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1.2.1 ANSYS 7.0
ANSYS GUI
Motif GUI ANSYS
ANSYS 7.0 1-1
1Utility
ANSYS
2Input Lindow
3Toolbar
ANSYS
4Main Menu
ANSYS PreprocessorSolution
General Postprocessor
Design Optimizer
ANSYS 7.0 ANSYS
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5Graphic Windows
1-1 ANSYS7.0
2Output Windows
1-2 Output Windows
ANSYS Output Windows
ANSYS 7.0
GUI
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1.2.2 ANSYS
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PostscriptHPGL TIFF
1.2.3 ANSYS
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1.2.4 ANSYS 7.0
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Frame
1Frame.db
2Frame.dbb
3Frame.err
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4Frame.out
ANSYS ANSYS Output Windows
5Frame.log
.log ANSYS
ANSYS GUI
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.log
ANSYS 7.0
1.2.5 ANSYS
ANSYS CAD
ANSYS CAD ANSYS

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ANSYS CAD CAD
CAD ANSYS
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CAD Pro/E
Pro/E Pro/E
ANSYS Pro/E ANSYS
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ANSYS 7.0
Pro/E GUIApplications > Mechanica

Continue MECHANICA FEM Mode
Structure
WCS
MEC STRUCT
STRC MODEL Model Model Features
Idealizations
Current CSYS
2
GUIConstraints > New
1-5
ConstraintSet1
1-5
Surface 1-5
surface
OK
X Y Z
Free
Fixed
Prescribed Function of Coordinates
FIXED OK
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3
STRC MODEL
GUILoads > New > Surface Force/Moment 1-6
1-6
end_load LoadSet1 Surfaces
WCS OK 1-7
4
STRC MODEL GUI
Materials > Whole Part
Edit
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ANSYS ANSYS GUIAnalyses > New
Anslysis Definition 1-8 ansystest
ConstraintSets LoadSets Add
ConstraintSet1 LoadSet1 Anslysis Definition OK
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1-8
6
MEC STRUCT GUI
Mesh > Create > Solid > Start Element
Quality Checks. 1-9
Element Quality Checks.
Check
Close
1-10
1-9
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1-10
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Controls
1-11
1-11
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ANSYS MEC
STRUCT Run Run FEM Analysis 1-12
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ANSYS 7.0
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1-12
Solver ANSYS Analysis Structural

Output to File
.ans ANSYS
OK
Pro/E GUIApplications > Standard
Pro/E .ans Pro/E ANSYS
3ANSYS
1 ANSYS
ANSYS GUIFile > Read Input From... Pro/E .ans
ANSYS GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Elements
2ANSYS
ANSYS GUIMain Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS > OK
3
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GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal
SoluVon Mises stress Apply
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Pro/E
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1.2.4 ANSYS 7.0

ANSYS 7.0 ANSYS
GUI ANSYS
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ANSYS
1 Utility Menu Help
Utility Menu Help
ANSYS 7.0 Help Topics
ANSYS 7.0 1-13
ANSYS 7.0
1-13 ANSYS
2 ANSYS 7.0
Windows GUI > > ANSYS 7.0 > Help System ANSYS
7.0
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Help
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Help
Help BEAM3 1-14
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ANSYS 7.0 ANSYS Tutorials
ANSYS 7.0 1-17
ANSYS 7.0
ANSYS
Start Here
Structural Tutorial
1-17 ANSYS 7.0
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File Save as Jobname.db Jobname.db
Jobname Save as
db
File
Resume Jobname.db Jobname.db Resume from
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File Change Jobname
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5 RESUME-DB
6 Output Output
GUIUtility Menu File > Swith Output to > File Output
7log .log.db
.rst.rth
.solso2.out.ph1
ph2..
8log
2.2.2 ANSYS
2-3 ANSYS
F20N/mmL200mmb100mm r20100
50E200Gpa
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2-3
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ANSYS
PLANE82
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Structural Static Analysis

ANSYS Elements Reference Plane82
2
1
Interactive ANSYS Plane plane
2
1
GUIPreProcessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Rectangle > By 2 Corners
Rectangle by 2 corners 2-4 2-4 WP X WP Y
BLC4,0,0,200,100
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2-4
GUIPreProcessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Circle > Solid Circle
Solid Circular Area 2-5 2-5
2-5
CYL4,100,50,20
GUIProcessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Subtract > Areas
Base Area OK OK
2-6
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2-6
ANSYS
GUIPreProcessor > Material Props > Material models > Structural > Linear > Elastic >
Isotropic
EX=20000 MpaPRXY0.3
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Plane82
GUIPreProcessor Menu > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete
Plane82 2-7 OK
ET1plane82
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2-7
Plane strs w/thk

GUIPreProcessor Menu > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Options
KEYOPT,1,3,3
20mm
GUIPreProcessor Menu > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add
R120
3
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GUIPreProcessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > Manual Size > Areas > All Areas
Element Size on All Selected Areas 2-8
SIZE 25mm
2-8
AESIZE,ALL,25
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GUIProcessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Free > Pick All
AMESH,ALL
2-9
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2-9
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GUIUtility Menu > File > Save as...
Mesh
1
FixAll DOFs
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Lines
Apply UROT on Lines 2-10
Lab2
All DOF Apply
2-10
25
2
20/201Mpa
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure > On Lines
Apply PRES on Lines 2-11 -1
OK 2-12
2-11
2-12
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GUISolution > Solve > Current LS
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GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering...

Utility Menu > Plot > Nodes
2-13 49
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GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution > Stress, Principals SPRIN
49 2.914MPa
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GUIPreProcessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > Manual Size > Areas > All Areas
20mm
GUIPreProcessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Free > Pick Al
OK
GUISolution Menu > Current LS
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3.8Mpa 2.5 0.0012
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GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solution

2-14
2-14
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution
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GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu > Stress > Von Mises
2-15
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Stress > Principals SPRIN
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!Command File mode of 2D Plane Stress Verification

/title, 2D Plane Stress Verification
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BLC4,0,0,200,100
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CYL4,100,50,20
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ASBA,1,2
ET,1,PLANE42
KEYOPT,1,3,3
R,1,20
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MP,EX,1,200000
!1, 200000 MPa
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
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AESIZE,ALL,5
!5mm

AMESH,ALL
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
DL,4, ,ALL,0
!4All DOFs
SFL,2,PRES,-1
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SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
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ANSYS CAD
ANSYS CAD
2.3.1
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2.3.2 ANSYS
ANSYS 2-16 ANSYS
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2-16 ANSYS
Keypoints
-Lines-
Areas-
Volumes
2.3.3
WPWorkPlane
GUIUtility Menu > work Plane > Display Working Plane
GUIUtility Menu > work Plane > WP Settings
GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > WP Settings
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GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > Offset WP by Increaments
GUIUtility Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > On Working Plane
GUIUtility Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS
4
ANSYS
ANSYS 2-17
2-17 ANSYS
1
Modeling
GUIUtility Menu > Processor > Modeling > Creaate
ANSYS
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2
Plot
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Keypoints Lines Areas
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GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrs > Numbering
3
ANSYS
5
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ANSYS
Add
Subtract
intersect
glue Overlap
CAD
GUIUtility Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate
ANSYS
1GlueOverlap
Gule ANSYS
ANSYS Glue Add
2Divide
ANSYS
3Intersection
Intersection
6Bottom-up
Bottom-up
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Bottom-up top-down
Bottom-up
1
1
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > On Working Plane
2
GUIMain Menu > Processo > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > KPs between KPs
3
GUIMain Menu > Processo> Modeling > Move/Modify > Keypoints > set of kps
4
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Move/Modify > Keypoints > single Kp
2
Keypoint Modify
5
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Check Geom > KP distance
6
GUIMain Menu > Pocessor > Modeingl > copy > keypoints
2
1
Move/Modify
2
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Llines > Lines > In Active Coord
3 Spline
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Move/Modify
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Lines > splines > spline thru KPs
4
Divide
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate > Booeans > Divide > Lines into N Lns
3
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Area > Arbitrary > through kps
2
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Area > arbitrary > By lines
3 Extrud/Sweep
Extrud/Sweep
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate > Extude > Areas > About Lines
4
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Areas > About Axis
5
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Area Fillet
4
ANSYS ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS
GUIMain Menu > Processro > Modeling > Create > Volume > Through KPs
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GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > create > Volume > by areas
3
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate > Extrude > Areas > Along lines
4
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate > extrude > Aeras > About Axis
5
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Operate > Extrude > Area > Along Normal
6
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Operate > Extrude > Areas > by XYZ Offset
5
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Modeling > Copy > Areas
6
Reflection
GUIMainMenu > Processor > Modeling > Reflect
2.3.4
1
ANSYS
KXX ANSYS
Help
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > Linear >
Elastic > Isotropic
MP
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/UNIT
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Help
1
ANSYS 120
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BeamC
Spar
Spring
2
Shell 10
3
XY ANSYS
Z Z X
Y XY Z Z
Z Z XY
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XY Z XY
Z Z
XY Y 360
Y Y Z HoopX
3//P
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GUIMain Menu > Processor > Real Canstants

R
2.3.5
MeshTool
GUIMain Menu > Processor > MeshTool
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2 ANSYS
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ANSYS SmartSizeGlobal
CFD
SmartSize
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ManualSize keypointsLinesAreasLayers
SmartSize Global
Global Element Size
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Size Ctrs > Manual Size > Global > Size
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > SizeCtrls > ManulSize
KeypointsLinesAreasVolumes
ManulSize
2-
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2.3.6
ANSYS
ANSYS
xRefine
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Modify Mesh > Refine At > Nodes
Nrefine
2-18
2-18
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Modify Mesh > Refine At > Elements
Erefine
2-19
2-19
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GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Modify Mesh > Refine At > Keypoints
Krefine
2-20
2-20
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Modify Mesh > Refine At > Lines
Lrefine
2-21
2-21
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Meshing > Modify Mesh > Refine At > Areas
Arefine
2-22
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2.4.1
ANSYS
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ANSYS 2-23 ANSYS
1DOF Constrait
DOF
2Force/Moment
3Surface Load
4Body Load
5Inertial Load
6 (Coupled Field Load)

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2-23 ANSYS
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GUI
GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural
GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Pressure>
2
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2-24
1 360
2 2-24
3
GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Displacement>On Keypoints
GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Displacement> on Lines On

Areas
GUIUtility Menu > Plotctrs >

Symbols
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ANSYS
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GUIUtility Menu >

List > Loads
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Operate > Transfer to
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Delete
ANSYS
PCGJCGICCGDDS AMG PCG
ANSYS CFD
ANSYS
PCG
2.4.2
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1
ANSYS
Jobname.rst Jobname.rhh
GUIProcessor > Modeling > Operate > Cale Geom

Items
ALPX
ANSYS Output Window
Output
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS

2
Output
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2.5
2.5.1
ANSYS -
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ANSYS
Main Menu > Gerneral Postproc
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Result > Deformed Shape
GUIMain Menu > General Postpro > Contour Plot
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ANSYS
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate
Animate
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solution
5PowerGraphics
LinesPipesElbowsContace Lines
Areas Volumes
Unaveraged
ANSYS
PowerGraphics ANSYS
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PowerGraphicsANSYS
2
ANSYS
10%
50
SEPC GUI
Postpro>List Result > Percent Error
GUIPlot Results > Element Solu > Error Estimation > Stress Deviation
Plot Results
> Element Solu > Error Estimation > Energy Error
SMXBSMNB
SMXB
P-
p- P
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2.5.3 -POST26
POST26
TIME POST26
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Jobname.out
POST26
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Define Variables
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Graph Variables
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List Variables
5
POST26
GUI 2-1 GUI
2-1 GUI
GUI

