1. ANSYS Basics Workshop 1 Introductory Workshop

2. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-2 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics In this workshop, we will exercise some of the basic ANSYS concepts, such as resuming an existing database file, plotting entities, manipulating the view, clearing the database, and creating a few entities.

3. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-3 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics 1.Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using “file” as the jobname. 2.Resume the “wheel.db1” database file and plot volumes: –Utility Menu > File > Resume from… –Utility Menu > Plot > Volumes [VPLOT] 3.Plot the following solid model entities: –Utility Menu > Plot > Keypoints > Keypoints [KPLOT] –Utility Menu > Plot > Lines [LPLOT] –Utility Menu > Plot > Areas [APLOT]

4. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-4 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics 4.Turn areas and volumes off under Multi-Plot Controls and then generate a multi-plot: –Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Multi-Plot Controls … [OK] Turn Areas and Volumes “Off” [OK] –Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-Plots [GPLOT]

5. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-5 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics 5.Open the Pan-Zoom-Rotate menu: –Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan, Zoom, Rotate... 6.Experiment with the buttons on the Pan, Zoom, Rotate menu. 7.Activate “Dynamic Mode” and pan, zoom, and rotate the model using the three mouse buttons. 8.Deactivate “Dynamic Mode” and then dynamically pan, zoom, and rotate the model by holding down the control key “Ctrl” and using the three mouse buttons. 9.Display an isometric view of the entire model: –[Iso] –[Fit] –Or issue: /VIEW,,1,1,1 /AUTO /REPLOT 10.Clear the database: –Utility Menu > File > Clear & Start New … –Or issue: /CLEAR

6. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-6 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics 11.Create keypoints: –Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Create > Keypoints > On Working Plane + 12.Create lines: –Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Create > -Lines- Lines > Straight Line + 13.Plot lines and keypoints: –Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-Plots [GPLOT] 14.Save the database to “file.db”: –Pick the “SAVE_DB” button in the Toolbar (or select: Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db) –Or issue: SAVE 15.Delete some of the lines: –Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Delete > Lines Only + 16.Plot lines and keypoints: –Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-Plots [GPLOT] 17.Resume the previously saved “file.db” database file: –Click the “RESUM_DB” button in the Toolbar (or select: Utility Menu > File > Resume Jobname.db) –Or issue: RESUME

7. Workshop Supplement January 30, 2001 Inventory #001442 W1-7 Introductory Workshop ANSYS Basics 18.Plot lines and keypoints: –Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-Plots [GPLOT] 19.Exit ANSYS: –Click the “QUIT” button in the Toolbar (or select: Utility Menu > Exit …) [OK] –Or issue: /EXIT,MODEL