given path, many linearized results can be defined and observed. Conclusion. There are tools in Ansys Workbench Mechanical that permit Paths for stress linearization to be created between node pairs, not just between pairs of vertices, or along edges in a model. CONTACT US FOR A DEMO OR QUOTE Contact Us SimuTech Group is headquartered in Rochester, New York, with offices located across the United States and Canada. We are your local and go-to solution provider when it comes to simulation and

software services.

ANSYS TRAINING COURSES 2 days live or online. Online: June 9-10. Become proficient in analyzing the thermal response of structures and mechanical components to heat transfer effects by using Ansys Workbench Mechanical to perform steady-state, transient, phase change, linear, and nonlinear thermal analyses and coupled thermal-structural analyses. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

THE BEST MECHANICAL PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES IN ANSYS 2021R1 The Best Mechanical Productivity Features in Ansys 2021R1. Recently released Ansys 2021 R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and ANSYS WORKBENCH FATIGUE MODULE Ansys Workbench Fatigue Module. This tips & tricks article illustrates how to take into account a non-zero mean stress in an Ansys Workbench

fatigue analysis.

ANSYS HARDWARE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Ansys CFD – Example Recommendations. Workstation with NO HPC licenses: i7-8700K (6 cores) with 64GB RAM, Ryzen 7 2700X (8 cores) with 64GB RAM. Workstation with 1 HPC Pack: i7-9920X (12 cores) with 64/128GB RAM, Threadripper 2950X (16 cores) with 64/128GB RAM. Workstation with 2 HPC Packs: Dual Xeon Gold 6140 (36 cores total)

with 192/384 GB

LOADED SPRINGS IN ANSYS WORKBENCH MECHANICAL Loaded Springs in Ansys Workbench Mechanical. A pre-loaded spring can be placed between geometric objects in Workbench Mechanical. The user sets the Longitudinal Stiffness in units of force per unit length of stretch. The user can set a Longitudinal Damping value, as desired. This article reviews setup and results particularly when the spring MEASURING ROTATION IN ANSYS MECHANICAL WORKBENCH Workbench 14.0 supplies a parameter “_npilot” at each Remote Point that identifies the node placed at the Pilot Node TARGE170 element. This node number can be recorded with a user defined parameter, as illustrated for the Commands (APDL) object for the Remote Point of the figure above, in the figure below. ANSYS MACRO PROGRAMMING WITH THE *USE COMMAND Support of Toolbar Buttons. If a macro library as above is to create and support toolbar buttons, either the “main” routine above, one of its “subroutines”, or an independent macro can be used to refer to the macro library with the *ULIB command, and define a set of toolbar buttons with the *ABBR commands. STATIC ANALYSIS WITH INERTIA RELIEF IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Workbench Mechanical supports Inertia Relief in a static structural analysis when certain conditions are met. Users must turn on Inertia Relief in the Analysis Settings for the static structural environment, and supply just enough constraint to prevent rigid body motions in X, Y, Z, ROTX, ROTY and ROTZ. Reaction forces of zero should result.

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SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Discover the Enhanced Capabilities of Ansys 2021R1 Release. Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. CREATION OF A PATH BETWEEN NODES IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Rotate the model as needed. Click on the Location box for the End point so that Apply appears: Now click close to the location of interest for the End point, right-click and choose “Snap to Mesh Nodes”, and go back to the Location box and click the Apply button. The path should appear as desired, travelling between two nodes on

exterior

SIMUTECH GROUP

SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution DISCOVER THE ENHANCED CAPABILITIES OF ANSYS 2021R1 RELEASE Recently released Ansys 2021R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and increased reliability. FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a QUICK TIP ON INSUFFICIENT STORAGE IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Here is a simple tip concerning loss of hard drive storage space. As seen in Figure 1 above, a temporary _ProjectScratch folder is created when Workbench Mechanical solves. With large models and certain solvers, very large temporary files can be created, such as file.LN09 and file.osav in the directory listing above. If a user stops solution ANSYS WORKBENCH NONLINEAR BUCKLING WITH PRE-BUCKLED SHAPE In the results, nonlinear buckling was found to occur as the load approached a factor of 0.89 of the full load. A second nonlinear buckling analysis was inserted into the Workbench Mechanical outline. It uses a larger factor on the UPGEOM command. This causes the buckling deformation to PERFORMING EKILL ELEMENT DEATH IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Performing EKILL Element Death in Ansys Workbench Mechanical Model. When running structural models in Ansys Workbench Mechanical, users sometimes want to perform element birth and death between load steps. Although the Mechanical APDL interface permits birth and death, it is not directly supported in the Workbench interface. CREATION OF A PATH BETWEEN NODES IN ANSYS MECHANICAL Many paths can be created, and for any given path, many linearized results can be defined and observed. Conclusion. There are tools in Ansys Workbench Mechanical that permit Paths for stress linearization to be created between node pairs, not just between pairs of vertices, or along edges in a model. CONTACT US FOR A DEMO OR QUOTE Contact Us SimuTech Group is headquartered in Rochester, New York, with offices located across the United States and Canada. We are your local and go-to solution provider when it comes to simulation and

software services.

ANSYS TRAINING COURSES 2 days live or online. Online: June 9-10. Become proficient in analyzing the thermal response of structures and mechanical components to heat transfer effects by using Ansys Workbench Mechanical to perform steady-state, transient, phase change, linear, and nonlinear thermal analyses and coupled thermal-structural analyses. LINK THERMAL ANALYSIS TO INDEPENDENT Details for Creating an Independent Structural System. In the Workbench project page, the usual approach to linking a thermal analysis to a downstream structural analysis is to drag-and-drop the structural analysis onto the Solution cell of the thermal analysis: The following familiar result has the two models directly linked. The

mesh is shared.