PLVAR
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Graph Variable
PRVAR
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List Variable
ADD
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Math Operations > Add
DERIV
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Math Operations > Derivative
OUOT
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Math Operations > Divide
VGET
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Table Operations > Variable to Par
VPUT
Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Table Operations > Parameter to Var
6POST26
POST26
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ANSYS Help
2.5.4
ANSYS
1000 000 psi
2-26
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LINK1,LINK8
LINK10
BEAM3,BEAM4
BEAM54,BEAM44
BEAM23,BEAM24
BEAM188,BEAM189
2-D
3-D
PIPE16,PIPE17,PIPE18
PIPE59
PIPE20,PIPE60
PLANE42,PLANE82,PLANE182
PLANE2
HYPER84,HYPER56,HYPER74
VISCO88
VISO106,VISO108
PLANE83,PPNAE25
PLANE145,PLANE146
SOLID45,SOLID95,SOLID73,SOLID185
SOLID92,SOLID72
SOLID46
SOLID64,SOLID65
HYPER86,HYPER58,HYPER158
VISO89
VISO107
SOLID147,SOLID148
SHELL93,SHELL63,SHELL41,SHELL43,SHELL181
SHELL51,SHELL61
SHELL91,SHELL99
SHELL28
SHELL150
3.1.3
3.2
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3.2.1
ANSYS
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GUIMain Menu > Processor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delelete
2
ALPX
MP
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Material Props > Material Library
3
3.2.2
ANSYS
1/ANTYPE
GUI
ANTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis
Jobname.ematJobname.esan Jobname.db
2ANTYPE
ANSYS 3-1
GUI
ANTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Static
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3NLGEOM
3-2
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ANSYS /
GUI
NLGEOM
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Control > basic
3-2
4SSTIF
ANSYS OFF
ON
/
GUI
SSTIF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Analysis Options
5PSTRES
ANSYS
/ GUI
PSTRES
ANSYS !
6-NROPT
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NROPT
7LUMPM
LUMPM ANSYS
GUI
LUMPM
8EQSLV
ANSYS
ANSYS
Frantal Solver ANSYS SPAR Solver
EQSLV
ANSYS
3-2
3-2
GUI
UYUZUX
ROTXROTYROTZ
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply >
Displacement
FXFY
FZMXMYMZ
Main Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structura
PRES
SF
l > Force/Moment
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply >
Structural > Pressure
TEMP
FLUE
57
BF
Ma-in Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply >
Structural > Other >
1
1UYUZUXROTXROTYROTZ
2FXFYFZMXMYMZ
3PRES
4TEMP
FLUE
1TIME
1.0 1.0
GUI
TIME
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Controls > basic
2TREF
-
GUI
TREF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Settings > Reference Temp
3
GUI
MODE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Other > For Harmonic Ele
4NSUBSTDELTIM
GUI
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NSUBSt
5/KBC
ANSYS
GUI
KBC
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Freq and Substps
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time - Time Steps
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time and Substps
6AUTOTS
GUI
AUTOTS
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time - Time Step
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time and Substp
7NEQIT
GUI
NEQIT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Controls
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Equilibrium Iter
8CNVTOL
GUI
CNVTOL
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Static
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Convergence Crit
9PRED
GUI
PRED
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Controls > nonlinear
10LNSRCH
Newton-Raphson GUI
LNSRCH
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Line Search
11CRPLIM
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GUI
CRPLIM
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Creep Criterion
12NcNV
GUI
NCNV
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Soln Controls > advanced nl
13OUTPR
*.Out GUI
OUTPR
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls > Solu Printout
14OUTRES
Jobname.rst GUI
OUTRES
15ERESX
GUI
ERESX
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls > Integration Pt
3
GUI
SAVE
GUIUtiltiy Menu > File > Save as
4
SOLVE
5
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FINISH
GUIMain Menu > Finish
3.2.3
Jobname.rst
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POST1 POST26 POST1
POST26
POST1 POST26
1POST1
POST1 ANSYS
1
Set
ANSYS
GUI
SET
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > By Load Step
2
GUI
PLDISP
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Shape
3
1
PRRSOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > list Results > reaction Solu
2
PRRSOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > list Results > reaction Solu
3
PRRSOL,F/M
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > list Results > Element Solution
4
FSUM
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Nodal Calcs > Total Force sum
5
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NFORCE
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Nodal Calcs > Sum @ Each Node
GUI
ETABLE
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Define Table
5
ANSYS GUI
PRERR
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Percent Error
Utility Menu > List > Results > Percent Error
GUI
2POST26
POST26 --
POST26 ANSYS
TIME
POST26
1
Jobname.OUT
2 POST26
POST26 RESUME
POST26 GUI
POST26
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postpro
3
GUI
PLVAR
PRVAR
EXTREM
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GUISMain Menu > Time Hist Postprac > Graph Variable S

Main Menu > Time Hist Postproc > List Variables
Main Menu > Time Hist Postproc > List Extremes
3.3
Truss
Gusset
Plate 3-3a 3-3b
3-3
Planar Trusses 3-4a

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LINK1
ANSYS

ANSYS Elements Reference LINK1
3-10
ANSYS
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3-10 E 200Gpa A 3250mm2
3
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GUIUtility menu > File > Change Title
Change Title 3-11
Bridge Truss Tutorial

OK
3-11
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ANSYS Main Menu 3-12

GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS
3-12
Create Keypoints in Active Coordinate System 3-13

0,0
1
X Y
0 Apply ANSYS
3-13
68
69
1 OK Apply
OK! Apply
Cancel
2
Creat Delete
3
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Lines > Lines > In Active Coord
Lines in Active Coord 3-14
3-14
1 1 2
Lines in Active Coord OK Line Create

3-15
ANSYS
Utility Menu GUIPlot >
Lines
69
3-15
4
Spar
GUIElement Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Element Types 3-16
Add
Library of Element
Types 3-17 2D spar
OK Type 1 LINK1 Element Types Close
Element Types
3-16
70
71
3-17
5
Spar
GUIReal Constants > Add/Edit/Delete

Real Constants 3-18
3-18
Add Type 1 LINK1ANSYS
OK 3-19 Real Constant

2
A=3250mm
OK Set 1
Close
Real Constant
71
3-19
GUIMaterial Props > Material Models

3-20
GUIStructural > Linear > Elastic > Isotropic

EX Ex=200000 OK
3-20
7
ANSYS
Element Size on All selected Lines

GUIProcessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > All Lines
Manual Size Lines
72
73
3-21
NDIV
NDIV 1 3-21
8
ANSYS
GUIMeshing > Mesh > Lines
Mesh Lines Pick All 3-22
3-22
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering

KP NODE on Elem/Attrib
Numbering Element numbers OK 3-23
73
3-23
GUIUtility Menu > File > Save as....

Mesh
4
Solution
1
3-24
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Static Dynamic analysis
3-24
fixedpinnedroller-type connection
74
75
Fix All DOFs

roller X
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Keypoints
3-25
3-25
1
1#fix XOY All
DOF
VALUE 0
OK 3-26
3-26
2
75
UY
VALUE 0ANSYS 0
3
1357 Y
280kN210kN280kN 360kN
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > on Keypoints
1 1
1
Apply F/M on KPs
FY-280000 OK 3-27
3-27 1
N Y -
2
1 3-28
3-28
4
76
77

ANSYS current Load StepLS OK
3-29 3-28 /STATUS Command
3-29
/STATUS Command
/STATUS Command
5
ANSYS ANSYS
1
1
77
2 ANSYS
ANSYS
1Reaction Forces
List Reaction Solution
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
List Reaction Solution 3-30
3-30
List Reaction Solution All struc force F OK

3-31 ANSYS
3-31
2Deformation
78
79
Plote Deformed Shape

GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape
Plote Deformed Shape 3-32
3-32
Def + undef edge OK 3-33
3-33
3-33 DMX=7.409
0
3Deflection
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solution
Contour Nodal Solution Data 3-34
DOF solution
USUM OK 3-35
Utility Menu > Plot Controls > Style > Contours > Uniform Contours...
Uniform Contours 3-36 3-36
OK
79
3-34
3-35
80
81
3-36
3-37
3-37

List Nodal Solution DOF SolutionAll NOFs
OK
3-38
1 UY 0
7
File Save as
81
3-38
5Axial Stress
LINKBEAMSPARPIPE Element Table
ANSYS Help LINK1

Input Lindow Help Link LS
1
GUIGeneral Postpro > Element Table > Define Table

Define Additional Element Table Items 3-39
Add
Define Additional Element Tabel Items Lab SAXL
Item Comp By sequence numberLS LS

1 OK Element Table Data
3-39
Element Table > Plot Elem Table

Contour Plot of Element Table Data 3-40 SAXL
82
83
OK
User Specified
Auto calculated VMIN/VMAX/
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Contours > Uniform Contours ...
3-41
3-40
3-41
2
Element Table List Elem Table List Element Table Data
SAXL OK 3-42
1 82.9MPa
83
3-42
ANSYS
ANSYS .log .log

File > Read input from...
!ANSYS command file to perform 2D Truss
/title, Bridge Truss Tutorial
/PREP7
!define parameters (mm)

height = 3118
width = 3600
!define keypoints
K,1,
K,2,
0,
K,3,
width,
K,4, 3*width/2,
K,5,
!, #, x, y
width/2,height
0
height
2*width,
K,6, 5*width/2,
height
K,7,
3*width,
!
L,1,2
!121
L,1,3
L,2,3
L,2,4
L,3,4
L,3,5
84
85

L,4,5
L,4,6
L,5,6
L,5,7
L,6,7
!
ET,1,LINK1
! #1; spring
R,1,3250
MP,EX,1,200e3
! #1; : 200 GPa
LESIZE,ALL, , ,1,1,1
LMESH,all
FINISH
/SOLU
!enter solution phase
#1; X: 3200 mm^2
!
!
!apply some constraints

DK,1,ALL,0
!1
DK,7,UY,0
!
FK,1,FY,-280e3
FK,3,FY,-210e3
FK,5,FY,-280e3
FK,7,FY,-360e3
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
PRRSOL,F
PLDISP,2
PLNSOL,U,SUM,0,1
ETABLE,SAXL,LS, 1
PRETAB,SAXL
PLETAB,SAXL,NOAV
7
1
85
3.3.2
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
LINK1
ANSYS

ANSYS Elements Reference LINK1
3-43 25mm 2mm
3-43
86
87
3-44
3-44
GUIUtility Menu > File > Change Title

Verification Model
2
3-4
3-4

500
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS

3-4
3
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Lines > Lines > Straight Line
1 1 2#
OK
4
87
GUIPreprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Add 3D elastic straight pipe
3-45
3-45
Element Types Options 3-46

K6 Include Output OK
Element Type Close
3-46 PIPE6 Element Type options
GUIPreprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete

Add Type 1 PIPE6
OK
Outside diameter
OD
25
Wall thickness TKWALL2
25mm 2mm OK Set 1
88
89
Real Constants Close

6
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models... > Structural > Linear > Elastic >
Isotropic
Define Material Model Behavior
EX70000
PRXY0.33
OK
7
GUIMeshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > All Lines
SIZE 2cm
20ANSYS mm 2cm 20mm
1
2cm 25 25
2
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines

Mesh Lines Pick All
GUIUtility Menu > File > Save as....

Mesh
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis

Static OK
2
1 Apply U,ROT on KPs
All DOF0 OK
89
3
100N
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > on Keypoints
2 Apply F/M OK Direction of
force/mom FYY
Force/moment value
-100 OK 3-47
3-47
5
6.2mm
64.MPa
2 ANSYS
ANSYS
90
91
1
Plot Results List Results
GUIPlot Results > Deformed Shape

3-48
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solution
DOF solutionUSUM ANSYS OK
3-49
3-49
91
GUIUtility Menu > Plot Controls > Style > Contours > Uniform Contours

List Nodal Solution DOF Solution ALL DOFs OK
ALL DOFs ALL Us
3-50
ANSYS
2 UY 1
3
BEAMSPAR PIPE Element Table
Element Table
GUIGeneral Postprocessor > Element Table > Define Table...

Add Define Additional Element Table Items 3-51
ItemComp StressVon Mises SEQV OK
3-51
92
93
Element Table Menu Plot Elem Table
3-52
User SpecifiedAuto
calculated VMIN/VMAX/ 3-53
3-53
Element Table menu List Elem Table List Element Table Data
SEQV
OK 64.914MPa
Pipe 16 I J 3-54
3-54 Pipe 16
Element Table Element Table

93
I J
I
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Define Table...
Add Define Additonal Element Table Items 3-55
3-55 J
Define Additonal Element Table Items User label for item Imoment
By sequence num
SMISC
SMISC6 OK
I J
Element Table Data Add J
User label for item Jmoment J
SMISC12 OK Element Table
Element Table
Plot Line-Element Results 3-56 LabI IMOMENT
Lab JMOMENT OK 3-57
3-56 Plot Line-Element Results
94
95
3-57
ANSYS ANSYS
I J ANSYS
Pipe16 help pipe16Enter

3-58
3-58 Help Pipe16
ANSYS 3-5
3-5 PIPE16 ETABLE Commands
95
MFORX
SMISC
MFORY
SMISC
MFORZ
SMISC
MFORX
SMISC
MFORY
SMISC
MFORZ
SMISC
SMISC6 I MMOMZ I
e
SMISC ANSYS
ANSYS Documentation
ANSYS
/PREP7
K,1,0,0,0,
!, 1, x, y, z
K,2,500,0,0,
!, 2, x, y, z
L,1,2
!12
ET,1,PIPE16
! pipe 16
KEYOPT,1,6,1
R,1,25,2,
!, 1, r,
MP,EX,1,70000
! Youngs Modulus, 1, 70000 MPa
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
!, Poissons Ratio, 1, 0.33
LESIZE,ALL,20
LMESH,1
!Element sizes, , 20 mm
!
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
!(static)
DK,1, ,0, ,0,ALL !1 All DOFs

