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• Material properties are listed, modified, imported or

exported by accessing the "Data" tab

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• Default settings for material properties can be changed in

the "Tools menu > Options ... > Simulation: Engineering
Data"
The detault material can be changed from "Structural Steel"
Items to be always available in drop dJJvn menu can be added
New materials can be added frorn various locations

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... Insert Loads & Supports Training Manual

• After verifying and assigning materials, the "Insert Loads"

item is selected from the Stress Wizard
Structural (and thermal) loads are applied from the pull cbNn
icon in the Context toolbar.

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• Loads and supports are applied on geometric entities

• There are two ways to accomplish this:

- Select geometry entity in Graphics Window first,
then select load or support from Context Toolbar

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- Select load or support from Context Toolbar first, select
geometry entities in Graphics Window, then click on "Apply"
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• After assigning the load on geometric entities, the user can

enter additional data in the Details view, if necessary.
Notice that, in the Outline Tree, the associated load branch
symbol status will also change to 'completed' (checkmark)
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... Insert Loads & Supports Training Manual

• For sorne structural loads, direction is often needed:

• If "Vector" is chosen, select geometry and Suppressed •Ves

enter magnitude of loading
• Defaults can be set in "Tools > Options """
> Simulation: Miscellaneous
> Load Orlentatlon Type" ••• •
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• Direction is shown with triad in Graphics Window 11
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• For this situation, use "Define By:
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On the other hand, existing geometry can be referenced:

• In the "Details" view, select "Define By: Vector" to use existing
geometry for vector orientation
• Three types of existing geometry can be used
- Normal to planar face or along axis of cylindrical face
- Along straight edge or normal to cylindrical edge
- Two vertices defining vector
• Click on "Direction" and select geometry used for
vector orientation. If vector is pointing in opposite
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direction, use the arrows in the Graphics window to
toggle the direction. Click on "Apply" when done.
• Enter magnitude for loading in "Magnitude."
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... Mouse Controls Training Manual

• At this point, it will be useful to review mouse controls in

the Graphics Window:
The left mouse button is used to select geometric entities OR
to manipulate the graphics display
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the view (rotate, pan, zoom in/out, box zoom)
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In select mode, the middle mouse button changes view

• Click-drag middle mouse button to dynamically rotate model
• Shift-Middle mouse button pans model
• If present, the wheel can be used to zoom in/out
• (This way, user does not always have to toggle left mouse button
between select mode and graphics manipulation mode)
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menu if clicked once in Graphics Window
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... Applying Loads and Supports Training Manual

• By taking advantage of the mouse controls, it can be

relatively easy to apply a load (or support) to multiple faces
- In example below, user can use Ctr~ left mouse button to
single ~ect surfaces (highlighted in green)
- Use of middle mouse button allows user to rotate model to
more easily select certain surfaces in 'back' of model

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... Inserl Results Training Manual

• By selecting the Stress Branch template in the beginning, _

sorne results are already requested. However, the user can "
request other results, if needed. ;
By selecting "Insert Results" in the Stress Wizard, the callout I
shows how to add results

Note that the "Solution"

branch is now highlighted. •
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Results, such as stress,
strain, and deformation can
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... Solving the Model Training Manual

• After verifying materials, applying loads and supports, and

inserting results, the model is ready to be solved.
Selection of "Solve" in the Stress Wizard produces a callout
showing the user that the lightning bolt icon is used to initiate
a solution

Starting the solution will inelude

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automatieally meshing the model if it
has not been done so previously.
The solution may take a few minutes
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large the model is and the hardware
used. A progress bar will be shown to
indieate roughly how long the solution
will take. The solution ean also be
stopped via the progress bar.
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• For regular ANSYS users, it may be useful to note that the

solution is performed in batch mode.
An ANSYS input file is generated, and the details of the Output
File can be viewed if a "Solution Information" result branch
has been requested under the "Solution" branch

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... View Resulfs Training Manual

• After the solution is complete, the user can View Results

The type of results is dependent on the analysis peñormed
Contour, vector plots, and animations can be viewed

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... View Report

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• In preparation for generating the HTML report, one can add

figures and cornrnents frorn the Standard Toolbar
Select a branch first, such as "Equivalent Stress"
Then select the appropriate Standard Toolbar button:

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• After adding any figures or cornrnents, select "View Report"

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• The HTML report will be displayed in Simulation

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• Reports are always dynamically generated, so the user

needs to save the report, otherwise it will be overwritten
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D. Workshop 2 Training Manual

• Workshop 2 - Simulation Basics

• Goal:
- Using the Stress Wizard, set up and solve a structural model
for stress, defLection and safety factor.

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General Preprocessing