THE BEST MECHANICAL PRODUCTIVITY FEATURES IN ANSYS 2021R1 The Best Mechanical Productivity Features in Ansys 2021R1. Recently released Ansys 2021 R1 creates unlimited engineering possibilities for customers in every industry around the world. This release delivers a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to equip engineers with easier workflows, speed development, improved efficiency, and ANSYS HARDWARE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Ansys CFD – Example Recommendations. Workstation with NO HPC licenses: i7-8700K (6 cores) with 64GB RAM, Ryzen 7 2700X (8 cores) with 64GB RAM. Workstation with 1 HPC Pack: i7-9920X (12 cores) with 64/128GB RAM, Threadripper 2950X (16 cores) with 64/128GB RAM. Workstation with 2 HPC Packs: Dual Xeon Gold 6140 (36 cores total)

with 192/384 GB

ANSYS WORKBENCH FATIGUE MODULE Ansys Workbench Fatigue Module. This tips & tricks article illustrates how to take into account a non-zero mean stress in an Ansys Workbench

fatigue analysis.

LOADED SPRINGS IN ANSYS WORKBENCH MECHANICAL Loaded Springs in Ansys Workbench Mechanical. A pre-loaded spring can be placed between geometric objects in Workbench Mechanical. The user sets the Longitudinal Stiffness in units of force per unit length of stretch. The user can set a Longitudinal Damping value, as desired. This article reviews setup and results particularly when the spring MEASURING ROTATION IN ANSYS MECHANICAL WORKBENCH The following three commands measure the node rotation in degrees, noting that Ansys reports node rotation in radians, and converting to degrees: my_rotx=ROTX (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_roty=ROTY (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. my_rotz=ROTZ (Measure_Pilot)*57.29577951. Use of the prefix “my_” in the above parameters enables report of ANSYS MACRO PROGRAMMING WITH THE *USE COMMAND Support of Toolbar Buttons. If a macro library as above is to create and support toolbar buttons, either the “main” routine above, one of its “subroutines”, or an independent macro can be used to refer to the macro library with the *ULIB command, and define a set of toolbar buttons with the *ABBR commands. STATIC ANALYSIS WITH INERTIA RELIEF IN ANSYS WORKBENCH Workbench Mechanical supports Inertia Relief in a static structural analysis when certain conditions are met. Users must turn on Inertia Relief in the Analysis Settings for the static structural environment, and supply just enough constraint to prevent rigid body motions in X, Y, Z, ROTX, ROTY and ROTZ. Reaction forces of zero should result.

SIMUTECH GROUP

SimuTech Group offers partnerships and engineering expertise, through Ansys simulation products, support, training, consulting, and physical testing services. With a 35-year plus relationship as an Ansys Elite Channel Partner, 120+ employees and growing, and offices located across the United States and Canada, we are your go-to solution ACOUSTIC SIMULATION OF A SILENCER Acoustic Simulation of a Silencer. When building an HVAC system, people must often consider the noise that is generated by the flow in the ducts. To help prevent from too much noise propagation, silencers or mufflers need to be designed. This design is critical, as the result is often a trade-off between various criteria (geometry,

pressure

FLUID FLOW & THERMAL APPLICATIONS (CFD) Aeroacoustics Analysis. Resources. Ansys Solutions for Electronics Product Reliability Challenges. Testing vs Simulation Analysis. Digital Twin Technology – The View from the Peak of the Hype Cycle. Ansys 2021R1: Fluent Release Highlights. ANSYS HARDWARE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Ansys CFD – Example Recommendations. Workstation with NO HPC licenses: i7-8700K (6 cores) with 64GB RAM, Ryzen 7 2700X (8 cores) with 64GB RAM. Workstation with 1 HPC Pack: i7-9920X (12 cores) with 64/128GB RAM, Threadripper 2950X (16 cores) with 64/128GB RAM. Workstation with 2 HPC Packs: Dual Xeon Gold 6140 (36 cores total)

with 192/384 GB

EXPLICIT DYNAMICS AND CRASH TEST SIMULATIONS Explicit Dynamics Consulting. SimuTech Group offers a complete range of explicit dynamics consulting services to drive products from concept to reality. Our team of experts have considerable experience with the world’s best tools such as Ansys STR, Ansys LS-DYNA and

Ansys AUTODYN.

ANSYS WORKBENCH FATIGUE MODULE Ansys Workbench Fatigue Module. This tips & tricks article illustrates how to take into account a non-zero mean stress in an Ansys Workbench

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ANSYS MACRO PROGRAMMING WITH THE *USE COMMAND Support of Toolbar Buttons. If a macro library as above is to create and support toolbar buttons, either the “main” routine above, one of its “subroutines”, or an independent macro can be used to refer to the macro library with the *ULIB command, and define a set of toolbar buttons with the *ABBR commands. CREATING ANIMATION VIDEOS IN ANSYS MECHANICAL APPLICATION f. Play the animation in the graphics window to check the settings. 2. Close Workbench Mechanical, then. 3. Open Workbench Mechanical and immediately generate the animation with the “Export Video File” icon, choosing the location of the output AVI file in a USING THE PINBALL REGION FIELD TO FINE TUNE THE SCOPE OF These objects include Joints, Remote Points, Springs, Point Masses, Remote Force, and Remote Displacement. The feature is called Pinball Region and is different but analogous to the Pinball Radius used with contact elements. When one of these objects __ (800) 566-9190 __ Contact Us

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