FK,2,FY,-100
/STATUS,SOLU
!2
!
SOLVE
FINISH
.log
GUI ANSYS
GUI
3-59
96
97
3-59
GUIUtility Menu > File > Clear and Start New
2
GUIUtility menu > File > Change Title
ANSYS ANSYS Input ANSYS
x1=500
x2=825
y1=325
y2=400
z1= 50
3-6
97

3-6
y1
y2
x1
y2
x1
x2
z1
x2
z2
/PREP7
KNPTXYZ
keypoint Referenc number for the keypointcoords x/y/z

Help k
1k10y10
!
2K,2,0,y2,0
!keypoint, #, x=0, y=y2, z=0
4
GUIUtility Menu > List > Keypoints > Coordinates only

KLIST 3-60
3-60
KDELE#
98
99
1 y1=325
x=0 y=325, z=0
GUIUtility menu bar > PlotCtrls > Pan, Zoom, Rotate

3-61 Pan-Zoom-Rotate
Dynamic mode
Dynamic Mode
Isometric view
Iso Zoom,
Rotate Rotate
3-61
3-7
99
L, P1, P2
L LineP1 P2
L,1,2
3-7
KeypointsLines
LLIST
LDELE
LLIST
3-62
3-62
5
Pipe16 Include Output Option K6
GUIPreprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Add

6
GUIPreprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete
Outside diameter
OD25
Wall thickness TKWALL2
100
101
7
Youngs ModulusPoissons ratio
MP, LAB, MAT, C0

MP Material Property
LAB
Valid material property labelMAT Material Reference Number
CO
value
Elastic ModulusLAB = EX70000MPa
MP,EX,1,70000
Poissons ratioLAB=PRXY
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
8
20mm
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > All Lines
Lsiez20
9
GUIPreprocessor > Mesh > Lines >Pick All

Amesh All
10
GUIUtility Menu > File > Save as DB

SAVE
ANSYS Solution menu
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Static

Antype0
2
1#
UZ UY
DK, KPOI, Lab, VALUE, VALUE2, KEXPND, Lab2, Lab3, Lab4, Lab5, Lab6
DK Displacement on KKPOI K
Lab DOF labelVALUE valueVALUE2 value2Lab2Lab3
Lab4LabLab6
101
ANSYS 1#Pin
DK,1,UX,0,,,UY,UZ
UXUYUZ 5th 6th
VALUE2
the Expansion key 0
5
DK,5,UY,0,,,UZ
UY UZ 0UX 5th 6th
DKLIST
3-63
3-58
DKDELE KLabDKDELE
1UZ 1 Z
3
3 600N4
200N
FK, KPOI, Lab, value, value2
FK KKPOI K
Lab Force Label directions (FX, FY, FZ)Value1Value2
value2
3 600N
FK,3,FY,-600
5
FK,5,FY,-200
FKLIST
FKDELE, K, Lab 3 Y
FKDELE,3,FY
3-64
102
103
3-64
4
Solve
ANSYS
1
GUIPlot Results > Deformed Shape

3-65
Pan-Zoom-Rotate Front
103
FrontLeftBack
3-66
3-66
GUIUtility menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering

Node numbers on
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solution
DOF solutionUSUM 3-67
104
105
3-67
GUIGeneral Postpro > List Result > Element Solution

Nodal force dataAll forces
OK
I J
4
Element Table
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Define Table
AddStressvon Mises
GUIElement Table > Plot Elem Table
3-68
3-68
5
105
GUIElement Table > Define Table...

SMISC,6 SMISC,12
GUIPlot Results > Line Elem Res
ANSYS Command Listing

!Command File mode of 3D Bicycle Space Frame
/title,3D Bicycle Space Frame
/prep7
!
x1 = 500
x2 = 825
y1 = 325
y2 = 400
z1 = 50
!
K,1, 0,y1,
K,2, 0,y2,
K,3,x1,y2,
K,4,x1, 0,
!k,,x,y,z
K,5,x2, 0, z1
K,6,x2, 0,-z1
!
L,1,2
!l,1,2
L,2,3
L,3,4
L,4,1
L,4,6
L,4,5
L,3,5
L,3,6
!
ET,1,pipe16
KEYOPT,1,6,1
!
R,1,25,2
!r,,,
R,2,12,1
!
MP,EX,1,70000
106
!mp,,,

MP,PRXY,1,0.33
!mp,, ,
!
LESIZE,ALL,20
!
REAL,1
!1
LMESH,1,6,1
REAL,2
!2
LMESH,7,8
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
(dk )
DK,1,UX,0,,,UY,UZ
!dk,,,,,, ,
DK,5,UY,0,,,UZ
DK,6,UY,0,,,UZ
! (fk )
FK,3,FY,-600
!fk, ,,
FK,4,FY,-200
SOLVE
FINISH
SAVE
/post1
/WIND,ALL,OFF
/WIND,1,LTOP
/WIND,2,RTOP
/WIND,3,LBOT
/WIND,4,RBOT
GPLOT
/GCMD,1, PLDISP,2
/GCMD,2, PLNSOL,U,SUM,0,1
!
etable,vonmi0,nmisc,5
etable,vonmj0,nmisc,45
!0
etable,axii0,ls,1
etable,axij0,ls,33
etable,diri,smisc,13
etable,dirj,smisc,15
/GCMD,3, PLLS,vonmi0,vonmj0
/GCMD,4, PLLS,axii0,axij0
107
107

/CONT,2,9,0,,0.27
/CONT,3,9,0,,18
/CONT,4,9,-18,,18
/FOC,ALL,-0.340000,,,1
/replot
PRNSOL,DOF,
3.4
3-69
3-69
xyz
xyxy xy
XOY
108
109
xy xy z
3.4.1
1
ANSYS 2D
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE42/PLANE82
ANSYS

ANSYS Elements Reference Plane42/ PLANE82
3-70 E
7
=10 MPa 0.3 P=1MPa
3-70
3
1
ANSYS plate
Reference Structural
109
3-71
/COM, Structural
3-71
2
1/4 a r p E
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Scalar Parameters
a=10e-3
r=7e-3
p=1e6
E=1e13
nu=0.3
*SET,a,10e-3
*SET,r,7e-3
*SET,p,1e6
*SET,e,1e13
*SET,nu,0.3
3-72 Close Scalar Parameters
110
111
3-72
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Add
Structural Solid
Quad 4 node 42 OK
3-73
3-73
ET,1,PLANE42
Element Types defined element type PLANE42

3-74
111
3-74
Plane42 ANSYS Help

GUIUtility Menu > Help > Help Topics
Searchpictorial summaryList Topics
Pictorial Summary Pictorial Summary of Element Types
Structural 2-D Solid Plane42 Plane42
PLANE42 Element Description

ANSYS Plane
Stress Element Types
4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add
Element Type for Real Constants 1,PLANE42
3-75
112
113
3-75
OK Please check and change keyopt setting for element

PLANE42 before proceeding
PLANE42
3-76 PLANE42
PLANE42 Input Summary KEYOPT(3)=0, 1, 2.

KEYOPT3Element Type
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Options
K3 KEYOPT(3)Plane stress
PLANE42 Input
Summary KEYOPT(3)=0 Plane stressPlease check and
113
change keyopt settings... Element Type

5
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models ... > Structural > Linear >
Elastic > Isotropic
Young's modulus EXEPoisson's Ratio PRXY
nu 3-77
3-77
Define Material Model Behavior Material Model Number 1 > Linear Isotropic
3-78 ANSYS
3-78
MPDATA,EX,1,,1E+013
MPDATA,PRXY,1,,0.3
1/4 1/4 a
114
115
r 1/4
11/4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Rectangle > By Dimensions
X1 X2 x X1 0 X2 aY1
Y2 y Y1 0 Y1 a 3-79 OK
RECTNG,0,a,0,a,
3-79
2
1/4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Circle > Partial Annulus
WP X WP Y x y
WP X WP Y
Rad-1 Rad-1
Rad-2 r Rad-2 r
Theta-1 Theta-2 a 1/4
Theta-1 0 Theta-1 90 OK 3-80
CYL4,0,0,0,0,r,90
1/4 1/4
115
3-80 1/4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Subtract > Areas
Input ANSYS pick or enter base areas from which to subtract
3-81 OK
3-81
ANSYS pick or enter areas to be subtracted OK 3-82
116
117
3-82
3-83
3-83 1/4
ASBA, 1, 2
holding-down-the-mouse-and-releasing
7
MeshTool
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > MeshTool
MeshTool
1
117
Element Attributes.
Global OK Meshing Attributes
3-84 OK ANSYS
3-84
2
SmartSize SmartSize
3-85 SmartSize
SmartSize 5
3-85 SmartSize
3
MeshTool Mesh Areas
ShapeQuad
Free Mesh
Mesh Areas Pick
All MeshTool
TYPE,
MAT,
118
!
1
!11

REAL,
ESYS,
!
0
MSHAPE,0,2D
MSHKEY,0
119
!
!0 Free1 Mapped2
MappedMappedSmartSize Free
AMESH,ALL
Output
** AREA 3 MESHED WITH 79 QUADRILATERALS, 0 TRIANGLES **
** Meshing of area 3 completed ** 79 elements.
NUMBER OF AREAS MESHED = 1
MAXIMUM NODE NUMBER = 104
MAXIMUM ELEMENT NUMBER = 79
4
GUIToolbar > SAVE_DB
SAVE
4
ANSYS
Loads
1
Static
2
ANSYS
symmetry boundary condition
GUIMainMenu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Structural >
Displacement > Symmettry B.C > On Lines
Pick OK
s 3-86
DL,8, ,SYMM
DL,9, ,SYMM
119
3-86
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure >
On Lines
OK Apply Pressure on Lines Value
p 3-85
SFL,5,PRES,p,
3-87
GUIUtility Menu > List > Loads > DOF constraints > On All Lines
DLLIS, ALL
3-88
120
121
3-88
3-88 L8 L9

Line numbers OK L8 L9
GUIUtility Menu > List > Loads > Surface Loads > On All Lines
SFLLI, ALL
VALI VALJ

Line numbers OK
PNUM,ELEM,0

SAVE
4
check
Output The analysis data was checked
and no warnings or errors were found

/STATUS Command 3-89
OK
/solve
3-89
121
ANSYS Solution is done! ANSYS

plate.rst
POST1
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc
/POST1
1
Def + undeformed OK
PLDISP,1
3-90 DMX
0.232E-08m
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Background > Display Picture Background
3-90
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Shape...

Def + undeformed OK Animation Controller
Forward Only
122
123
2Nodal Solu
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu
Stress von Mises SEQV OK
PLNSOL,S,EQV,0,1
3-91
3-91
3-91 MX MN
SMX SMN
Hard Copy
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Hard Copy > To File
Save to: OK
Nodal Solution ANSYS
3Element Solu
Element Solution
Element Solu
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot results > Contour Plot > Element Solu
PLESOL,S,EQV,0,1
3-92 Element Solution
123
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Hard Copy > To File
Element Solution
3-92
4
sigma1 ANSYS
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Query Results > Subgrid Solu
Query Subgrid Solution Data Stress 1st
principal S1 OK Pick
Pick
ANSYS
1
Item to be listedAll struc forc F OK
PRRSOL,F
x -7000N x
= x Pr7000N
x x y
124
125
Y
2
SmartSize 4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Mesh Tool

Clear SmartSize 4
/PREP7
SMRT,4
ACLEAR,ALL
AMESH,ALL
Output 276

Solve
2
Nodal Solution
PLNSOL,S,EQV,0,1
3-93
3-93 Nodal Solution
3-7
125

3-7
DMX
0.232e-8m
0.234e-8m
SMX
3.64MPa
3.74MPa
3-7 1 3
1
4 PLANE42ANSYS
8 PLANE82 PLANE82
Output
Output 3-94
3-94
GUIMain Menu > PlotCtrls > Multi-plot Ctrls ...

OK Multi-Plotting NodesElements
3-95 OK Graphics Window
8 !
3-95 Muti-Plotting
2PLANE82
126
PLANE82
1Nodal Solution
3-96
2Element Solution
7
ANSYS ANSYS Command Listing
/COM,
Structural
/PREP7
!
*SET,a,10e-3
*SET,r,7e-3
127
!Reference
!
127

*SET,p,1e6
*SET,e,1e13
*SET,nu,0.3
FINISH
ET,1,PLANE42
!PLANE42
SAVE
!
MPTEMP,1,0
!1
MPDATA,EX,1,,e
!E
MPDATA,PRXY,1,,nu
!nu
RECTNG,0,a,0,a,
CYL4,0,0,0,0,r,90
!1/4
ASBA, 1, 2
SAVE
!
TYPE,
MAT,
!1
1
!1
REAL,
ESYS,
SMRT,5
!SmartSize 5
MSHAPE,0,2D
MSHKEY,0
!Free
AMESH,ALL
!Pick All
FINISH
SFL,5,PRES,p,
!L5p
DLLIS, ALL
SFLLI, ALL
/PNUM,ELEM,0
/REPLOT
/STATUS,SOLU
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
!POST1
PLDISP,1
128
PLNSOL,S,EQV,0,1
!Nodal Solu
PLESOL,S,EQV,0,1
!Element Solu
PRRSOL,F
/PREP7
SMRT,4
!SmartSize 4
ACLEAR,ALL

AMESH,ALL
FINISH
/STATUS,SOLU
129
SOLVE
/POST1
PLNSOL,S,EQV,0,1
!Nodal Solu
PLNSOL,S,EQV,0,1
!Element Solu
8
1
3.4.2
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE2
ANSYS

3-98 100mm200mm10mm
129
3-98
2
GUIUtility Menu > File > Change Title ...
Use of Paths for Post Processing
/title, Use of Paths for Post Processing
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor
/PREP7
4
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Rectangle > By 2 Corners
Xcorner=0
Ycorner=0
Width=200
Height=100
BLC4,0,0,200,100
5
130
131
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Circle > Solid Circle
3-8
3-8
WP X
WP Y
50
50
10
100
50
10
150
50
10
cyl4,WP X,WP Y,Radius

3-8
6
booleans
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Subtract > Areas
OK
OK 3-99
3-99

PLANE 6
ANSYS /PLANE2
X Y
Option Element behavior Plane strs w/thk
131
GUIPreprocessor > Real Constants > Add

PLANE2 Real Constants for PLANE2 10mm
9
/
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > Linear > Elastic >
Isotropic
Youngs modulus EX200000

Poissons Ratio PRXY0.3
10
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Areas > All Areas
5mm
11
ANSYS Free
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Free > Pick All

ANTYPE,0
2
UY
UY
3
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure > On Lines
-200
3-100
132
133
3-100
4
SOLVE
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Window Controls > Window Layout
3-99 Windows Layout
3-101 Window Layout
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu > Stress > von Mises
3-102
133
3-102
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Window Controls > Window On or Off
off 1 Replot
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Erase Option > Erase Between Plots
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Window Controls > Window Layout
Window 2 > Bottom Half > Do not replot
3
GUIGeneral PostProc > Path Operations > Define Path > By Location
3-103 CutlineNumber of
divisions1000
3-103
134
135
3-9
3-9
X Loc
Y Loc
Z Loc
50
200
50
Cancle
GUIGeneral Postproc > Path Operations > Map onto Path > Stress > von Mises
3-104 OK
3-104
3-105
1000
Close
135
3-105
GUIGeneral Postproc > Path Operations > Plot Path Item > On Geometry
3-106 OK 3-107
3-106
3-107
136
6
Finish
/clear
/title, Defining Paths
/PREP7
!
BLC4,0,0,200,100
cyl4,50,50,10
cyl4,100,50,10
cyl4,150,50,10
asba,1,all
et,1,plane2,,,3
R,1,10
mp,ex,1,200000
mp,prxy,1,0.3
esize,5
amesh,all
finish
/solu
!
lsel,s,loc,y,0
!UY
dl,all,,UY
allsel
!
allsel
lsel,s,loc,y,100
SFL,all,PRES,-2000/10!
allsel
solve
finish
!
/window,1,top
/POST1
PLNSOL,S,eqv,2,1
!x
/window,1,off
/noerase
/window,2,bot
137
137

nsel,all
nsel,s,loc,y,50
!Y50
path,cutline,2,,1000!cutline
ppath,1,,0,50
ppath,2,,200,50
PDEF,,S,eqv,AVG
nsel,all
PLPAGM,SEQV,200,NODE!
7
1
3.4.3 P-Method
P-method
P-method
P-
1P-
P- P- GUI
P-
GUIMain Menu > Preferences > p-method
/PMETH
p-
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete
ET
2
3
4
p-
1
P-element P-element
138
139
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE145P-Element
ANSYS

ANSYS Elements Reference PLANE145P-Element
3-108 200Gpa
-100 N/mm^2
3-106
3p-
p- p-

P-Method Meshing
/title, P-Method Meshing
2 P-Method
p- ANSYS p-
139
P-
GUIANSYS Main Menu > Preferences
P-Method Struct 3-109
/PMETH,ON
3-109 P-Method
P-Method Struct
GUIANSYS Main Menu > Preprocessor
/PREP7
3
p-p-
GUIPreprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete...

PLANE145 P-Elements
PLANE145 8
XY 8
OK Options... PLANE145 element type options
3-110
Analysis type K3Plane stress+TK
3-110 P
140
141
ANSYS P-element Solid127 Solid128

Plane145
Plane146Solid147Solid148 Solid150
Help Element Library
4
Active
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS...
K,#,x,y,z
12 12 3-10
3-10
00
0100
20100
4552
5552
80100
100100
1000
800
10
5548
11
4548
12
200
GuiPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Arbitrary > Through KPs
3-111
A,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
141
3-111

Thickness THK10
7
Isotropic

8
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Areas > All Areas
5mm
9
ANSYS Free
1
Static
ANTYPE,0
142
143
2
P-element
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Soln Controls

Solution Controls 3-112
3-112
Time at end of loadstep 1 Automatic time steppingON Number of

substeps 20
Max no. of substeps 100 Min no. of substeps 20
Frequency Write every substep

3
FixAll DOFs
4
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Pressure > On Lines
-100N/mm^2 3-113
143
3-113
5
SOLVE
GUIGeneral Postproc > Read Results > Last Set

P P-Level
1
3-114
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Element Solu > Stress > von Mises
SEQV
144
145
3-114
3-115
3-115
2 p-Levels
P-Method p
p-Levels
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > p-Method > p-Levels
3-116 P-level
145
3-116 P-levels
3-116
8
H-element
PLANE2
3-117
p- 3-118 P-element
5
3-117 H-method
146
147
3-118 H-method 5
H-method 5 P-method
P-method P-method
P-method
6
Finish
/clear
/title, P-Method Meshing
/pmeth,on
!p-
/prep7
k,1,0,0
k,2,0,100
k,3,20,100
k,4,45,52
k,5,55,52
k,6,80,100
k,7,100,100
k,8,100,0
k,9,80,0
k,10,55,48
k,11,45,48
k,12,20,0
a,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12!
et,1,plane145
147

keyopt,1,3,3
r,1,10
!-
mp,ex,1,200000
mp,prxy,1,0.3
esize,5
amesh,all
finish
/solu
antype,0
!Static
nsubst,20,100,20
outres,all,all
time,1
!1s
lsel,s,loc,x,0
!x=0
dl,all,,all
! all DOFs
lsel,all
lsel,s,loc,x,100
! x=100
sfl,all,pres,-100
lsel,all
solve
finish
/post1
set,last
plesol,s,eqv
7
1
SmartSiez
2
p-Method p-Level P-level
3
p-level
3.5
148
149
1
1
3-119
CD
3-119 AC DB
3-119
3-120
3-120
149
2
1
3-121
3-121a dx y z
1-1 2-2 d
3-121b
d=dx y ab
y
2
=E=Ey/
E y
3-122a
150
151
3-122
3
3-122b dAdA
1
Sz z E/
Sz0 z
2 y
Iyz y z E/
Iyz0
y z y z
y
3 y
Iz z
1/EIz
151
Mxy/Iz
Mx x max
Mmax ymax
WzIz/ymaxWz
[]
4
3-123 y
3-123
Qx x
m
Sz y
Iz z
b
Qx b
h
max=1.5Qx/A
152
153
max[]
[]
5 WzWy
3-124 o y z
1
Wzbh2/6
Wybh2/6
3-124
2
3
WzWyd /32
3
3
4
WzWyD 1- /32
d/D
3.5.1
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS

ANSYS Elements Reference BEAM3
3-125
200Gpa
153
3-125
1
Effects of Self Weight for a Cantilever Beam
/title, Effects of Self Weight for a Cantilever Beam
2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor

/PREP7
1K,1,0,0,0
2K,2,1000,0,0
4
1 2
L,1,2
5
154
155

BEAM3
BEAM3 X Y
Z
6
BEAM3
Beam3
Real Constants for BEAM3
Cross-sectional area AREA500
Area moment of inertia IZZ4166.67
Total beam height10
10mm 50mm
Isotropic
Young's modulus EX200000

Poisson's Ratio PRXY0.3
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > Linear > Density
Density DENS7.86e-6
!
8
100mm
9
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines > Pick All
155
1
Static
ANTYPE,0
2
Fix 1 All DOFs
3
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Inertia > Gravity
3-126 y
9.81m/s2
3-126
mmm
N
y Y
y y
3-127
156
157
3-127
4
SOLVE
1
5.777mm
2 ANSYS
ANSYS
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape ... > Def + undef edge
PLDISP,2
3-128
UY 5.777mm- ANSYS
157
3-128
6
/Title, Effects of Self Weight !
/PREP7
!
Length = 1000
Width = 50
Height = 10
!
K,1,0,0
K,2,Length,0
L,1,2
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,Width*Height,Width*(Height**3)/12,Height
158
MP,EX,1,200000
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
MP,DENS,1,7.86e-6
LESIZE,ALL,Length/10,
LMESH,1
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
DK,1,ALL,0,
!1
ACEL,,9.8
SOLVE

FINISH
/POST1
PLDISP,2
159
7
1
3.5.2
1
ANSYS7.0
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS

10mm10mm 3-129 200Gpa.
3-1129
159
3-129

Distributed Loading
/title, Distributed Loading
2
1K,1,0,0
2K,210000
3
12
L,1,2
4
BEAM3
5
BEAM3
Real Constants for BEAM3
160
161
Area Moment of Inertia IZZ833.333

Total beam height HEIGHT10
10mm10mm
6
Isotropic
Young's modulus EX200000

7
100mm
8
Global
Element Table
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Elements
3-130
3-130
161

ANTYPE,0
2
UY
1 UXUY 2 UY
3
1000N/m 1 N/m
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure > On Beams
Apply F/M Pick All Apply PRES on Beams
3-131 VALI Pressure value at node I 1
OK
3-131
3-132
162
163
3-132
Replot GUIUtility Menu >

PlotCtrls > Symbols.... Surface Load Symbols
Pressures
4
SOLVE

PLDISP.2
3-133
163
3-133
2
Element Table Element Tbable

Add
1 I
Define Additional Element Tabel Items User Label for Item
SMAXIResults Data ItemBy sequence num
NMISC
1 Apply
3-134
3-134 I
2 J
SMAXISMAXJ
1
3 OK Element Table Data OK
Element Table Data 3-135
164
165
3-135 J
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Line Elem Res...

LabI SMAXI LabJ SMAXJ 3-134
3-137
3-136
1ANSYS
IJ
2 BEAM3 NMISC 1 I
NMISC3 J ANSYS Help
ANSYS Input help BEAM3
165
3-137
6
/title, Distributed Loading of a Beam
/PREP7
K,1,0,0
K,2,1000,0
L,1,2
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,100,833.333,10
!,I,
MP,EX,1,200000
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
ESIZE,100
LMESH,ALL
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
DK,1,UX,0,,,UY
!1
DK,2,UY,0
!2
SFBEAM,ALL,1,PRES,1
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
PLDISP,2
ETABLE,SMAXI,NMISC, 1
ETABLE,SMAXJ,NMISC, 3
166

PLLS,SMAXI,SMAXJ,1,0
167
!Etable
7
1
3.5.3
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
SOLID45
ANSYS Space Ratio

ANSYS Elements Reference SOLID45
167
3-138
1
AA
3-139 AB CD 5
3-139
Mp z
ABC D
2
uvw 3-11
3-11
1Face 1
2Face 2
U=0 ( A)
V=0 ()
V=0.0001(rc-r)
W=0 AB
W=0 CD
A u=0 r 1
v=0 1 ABCD w=0 2 BC
168
169
2 r=rc 2 0.0001
rc rc A Ra
rc=60mm rc=70mm rc Ra 2001N 357N
Ra=0 rc=72.2mm rc=72.2mm
rc r c
1
ANSYS Cbeam
ANSYS Cbeam Cbeam Initial

jobname Cbeam Referenc
GUIMain Menu > Preferences > Structural

2
ANSYS help
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Add > Structural Solid >
Brick 8-node 45
Element Types Element Type
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add
Real Constants

SAVE
4
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > linear
> Elastic > Isotropic
Youngs modulus EX200e9

169
5
8
4 ABCD
r z 4

Scalar Parameters 3-140
Accept
R1=44e-3
R2=R1+88e-3
Z1=65e-3
Z2=14e-3
Close
3-140
GUIUtility Menu > WorkPlane > Change Active CS to > Global Cylindrical
ANSYS Output 3-141
3-141
ANSYS 1 0
170
171
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS
3-142
XY Z r
Z
3-142
1 X=R1, Y=90, Z=0

2 X=R1, Y=95, Z=0
3 X=R1, Y=95, Z=Z1
4 X=R1, Y=90, Z=Z1
5 X=R2, Y=90, Z=0
6 X=R2, Y=95, Z=0
7 X=R2, Y=95, Z=Z2
8 X=R2, Y=90, Z=Z2
7
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan, Zoom, Rotate > Iso
3-143
3-143
171
3-143 x-y-z Pan-Zoom-Rotate

csys=1 csys
GUIUtility Menu > WorkPlane > Change Active CS to > Global Cartesian
csys=0
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Volumes > Arbitrary > Through KPs
OK 3-144
3-144
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Lines

7 8
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Background > Display Picture Background
3-145
172
173
3-145
MeshTool
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > MeshTool
MeshTool
MeshTool Element Attributes Global Set

Element Attribute SOLID45
Cancel
3-146
AC BD ANSYS
Spacing Ratio Spacing Ratio
AB A B B
A
3-147 Spacing Ratio 1
AB CD Spacing Ratio 0.3 A B C D
3-146

173
Keypoint numbers Line numbers ON

OK
GUIUtility Menu > List > Lines > OK

3-145
1
3-147 7 5 1 B
A Spacing Ratio 0.3
L5L9 L11 Spacing Ratio
3-147
3-12 NDIV Spacing RatioSPACE

3-12
NDIV
SPACE
L1,L3,L6,L1
0
L2,L4,L8,L1
2
L7,L9,L11
L5
1/0.3
SPACE 3-12
174
175
SPACE
GUIMeshTool > Size Controls > Linse

Set
1 L1L3L6 L10
L1L3L6 L10 OK No. of element divisions 1
Apply Spacing Ratio 1

2 L2L4L8 L12
L2L4L8 L12 OK No. of element divisions 5
Apply
3 L7L9L11
L7L9L11 OK No. of element divisions 8 Spacing
Ratio 0.3 Apply
4 L5
L5 OK No. of element divisions 8 Spacing Ratio
1/0.3 OK
2
MeshTool Shape
HexMeshTool Volumes Mesh
Pick All 3-148
3-148
3
175
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan, Zoom, Rotate

Iso Pan-Zoom-Rotate
MeshTool
3
SAVE
1
1
A (1)
u=0
1
v=0
AB L7
w=0
GUIUtility Menu > WorkPlane > Change Active CS to > Global Cylindrical
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Areas

1
ANSYS
nrotat
Input 3-149 nrotat,all.
3-149
Help nrotat Input helpnrotat

2 A 1
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement
> On Nodes
A OK DOFs to be constrained UY
Displacement value OK
A
3 1
1ANSYS Select Logic
Select Logic 1 1
1
176
177
GUIUtility Menu > Select > Entities

Areas By Num/Pick 3-150
Apply
3-150 1
1 OK 1
1
Select Entities 3-151
Nodes Attached to Areas, All Apply
177
3-151 1
1
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Nodes
> On Nodes
Pick Pick All DOFs to be constrained
UY OK 1 3-152
3-152 1
1 Pick All 1ANSYS
4 AB
178
179

AB Select Entities
Lines By Num/Pick Apply ABL7 OK
AB Nodes
Attached to Lines, All Apply
AB
AB
> On Nodes
Pick All DOFs to be constrained UZ OK
5 2
2
2v=0.0001(rc-r)
5w=0
v ,
2
1.
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Functions > Define/Edit...

TIME, X, Y
Result x y 3-153
Result = 1e-4*(72.2e-3 - sqrt({X}^2+{Y}^2))
3-153
GUIFunction Editor > File > Save

vface2.func
2
ANSYS
Function Loader Table Table
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Functions > Read From File
vface2.func OK Table parameter namevface2
OK
3 2
179
2
GUIUtility Menu > Select > Everything
Utility Menu > Plot > Areas
2 1
Areas By Num/Pick OK
2 2
2Select Entities
Nodes Attached to Areas, All Apply 2
vface2 2
> On Nodes
Pick Pick All DOFs to be constrained UY
3-154 Apply as Existing tableVFACE2
OK 2 2
3-154 2
6 CD
1 CD

Select Entities Lines By
Num/Pick Lines, All OK

2 CD
> On Nodes
Pick Pick All DOFs to be constrained UZ
180
181
Apply as Constant value OK

GUIUtility Menu > Select > Everything
Utility Menu > Plot > Volumes
7
SAVE
2
GUIMain Menu > Solution

Input Windows check
Output Windows The analysis data was

checked and no warnings or errors were found
/STATUS Command Solve Current Load Step OK
3-155
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan-Zoom-Rotate> Right
3-155
181
3-155 Maximum von Mises 147MPa
2
ANSYS SY
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Options for Outp

Results Coord System Global Cylindric 1

GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan,Zoom,Rotate > Right
Main Menu > General Postproc > Contour Plot > Plot results > Nodal Solu
Stress Y-direction SY OK
3-156
3-156 1
3-156
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Contours > Uniform Contours
3-157 Number of contours 2Contour
IntervalsUser specifiedMin contour value
-0.2E9Max contour value0.2E9
Contour value incr
0.2E9 OK
182
183
3-155
0<<200MPa
-200MPa<<0 3-158
3-158
4
SX
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot results > Nodal Solu
183
Stress X-direction SX OK
Number of contours 9Contour Intervals Auto calculated OK
3-159
3-159
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape > Def + undeformed
3-160
DMX=0.230e-4 m
3-160
184
185
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Shape > Def + undeformed
Animation Controller Forward Only
A u=0 AB CD w=0
z !
SZ
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan,Zoom,Rotate > Front

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Shape
Def + undeformed OK Animation Controller Forward
Only
V
7
Item to be listedAll struc forc F OK
FX 4.6N
rc FY FZ
FX
8
AC BD
NDIV SPACE 3-13
3-13
NDIV
SPACE
L2,L4,L8L12
10
L7,L9,L11
16
0.3
L5
16
1/0.3
GUIUtility Menu > File > Change Jobname

new jobname cbeam2 OK MeshTool
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool

185
Mesh Clear Pick All
Utility Menu > Plot > Lines

Size Controls > Lines Set. Pick L2L4L8 L12
Pick OK No. of element divisions 10 Spacing Ratio
Apply L7L9 L11 Pick OK No. of element
divisions 16Spacing Ratio 0.3 Apply
2
vface2 table
vface2 table
GUIToolBar > SAVE_DB

SAVE
cbeam2.db
1#
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Pan-Zoom-Rotate > Right
1
Stress Y-direction SY OK
3-161
3-161
186
187
6
1
Space Ratio
FY y
3.4
3.5
1
3-1
3-1 6.25e-3m^2
200Gpa
YX Y
5000N
187
3-1
2
3-2
1.56e-3m^2
75Gpa
xyz
YZ Y 75 2500N
Deflection
Y Z
188
189
3-2
3
3-3
E=200e10V=0.3 E=200e9,V=0.28
40mm 10mm 1mm
10N/mm^2 x
y
P-Element P-level
189
3-3
4 3-4
3.125mm
200Gpa
Fixed
2625N/m
Refine
190
191
3-4
3-5
Hard Point 3-5

BEAM3
3-5 SI 0.03125m^2
I=4.069e-5m^4 0.125m
3E7 0.3
constraint All DOFs UY
8m 1000N
6 L 3-6
Tet 10node 92
E=200Gpa 0.3
191
1000N/cm^2
1.25
3-6
192
201
l
l
l
l
l
l
4.1
4.1.1
4-1a
4-1b
4-1c,
4-1
4.1.2
,,
ANSYS
201
4-2
4-2
3
-
--
4.1.3
ANSYS
4-3a
.
a
202
b-
203
4-3 -
ANSYS -NR
4-3
b-
NR
ANSYS
NR
NR
4-4
4-4 NR
4-5
203

4-5
1
2
ANSYS
4-6
4-6
4-7
204
205
4-7
ANSYS
1
2
ANSYS ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
4-8
ANSYS
205
4-8
4.1.4
ANSYS
1
/Solu
2
ANSYS
-
NROPT
-NROPT
-
NROPT
206
207
ANSYS NROPTANTO
-
NRNROPTFNLL
-
ANSYS
NRNROPTMODI
-
-
NRNROPTINIT
ANSYS
1CNVTOL
ANSYS ANSYS
VALUETOLER VALUE
Netwton-Raphson SRSS MINREF
1.0TOLER 0.001
ANSYS
CNVTOL
TOLER
VALUE TOLER VALUL
207
DOF DOF
DOF
3NEQIT
25
AUTOTS
NCNV
4NCNV

CPU
ARCLEN
LNSRCHPRED
NROPT
ON
AUTOTS-TIMINT
5-PRED
DOF
6LNSRCH
ANSYS
0 1
7CRPLIMCRCR
ANSYS
0.25
8
ANSYS/Mechanical ANSYS/LS-DYNA
EKILLEALIVE
MPCHG
EKILL
MPCHG
9
208
209
OUTPRJobname.out
OUTRESJobname.rst
OUTPR OUTRES
ERESX
5
SAVE
GUIUtility Menu > File > Save As
6
SOLVE
GUIMain Menn > Solution > -Solve-Current LS
7 3 6
8 SOLUTION
FINISH
GUI Solution
POST1-POST26
POST1
Jobname.rst
OUTRES Jobname.rst
1POST1
POST1
1
1
2Jobname.rst
POST1
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2
3 POST1
RESUME
POST1
4
SET
GUIMain Menn > General Postproc > Read Results > Load step
SUBSET APPEND
209
LIST
INRES
ETABLL
Time ANSYS
Time
4-9
TIME
4-9
1
PLDISP
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shapes
IDSCALE1
2
PLNSOL PLESOL
Solu Element Solu
3
PLETABPLLS
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Plot Element Table
Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot >
Line Elem Res
PLETAB GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table
> Plot Element Table PLLSGUIMain
Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Line elem Res
PRNSOL
PRESOL
PRRSOL
PRETAB
PRITER
NSORT
ESORT
210
211
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Element Solution
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solution
NSORT ESORT
5
POST1
2POST26
POST26--
POST26 ANSYS
TIME
POST26
1
Jobname.OUT
2 POST26
POST26 RESUME
POST26
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postpro
3
NSOL
ESOL
RFORCL
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postproc > Define Variables
4
PLVAR
PRVAR
EXTREM
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postprac > Graph Variables
Main Menu > Time Hist Postproc > List Variables
5
POST26
5 ANSYS
.abort Jobname.abt
211
ANSYS
4.1.5
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
VISCO106
ANSYS Bilinear
-
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Structural

Transient Dynamic Analysis ANSYS Elements Reference
VISCO106
80
Von Mises SI
Y
ANSYS time
of end 8E-5
EX=117.0E09
DENS=8930.0
NUXY=0.35
Yield Strength=400.0OE06
Tangent Modulus100.0E06
L=32.4E-3m
D=6.4E-3m
227.0
4-10
212
213
1
GUIUtility Menn > File > ChangeTitle
Coppery Cylinder Impacting a Rigid Wall OK
Replot
2
GUIMail Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > All/Edit/Delete

Add Library of Element Types
Visio Solid 4node Plas 106 VISCO106
OK
Options VISCO106 element
type Optionsvisco106 element behavior
Axisymmetric OK Element
Types Close
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Propsl > Structural > linear >
Elastic > Isotropic
EX117.0E09
PRXy0.35
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Propsl > Structural > Density
DENS8930 OK
4
-
DefineMaterial Models Behavior
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Matersal Props > Structural Nolinear
Inelastic > Rate Indepandent > Isotropic Hardening Plasticity > Mises
Platssticity > Bilinear
Bilinear Isotropic Hardening for Material Number 1
4-11 Graph
4-12
213
4-11
4-12
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Area > Rectangle >
By Dimensions
Create Rectanyle by Dimensions 4-13
OK
4-13
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > lines

6
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize >
Picked Lines
Element Sizes on Picked Lines
214
215
number of element divisions 20

OK
number of element divisions
4 OK
7
Mesh Tool
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Mesh Tool
quadMapMesh 4-14
4-14
Pick All OK
ANSYS Toolbar SAVE_DB
1
Transient
Transient OK Transient Analysis
ANSYS OK
2
bisc Analysis Options Large Displacement
transient OK
3
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Defined Loads > Apply > Initial Conditn >
Define.
Pick All Define Initial
Condition 4-15
215
4-15
ANSYS Toolbar SAVE_DB

4
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Defined Loads > Apply > Structural >
Displacement > On Nodes > Pick all
Apply U, ROT on Nodes DOFs to be Constrained
DOFsUZ
Apply
BOX X=0.1
x0.1
Apply U, ROT on Nodes DOFs to be Constrained
DOFs UX Apply
BOX
Y=O
UY
UX OK ANSYS
basic 4-16
ANSTS Toolbar
SAVE_DB
4-16
6
close Solve Current Load Step
216
217
OK close
5
-
1POST1
POST1 /
1
GUIMain Menu > General Pestpro > Read Results > Last Set
GUIUtitlity Menu > Paramenters > Scalar Paramenters

TOP_NODE26 Accept Close
2
GUIUtility Menu > Paramenters > Get Scalar Data
Results data
Nodal results
OK Get Nodal Results Data
name of parameter to be defsned DEFORM
Node number
N TOP_NODEUY
OK
3
GUIUtility Menu > List > Other > Paramenters
DEKORM-0101091
Close
2
1
GUIUtility Menu > Plotctrls > Style > Displacement Scaling
Displacement Display Scaling 1.0true stale
OK ANSYS D2SCALE1
1
2
GUIMain Menn > General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape
Plot Deformed Shape Def+undef edge
OK
3
Solu
Contour Nodal Solution Data
Strain-totalVon Mises
EPTOEQV OK
217
4-17
4-17
POST1 -
2POST26
POST26 -
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postproc > Define Variables > Defined
Time-History Variables Add Add
Time-History Variable OK DOF
Define Nodal Data Reference
number of Variable 2 node number TOP_NODE
user-specified label DISPLACE Item, Comp Data
UY OK Close
2 TOP-NODE -
1
Derivative of Time-History Variables
GUIMain Menu > Tiome Hist Postpro > Math Operations > Derivative
Derivative of Time-History Variables reference number
for result 3
user-specified label VELOCITY
OK
2 Y
Y
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Style > Graphs
Graph Controls Y_axis Label VELOCITY
OK -
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postpro > Graph Variables.
Graph Time-History Variables 1st variable to graph
218
219
time OK ANSYS
4-18
4-18 -
fini
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/clear
/title,copper cylinder impacting a rigid wall
/prep7
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et,1,visco106
!visco106
keyopt,1,3,1
!
!
mp,ex,1,117e9
!
mp,dens,1,8930
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mp,nuxy,1,0.35
!
tb,biso,1,1,,0
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tbmodif,2,1,4e8
!
tbmodif,3,1,1e8
!
tbplot,biso,1
!
!
rectng,0,0.0032,0,0.0324
!
lesize,2,,,20,1
!
lesize,1,,,4,1
mshape,0,2d
!
mshkey,1
amesh,1
fini
!
/solu
!
antype,4
!
trnopt,full
!Full
lumpm,o
nlgeom,1
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ic,all,uy,,-227
!
!
d,all,,0,,,,uz
nsel,s,loc,x,0
219

d,all,,0,,,,ux
nsel,s,loc,y,0
d,all,,0,,,,uy
allsel
!
time,8e-5
!
autots,1
!
deltim,4.4e-7
!
kbc,1
outres,all,4
!
solve
!
fini
!
/post1
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set,last
!
!
top_node=26
*get,deform,node,top_node ,u,y
!
/dscale,1,1
pldisp,2
plnsol,epto,eqv
fini
!-
/post26
nsol,2,top_node,u,y,displace
deriv,3,2,1,,velocity,,,1
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plvar,3
fini
!
Bilinear
2
4.2
4.2.1
4-1
4.2.2
220
221
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4-11b
NLGEOMONGUIMain Menu > Solution >

Analysis Options
ANSYS/Linear Plus
4-19
1-
-
lnl/l0
lnln1eng
trueeng1eng
-
221
50%
VISCO106107 108
2
ANSYS
4-20
4-20
ANSYS/Linear Plus
ANSYS/Mechanical,
ANSYS/Structural
NLGEOMONGUI
Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Solon Controls
4
1
4-21a
4-21b
222
223
4-21
SSTIF
ON GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis OptionsANSYS
NLGEOMONGUI
Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Options
NLGEOMONSSTIFON
BEAM4
SHELL63
BEAM4 SHELL63 KEYOPT2=1 NLGEOM
ON ON
KEYOPT
KEYOPT2=1 NLGEOMON SSTIF BEAM4
SHELL63
2
OFF
OFF
SOLID65
ON
BEAM4 SHELL63 KEYOPT2

=1 NLGEOMON
223
!
5
PSTRESGUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis

Options
OMEGA
KPSIN GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply
> Structural > Other > Angular Velocity
6
2
3D
2D
30
224
225
20
4
Newton_Raphson
5
NEQIT
25
AUTOTSON
ANSYS
CONTACT48CONTACT12
ANSYS
KEYOPT7
DELTIMNSUBST
225
2 TINTP 0.05P1
ALPHAD
3
Newmark
2
AUTOTSON
NSUBSTDELTIM
3 Newton-Raphson
Newton-Raphson
Newton-Raphson NROPTAUTO
Newton-Raphson
CPU NROPT

4
LNSRCHNROPT
5
PRED
6
226
227
ARCLEN
ARCTRM

=/NSBSTPNSBSTP
NSUBST

LNSRCHPRED
NROPTONAUTOTSTIME
DELTIMTIMINT

CNVTOLU
CNVTOL
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15

NSUBST
NSUBST MINARC ARCLEN

1-4
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- NSUBST
AUTOTS NEWTON-RAPHSON
JCG PCG EQSLV
Newton-Raphson
Newton-Raphson
ARCLEN
OFF

1 ARCTRM NCNV
2
3Jobname.ABT

NSUBST ARCLEN
SOLU ALLF
227
TIME
ALLF TIME
ALLF TIME
POSTI SET
LSTEP SBSTEP TIME
TIME
TIME
TIME
TIME POST26
IXRANGEIYRANGE
7
SSTIF
COMBIN37
DOFs
8
EQSLV
OJCG
EQSLV
10
7
FEA

228
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FEA
ANSYS Verification Manual

ANSYS
POST PRITER POST26 SOLU PRVAR
POST26
4.2.3
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
Beam3
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Nolinear

Structural Analysis ANSYS Elements Reference
Beam3
4-22
229
4-22

NonLinear Analysis of Cantilever Beam
/title, NonLinear Analysis of Cantilever Beam
2
1K1000
2K2500
3
12
L12
4

Beam3
ET,1,BEAM3
5
GUIPreprocessor > Real Constants... > Add...

BEAM3 Real Constants for BEAM3
Cross-sectional area AREA0.03125
Area Moment of Inertia4.069e-5
230
231
Total beam height HEIGHT0.125

0.250.25in
6
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > Linear
> lastic > Isotropic
Youngs modulus EX30e6

Poissons Ratio PRXY
0.1in 50
8
LMESH,ALL
1
Static
GUISolution > New Analysis > Static

ANSYS
ANTYPE,0
2
4-23
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Soln Control...
231
4-23
4-23
A Large Static Displacements
!
B Automatic time steppingon
ANSYS
ANSYS bisection feature

C 5 1/5
100lb*inAutomatic Time
Stepping 5
20 lb*in
40 lb*in
60 lb*in
80 lb*in
100 lb*in
Automatic Time Stepping
20 lb*in
D 1000
1000
E 1
F
ANSYS
4-1
232

Load Step
KBC
10lbs 20lbs
10lbs 20lbs
Output
OUTRES
Stress
Stiffness
SSTIF
Newton
Raphson
NROPT
Newton-Raphson
Newton-Raphson Newton-Raphson
Newton-Raphson
Convergence
Value
CNVTOL
233
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On
Keypoints
Fix 1
4
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On
Keypoints
2-100lb*in
5
SOLVE
4-24
4-24
233
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape... > Def +
undeformed
PLDISP,1
4-25
4-25
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu> DOF
solution
UY 4-26
PLNSOL,U,Y,0,1
4-26
ANSYS
234
235
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution... > DOF solution
UX
5
/prep7
!
/title,NonLinear Analysis of Cantilever Beam
k,1,0,0,0
!1
k,2,5,0,0
!2
l,1,2
!
et,1,beam3
!
r,1,0.03125,4.069e-5,0.125 !, izz,
mp,ex,1,30.0e6
!
mp,prxy,1,0.3
!
esize,0.1
!
lmesh,all
!
finish
!
/solu
!
antype,static
!static
nlgeom,on
!non-linear geometry
autots,on
!auto time stepping
nsubst,5,1000,1
!, =1000, m=1
outres,all,all
!
dk,1,all
!1All DOFs
fk,2,mz,-100
!
solve
!
/post1
!
pldisp,1
!
PRNSOL,U,X
!
6
1
4.2.4
1
ANSYS
235
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Solid65
6
Beam4Shell63 Shell181
Keyopt21 Nlgeomon
Keyopt
1
2
5
1
236
237
2
1
2
3 Time
4
Nsubst Nsbstp
Arclen Minarc
5--
61015
7
1
2 EX
1PSTRES
2
ANSYS 1000 000
3
4Finish
3
1/SOLU
2
1New Analysis
2Eigen Buckling
3
1
4
3
237
4
5Solve
1
2
ON
OUTPR OUTPES FREQ All None

5
6FINISH
MXPAND
5
.Rst
1
2
3
4
ANSYS
ANSYS
Beam3
ANSYS
238
239
Block Lanczos
-
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Buckling
Analysis ANSYS Elements Reference Beam3
4-27
4-27 10mm10mm
GUIMain Menu > Processor

/PREP7
2

Eigen-Value Buckling Analysis
/title,Eigen-Value Buckling Analysis
3
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS ...
239
1K,1,0,0
2K,2,0,100
4
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Lines > Lines > In Active
Coord
L,1,2
5

BEAM3
6

BEAM Real Constants for BEAM3

Area moment of inertia IZZ833.333
Total Beam Height HEIGHT10
10mm10mm
7

8
10mm 10
9
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines > Pick Al

LMESH,ALL
2
1
Static
ANTYPE,0
2
240
241
Solution menu
Analysis TypeAnalysis Options
Unabridged menu
Abriged Menu
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Analysis Options

Static or SteadyState Analysis 4-28 SSTIF
PSTRES Prestress ON
4-28
Keypoints
Fix 1 ALL DOFs
4
Keypoints
2 Y
4-29
241
4-29
5
SOLVE
6
FINISH
FINISH
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Eigen Buckling
ANTYPE,1
8

4-30 Block
Lanczos 1NMODE No. of modes to extract
Block
Lanczos
Block Lanczos
242
243
4-30
9
SOLVE
10
FINISH
FINISH
expansion pass
expansion pass
11
Expansion Pass
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Expansion Pass...
Expansion Pass
GUISolution > Load Step Opts > ExpansionPass > Single Expand > Expand
Modes ...
4-31 1
4-31
12
SOLVE
3
243
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Detailed Summary

TIME/FREQ 41123
1
/POST1
SET,LIST
GUIGeneral Postproc > Read Results > Last Set

4-32
4-32

ANTYPE,0
2
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Soln Control...

1 Basic
Large Static Displacements
Automatic time
stepping ANSYS
244
245
ANSYS
3 20
1/201000
1000 1
4-33
2 Nonlinear
on Newton-Raphson
Maximum Number of Iterations 1000
ANSYS Help
4-34 Nonlinear
Keypoints
245
Fix 1
4
Keypoints
2 FY -50000N FX
-250N
4-35
4-35
5
SOLVE
4-36
4-36
2
-
POST1
1POST1
246
247
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Size and Shape
Display of elementon 4-37
4-37
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape... > Def +
undeformed
PLDISP,1
4-38
4-38
Solution
247
UY OK
PLNSOL,U,Y,0,1
2POST26

1 UY
-
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro
- 4-39
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Variable Viewer

Add Nodal
Solution > DOF Solution > Y-Component of displacement 4-40
OK Node for Data
OK
4-39
248
249
4-40 UY
Add
GUIReaction Forces > Structural Forces > Y-Component of Force
OK Time History Variable
FY X X Time History Variables
4-41
2 UY-
Time History Variables UY-2 Time History
Variables ANSYS
GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrls > Style > Graphs > Modify Axes
X Y UY- 4-42
4-41
249
4-42 UY-
40000N
40000N
ANSYS
41123N
3
ANSYS
!Eigenvalue Buckling
FINISH
!
/CLEAR
/TITLE,Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis
/PREP7
!
ET,1,BEAM3
!
R,1,100,833.333,10
!
MP,EX,1,200000
!
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
!
K,1,0,0
!
K,2,0,100
L,1,2
!
ESIZE,10
!1mm
LMESH,ALL,ALL
!
FINISH
!
/SOLU
!
ANTYPE,STATIC
!ANSYS
PSTRES,ON
!
DK,1,ALL
!
FK,2,FY,-1
!
SOLVE
!
FINISH
!
/SOLU
!
ANTYPE,BUCKLE
!
BUCOPT,LANB,1
!1
SOLVE
!
FINISH
!
/SOLU
!
250
251
EXPASS,ON
!
MXPAND,1
!
SOLVE
!
FINISH
!
/POST1
!
SET,LIST
!
SET,LAST
!
PLDISP
!
NonLinear Buckling !
FINISH
!
/CLEAR
/TITLE, Nonlinear Buckling Analysis
/PREP7
!
ET,1,BEAM3
!
MP,EX,1,200000
!
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
!
R,1,100,833.333,10
!
K,1,0,0,0
!
K,2,0,100,0
!
L,1,2
!
ESIZE,1
!
LMESH,ALL
!
FINISH
!
/SOLU
!
ANTYPE,STATIC
!
NLGEOM,ON
!
OUTRES,ALL,ALL
!
NSUBST,20
!5
NEQIT,1000
!20
AUTOTS,ON
!
LNSRCH,ON
!
/ESHAPE,1
!
DK,1,ALL,0
!
FK,2,FY,-50000
!
FK,2,FX,-250
!
SOLVE
!
FINISH
!
/POST26
!-
RFORCE,2,1,F,Y
!2#
NSOL,3,2,U,Y
!3#y
XVAR,2
!x2
PLVAR,3
!y3
/AXLAB,Y,DEFLECTION !y
/AXLAB,X,LOAD
!x
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!
5
1
1/20
251
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3
POST26
4.3
4.3.1
,
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ANSYS
P/A0l/l0P/A
Lnl/l0
4.3.2
ANSYS
252
253
Von Mises
Mises 4-43
4-43 Von Mises
3D 1=2=3 2D
1=2=3
1=1802=3=0
12=3=180 Mises
pl
pl
x y
ANSYS
Mises 4-44
253
4-44
4-45
4-45
2y
4.3.3
ANSYS
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BKIN
2
BISO
3
MKIN
4
MISO
1BKIN
Von Mises
Von Mises
y Ey
1 MP
2
3 Et
254
255
1
2
3
2BIS0
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3MKIN
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-
BKIN
MPTEMP1070
MPDATAEX330ES25ES
TBMK2N3
TBTEMPSTRA2N
TBDATA0.010.050.1
TBTEMP10
TBDATA300003700038000
TBTEMP70
TBDATA2250003100033000
4MISO
MISO Von Mises
-
100 - 20
1
2 MISO
3-
4-
5-
MKIN MISO
4.3.4
1 ANSYS
2 ANSYS
3
4
5
255
1 ANSYS
TB
1
2--
BKINBISO
y ET
y 0.2%
ET
3
1
2
3
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pl
pl
1EPPL- x y
2EPEQ-
3SEPL-- EPEQ
4HPRES-
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6PLWK-
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2
5%
FY
10.05*FY-
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4
256
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2
3
4
4
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2
1
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3
4
5-
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5
Max plastic Strain Step POST26
GuiMain Menu > Time Hist Postpro > Define Variables
SEQVVon Mises
EPEQ
4.3.5
1
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ANSYS
ANSYS
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ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS
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ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Nolinear

Structural Analysis ANSYS Elements Reference
BEAM3
4-46
100mm5mm5mm
WhoKilledKenium
4-46
255MPa 75Gpa
1
NonLinear Materials
/title, NonLinear Materials
2
Active
K100
k20100
12
258
259
L,1,2
4

LINK1LINK1 X
Y LINK1
5
LINK1

LINK1 Real Constants for LINK1

Initial Strain0
6
Young's modulus EX75e3

ANSYS
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural >
Nonlinear > Elastic > Multilinear Elastic
Mutilinear Elastic For Material Number1 4-47
4-47
STRESSSTRAIN 4-2
Graph
ANSYS
259
OK 4-48
Replot
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Replot
/REPLOT
4-2
1
2
0
0.001
0
75
3
4
0.002
0.003
150
225
0.004
240
0.005
250
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8
0.025
0.060
300
355
0.100
390
10
11
0.150
0.200
420
435
12
13
0.250
0.275
449
450
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GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Manual Size > Size Cntrls > Lines > All
Lines
5mm 20
8
260
261
LMESH,ALL

ANTYPE,0
2
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Control...

4-49
1 Basic
1Analysis Option Large Static
Displacements
2Automatic time steppingon
ANSYS
ANSYS
320 1/20
41000 1000
51
6
261
2 Nonlinear
1Line Searchon
Newton-Raphson
2Maximum Number of Iterations1000
4-50 Nonlinear
ANSYS
Help
3
Keypoints
Fix 1All DOFs
4
2
Keypoints
2 FY 10000N
5
SOLVE
4-51
262
263
4-51
5
1POST1
POST1
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Size and Shape
Size and Shape Display of
elementon 4-52
UY
solution, UY
PLNSOL,UY,0,1
4-52
263
4-53
4-53
2POST26
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- 4-54
4-54
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Variable Viewer

1 UY
TimeHist Variable Viewer Add
GUINodal Solution > DOF Solution > Y-Component of
displacement 4-55 OK
264
265
4-55 UY
2 FY
FY Add
GUIReaction Forces > Structural Forces > Y-Component of Force
OK
3
Time History Variable FY-3 X
X 4-56
4-56
4-
Time History Variables UY-2 Time History Variables
ANSYS
GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrls > Style > Graphs > Modify Axes
X Y 4-57
265
ANSYS
ANSYS
4-57 -
6
Finish
/clear
/prep7
k,1,0,0
k,2,0,100
l,1,2
ET,1,LINK1
R,1,25
MP,EX,1,75000
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
TB,MELA,1,1,12,
TBPT,,.001,75
TBPT,,.002,150
TBPT,,.003,225
TBPT,,.004,240
TBPT,,.005,250
TBPT,,.025,300
TBPT,,.06,355
TBPT,,.1,390
TBPT,,.15,420
TBPT,,.2,435
TBPT,,.25,449
TBPT,,.275,450
!
ESIZE,5
LMESH,all
FINISH
/SOLU
NLGEOM,ON
NSUBST,20,1000,1
266
!
!
!
!
!
! 25
!
!
!12Table
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!20

OUTRES,ALL,ALL
AUTOTS,ON
LNSRCH,ON
NEQIT,1000
ANTYPE,0
DK,1,all
FK,2,FY,10000
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
/ESHAPE,1
PLNSOL,U,Y,0,1
FINISH
/POST26
RFORCE,2,1,F,Y
NSOL,3,2,U,Y
XVAR,2
PLVAR,3
/AXLAB,Y,DEFLECTION
/AXLAB,X,LOAD
/REPLOT
267
!
!Auto time-search
!Line search
!1000
!
!1#All DOFs
!2
!
!
!POST1
!
!
!
!-
!2
!3UY
!2x
!y
!x
7
1
ANSYS -
ANSYS -
2
3
POST26
4.4
4.4.1
ANSYS
4.4.2
--
-
267
-
-
4.4.3 ANSYS
ANSYS ---
ANSYS
1-
---
--
--
2-
--
-
-
Contact48 Contact49 -Contact26

-
Contact26
Contact48
3-
ANSYS --
TARGE169 TARGE170 2D 3D
CONTA171CONTA172CONTA173
CONTA174
ANSYS
--

268
269
4.4.4
1-
-
TARGE169 CONTA171
CONTA172 2D TARGE170 CONTA173
CONTA174 3D ANSYS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
AMESH
VMESH
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Mesh > Mapped > 3 or4 Sided
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Mesh > Mapped > 4 or 6 sided
2
CPU
269
3
2D 3D 2D
TAPGE169
3D
TAPGE170
1Pilot
pilot
pilot
pilot pilot
pilot
pilot ANSYS pilot
ANSYS pilot
2
TARG169 TARG170
ET
Real
GUIMain menn > Preprocessor > Real Constants
TARGE169 TARGE170 R1 R2
R1R2
ANSYS
3
1
TSHAP
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Elem
Attributes
2
Straight line2D
Parabola 2D
270
Clockwise arc2D
Cylinder3D
Counterclokwise arc
Cone3D
Sphere 3D
2D
Circle2D
Pilot node2D 3D
Triangle3D
3
ANSYS
N
E
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Nodes
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements
4
ELIST
GUIUtility Menu > list > Elements > Nodes+Attributes
5
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS
TSHAP
pilot
KMESH
GUIMain Menu > Proprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Keypoints
KMESH pilot
2D
LMESH
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Mesling > Mesh > Lines
ANSYS
ANSYS
3D
AMESH
GUIMain Menu > Processor > Mesling > Mesh > Area
ANSYS 3D
AMESH
ANSYS
GUI
202
MSHKFY2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Target Surf
3ARSYSMLSYMM
2D
3D
/PSYMSESYS1
GUIUtility Menu > Plotctrls > Symbols
ESURFREVE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocossor > Create > Element > On Free Surf
4
CONFA171 CONFA172
2D CONTA173 CONTA1743D
ANSYS
1CONTA171
2D2 2D
2CONTA172
2D3 2D
3CONTA173
202
203
3D4 3D
4CONTA174
3D8 3D
6
ET
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element type > Add/Edit/Delete
2
ANSYS
1
NSEL
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Create > Element > On Free Surf
2
ESURF
ANSYS
ESURFTOP OR BOTIOM
TOP BOTTOM
3
ANSYS
3D ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
203
/PSYMB
GUIUtility Menu > Plotctrls > Symbols
ESURFREVE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocossor > Create > Elements > On Free Surf
5
ANSYS -
1
9 R1 R2
7
R
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Real Constant
R
R1 R2
FKN
FTOLN
ICONT
PINB Pinball
PMIN PMAX
TAUMAR
FKNFTOLNICONTPINBPMAX PMIN
ANSYS
ICONFTOLNPINBPMAX
PMIN ICON0.1 0.1*
-0.1 0.1
KEYOPT
ET
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Elemant Type > Add/Edit/Delete
+KEYOPT2
KEYOPT3
KEYOPI4
KEYOPT6
KEYOPT7
KEYOPT9
KEYOPT12
3
-ANSYS
204
205
KETOPT2
FTOLNFTOLN
ANSYS
FTLON 0.1
ANSYS
FKN
0.01 10
2
3
FKN FTOLN
FKN
4 FKN FTOLN
5
Stick
Sliding/
ANSYS
Rough
Bonded KEYOPT2=1 3ANSYS MV
ANSYS
4-58
TAUMAX 1.0E20
205
TAUMAX
3 y Von Mises
y/
4-58
Rough Bonded
ANSYS
KEYOPT6=1
4-59
4-59
ANSYS - GAUSS GAUSS

Newton-Cotes/robatto
Newton-cotes/lobatto KEYOPT4
4-60
206
207
4-60
4-61 -
- CONTA26CONTA48
CONTA49
4-61
1
2
ANSYS
207

ICONT
ICONT ANSYS ICONT

ICONT
4-62a
ICONT 4-62b
4-62 ICON
PMIN PMAX
PMAX PMIN ANSYS
PMAXANSYS
PMAX PMIN
ANSYSANSYS
UX 0
X Y
Z PMAX PMIN
ANSYS 20
ANSYS
4-63 UY
X
X
208
209
4-63
KEYOPI9=1 4-64
4-64
KEYOTI9=2
0 4-65
KBC0
4-65
ANSYS
Piaball /
8 Pinball
ANSYS
1STAT=0
2STAT=1
3STAT=2
209
4STAT=3
pinball
pinball PINB
pinball ANSYS pinball
4*2D 3D
pinball
pinball
9
Keyopt12
1KEYOPT12=0
2
MUMU KEYOPT
12=1
3
KEYOPT12=2
4
KEYOPT12=3
10
-
KEYOPT3
1 2D CONTA171CONTA172
KETOPT3=0
KEYOPT3=1
KEYOPT3=2
KEYOPT3=3 X
R2
2 3D CONTA173CONTA174
KETOPI3=0 H
KEYOPI3=1
11
202
ANSYS KEYOPI112D 3D2D

KFTOPI11=0 ANSYS
KFTOPI11=1
181
12
KEYOPT7
KEYOPT7=0
KEYOPT7=3
1KEYOPI7=0
2KETOPI7=1
3KEYOPI7=2
4KETOPI7=3
13
-
pilot pilot
Pilot
1 pilot
pilot
1
2
3
pilot pilot
pilot
1 pilot
202
203
2 pilot
pilot
3ANSYS ilot
4 pilot
5 pilot CFCP
pilot pilot pilot
2
ANSYS
ANSYS
1
2
3
ANSYS
7
1
AUTOS,ON
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls > basic
2
NROPT,FULL,,OFF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Options
FULL
3
NEQIT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls
25 50
4
LNSRCH
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear >
Line Search
5
PRED
203
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls > nonlinear
FKN
9
10
POST1
POST 26
1 post1
2
1POST1
POST1
POST1
POST1
resume
/POST1
2
SET
3
PLDISP
GUIMain Menu > general postproc > plot resnlt deformed shape
4
PLNSOL
PLESOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solu
Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu
2D
3D
204
205
2D
5
PLETAB
PLLS
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Elem Table
Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Line Elem Res
6
PRNSOL
PRESOL
PRRSOL
PRETAB
PRITER
NSORT
SORT
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
Main Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > List Elem Table
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Iteration Summry
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Sort Nodes
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Sort Elems
NSORT ESORT
7
ANIM
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate
2POST26
POST26 POST26
POST26
1
POST26
2
NSOL
ESOL
RFORCE
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postpro > Define Variable
3
PLVAR
PRVAR
EXTREM
GUIMain Menu > Time Hist Postproc > Graph Variable
Main Menu > Time Hist Postproc > List Variarle
2-
-
205
--
ANSYS -
-
ANSYS -
ANSYS
2D CONTA26
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
95
ANSYS -
COWTA48
COWTA48
CPU
CM
GUIUtility Menu > Select > Comp/Assembly > Create Component
206
3
--
1
-
CONTAC48 CONTAC49
ET
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Eloment Type > Add/Edit/Relete
2
ANSYS
R
RMODIF
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Real Constants
3
GCGEN
GUIMain Menu > Pnprocossor > Cneate > Elements > At Confactsrf
1 2 3
RADCNUMC
10
2
3TLAB
4 CONTA49
shape
GCGEN
GCGEN
A B GCGEN A
B GCGEN A
B
NSELSNODE
!
CMCONTACTNODE !COMTACT
NSELSNODE
!
202
203
CMTARGETNODE !TARGET
NSELALL
GCGENCONTACTTARGET
GCGENTARGETCONTACT
2
3
4
LNSRCHON
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls
KN
R KN
4
-ANSYS
1
KEYOPT
ET
GUIMain Mneu > Pneporcessor > Element Type > Add/Delete
CONTAC48 CONTAC49
KEYOPT1
KEYOP2
+
KEYOPT3
KEYOPT7

2
-
KT
3+
+
203
4-
--
- COND
5
CONTAC48 CONTAC49
1
2
/
3/
/
6
R
CONTAC48 CONTAC49
KN
KT
TOLN
FACT
TOLS
COND
7
KN KN KN
KN
KN
KN=fEh
f 0.01 100
f=1
E
204
205
h
h
h
h=1
h h
KN
4-66
4-66
KN=P/111+121
P 1 2
12 1 2
KN KN
8
KT KN
KT KN 12 3
ANSYS KT ANSYS
KT=KN/100 KN KT
KT
9
+KEYOPT2=1
TOLN
TOLN
TOLN 1% TOLN
10
KEYOPT3=0
KT FACT KEYOPT3=1 2
MU MU
FACT*MU
11
205
TOLS
TOLS
TOLS 0.5
0.5%
12
-
CONT
/*
CONT 100KA/L K
A L
COND
5
Piloot ratio
ANSYS negatiue Main diagonal
Dof Limif exleeded
1
2
3
6
-
1KEYOPI7
2
Autots,on
3
NEQZT
25 70
4
PRED
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls >
nonlinear
206
207
5 Full
NROPTFULLON
6
KN
KN KN
8
POST1 POST26
1
STAT=3 4
STAT=2 -2
STAT=1
2
STAT=3 4
STAT=1 2
3 FnFN
4 FsFS
CONTAC26
1 X-Y 3
2
2 2
3 J K
4
6 CONTAC26
E
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Create > Element > Thru Nodes
3-
ANSYSANSYS -CONTAC12
CONTAC52COMBIN40
-
1CONTAC122D -
X-Y
2D
ANSYS X
IJ IJ
207
CONTAC12 X
N S
4-67
CONTAC12
4-67
1 INTF
K4 Real Consttant
INTF
2
k4 Initnodelocats
2START
STARTANSYS INTF
1START0
INTF
2START1
3START2
4START-2
5START3
3 CONTAC12
CONTAC12
1THETA
2KN
3INTF
4START
5KS
4 CONTAC12
1K1
2K2
208
209
3K4
4K7
1
2
3
4 START
5K7
2CONTAC523D -
ANSYS 2 CONTAC52
CONTAC52 I-J CONTAC52
4-68 X I-J
Z Z Y X Z
4-68 CONTAC52
1 GAP
K4 RealConstGAP
GAP
GAP
2
K4 InitialNodeLoc
STARTANSYS GAP
START0 GAP
START1
START2
START3
2 CONTAC52
CONTAC52
1KN
2GAP
209
3START
4KS
3 CONTAC52
CONTAC52
1K1
2K4
3K7
2
3 START
4
4
-
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > At
Coincid Nd
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Offset
Nodes
4.4.5
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
CONTAC48
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Contact

ANSYS Elements Reference CONTAC48
4-69
EX=2.8e3 NUXY=0.3 MU=0.2
210
211
4-69
2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Matersal Props
1 ID
Define Material Model Behavior ID
GUIMaterial > New Modal > Define Material ID
Define Material ID 3 OK
2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Matersal Props > Structural > Friction
Coefficient
Friction Coefficient for Material Number 3 MU
0.2 OK
3

Real Constants Add Elemnt Type For Real
Constants CONTAC48 OK Real Contant
Set Number 3for CONTAC48 3
OK 6e3
Apply
4
211

L9 L17 snapins L3
snapprg L8 pullins L2
pullprg
2
1
333
Type 3
Mat 3
Real 3
1
Create Elementsat Contact Surfaces
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Node to
Surf
1 Snapins 4-70
4-70 Snapins
2 Pullling
4
Real 4
Same as target
4-71
4-71 Pullling
3
4
212
213
predictor ON
Frequency Write every substep OK
5
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls
Automatic time stepping On
Number of substeps10
Max no. substeps 100
Min no. substeps
5
6
Y=60 UY=-30
nodes
Apply UROT on Nodes Box y
60 OK UY
-30 OK
Nsels,loc,y,60
7
Solve
closeSolve Current Load Step
OK
8
Y=60 UY=-27
3
9
Solve
closeSolve Current Load Step
OK LSNUM 4
6
ANSYS Command Listing
Fini
/cle
/prep7
/title,plastic snap-fit connector
!
et,1,42,,,3
et,2,42,,,3
213

mp,ex,1,2.8e3
r,1,5
et,3,48,,,1
!
!
k,1,10
k,2,20
k,3,15,18.5
k,4,10,20
k,5,12.5,30
k,6,20,30
!
l,1,3
l,3,4
l,4,5
l,5,6
l,6,2
l,2,1
al,all
lgen,2,1,3,1
k,11,5
k,12,5,30
l,11,7
l,11,12
l,12,10
lsla,s
lsel,invert
al,all
lsel,all
rectng,0,15,0,10
asba,2,3
agen,2,4,,,0,30,0,,0,1
asel,s,,,4
aatt,1,1,2
asel,all
!
esize,4
amesh,all
fini
!
/solution
!
nsel,s,loc,y,0
d,all,all
nsel,s,loc,y,60
d,all,uy
nsel,r,loc,x,5
d,all,ux
nsel,all
fini
!
/prep7
mp,mu,3,0.2
214

r,3,6e3
r,4,6e3
!Snapins
lsel,s,,,9
lsel,a,,,19
nsll,s,1
cm,snapins,node
! snaorg
lsel,s,,,3
nsll,s,1
cm,snapprg,node
!Pullins
lsel,s,,,8
nsll,s,1
cm,pullins,node
lsel,s,,,2
! Pullrg
nsll,s,1
cm,pullprg,node
lsel,all
nsel,all
!
type,3
mat,3,real,3
gcgen,snapins,snapprg
gcgen,snapprg,snapins
real,4
gcgen,pullins,pullprg
gcgen,pullprg,pullins
fini
!
/solu
pred,on
autot,on
nsubst,10,100,5
outres,all,all
nsel,s,loc,y,60
d,all,uy,-30
nsel,all
solve
!
/prep
nsel,s,loc,y,60
d,all,uy,-27
nsel,all
lnsr,on
solv
fini
!
/post1
set,list
set,,,,,0.8
esel,s,type,,3
215
215

etable,st,nmisc,1
etable,GAP,nmisc,3
etable,length,nmisc,4
esel,s,stab,st,1,2
esort,etab,GAP,1
pretab
esel,all
/dscal,,1
/plops,minm,0
/edge,,1
esel,u,type,,3
set,first
pldi
/user
set,,,,,0.8
plns,s,eqv
/cont,,,user
fini
/posr26
nsol,2,44,u,y,disp
rfor,3,44,f,y
rfor,4,59,f,y
rfor,5,56,f,y
add,6,3,4,5,force
add,2,2,,,,,,,-1
xvar,2
plva,6
fini
!
7
1
4.5
1
2
3
4
5
6
216
217
4.6
1
1
L=2m a0.1mb0.12m
F=50KN
E=3.0E7MPa v=0.3
4-1
2 42
0.25in^2IZZ52083E-7in^4 0.5in
200in
3E7psi
1lb
4-1
3 4-3
L=10.0m h1.5m
F=100KN
4-3 UYUX UY
217
E=3.0E7Kpa v0.17-
1
4-1
10-3
0.02
0.2
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
3.5
kpa
600
4750
9000
16000
21000
24000
25000
25000
4-3
4 4-4
10m 2m 7.5m
4m
200E3MPa v=0.3
20e3Mpa 0.3
100KN
CONTACT48
4-4
218
317
l
l
l
ANSYS
5.1
5.1.1
Galloping Gertie
4
42 / 5-1
-
317
5-1
5.1.2
318
319
ANSYS
5.1.3
lb/in /gin/sec
5.2
319
5.2.1
1
2
5-1
5-1
GUI
New Analysis
ANTYPE
Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New

Analysis
Analysis Type Modal
ANTYPE
Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New

Analysis > Modal
Mode
Extraction
Method/Number of Mode to
Extract
MODOPT
Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type >

Analysis Options
Number of Mode to Expand
MXPAND
MainMenu > Preprocessor > Loads > Analysis

Type > Analysis Options
Mass Matrix Formulation
LUMPM

Analysis Options
Prestress Effects Caculation
PSTRES

Analysis Options
1Analysis Type Modal
2Mode Extraction Method
Subspace
Block Lanczos
Block Lanczos
320
321
Power Dynaimics
Power Dynaimics
Block Lanczos
MODOPTSUBSPACE RQSLVPCG
Unsymmetric
Unsymmetric -
Damped
Damped
Reduced block Lanczos Power Dynaimics
ANSYS
3Number of Mode to Expand
Reduced Unsymmetric Damped
MXPAND
SIGNIF
4Mass Matrix Formulation
5Prestress Effect Caculation
FREQ FREQE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Spectrum
-1 Reduced
RIGID
PowerDynamics
SUBOPT
PowerDynamics
321
Cekey
Lagrange Multiplier Method Direct Elimination
Method Block Lanzcos
3
M
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Master DOFs > Define
Reduced
Master of DOFs
MMGEN
TOTAl ANSYS /
MLIST
MDELET
4
ANSYS
ANSYS
Jobname.MODE
5
5-2
5-2
Alpha
GUI
ALPHAD
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc
> Damping
Beta
BETAD
> Time/Frequenc > Damping
DMPRAT
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc
> Damping
MPDAMP
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Polynomial
Printed Output
OUTPR
Main Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls >
Solu Printout

322
323
Damped
6
7
SOLVE
Jobname.OUT
Jobname.MODE
1
SUBOPTNPAD
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Analysis Options > Subspace
OK Subspace Modal Analysis NPAD
2
MODOPT,FREQB
GUI Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Analysis Options > Subspace
OK Subspace Modal Analysis Damped
8
FINISH
3
POST1
Jobname.MODEJobname.EMAT Jobname.ESAV Jobname.TRI
Reduced
1 ANSYS
Solution Solution!
2
Expansion Pass On/Off

EXPASS
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > ExpansionPass
On
Number of Modes to Expand
MXPANDNMODE
323
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > ExpansionPass > Expand Modes
Frequncy Range for Expansion

MXPANDFRRQBFREQE
Stress Caculation On/Off

MXPANDELCALC
On
ANSYS
3
Printed Output
OUTPR
Jobname.OUT
Database and results file output

OUTPR
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls > DB/Results File
Jobname.RST
4
SOLVE
5
24
6
MXPAND
ANSYS
4
Jobname.RST
324
325
1
2 Jobname..RST
1
SETSETSTEP
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Read Results
1
SETLIST
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Results Summary
2
PLDISP
3
MLISTALL
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Master DOFs > List All
GUIUtility Menu > Plot >

Nodes Nlist
4
ETABLE
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table
5
PLNSOL PLESOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solu Element Solu
PLETABPLIS
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Plot Elem Table
Utility Menu > Plot > Results > Contour Plot > Elem Table Data
PLNSOL
6 Tubular listings
325
PRNSOL
PRESOL
PRRSOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Sort Nodes
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
NSOPT ESOPT
3
5.2.2
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Modal Analysis

5-2
5-2
326
327
1
/PREP7
2

Dynamic Analysis
/TITLE, Dynamic Analysis
3
GUIUtility Menu > File > Change Jobname ...

Dynamic
/FILNAME,Dynamic,0
4
1k,1,0,0
2k,2,1,0
5
1 2
L,1,2
6

BEAM3
ET,1,BEAM3
7

327

R,1,100,833.333,100
100mm100mm
8
Isotropic
Young s modulus EX200000

PRXY0.3
Density
7.83
MP,EX,1,20000
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > All Lines...
10 100mm
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
10
LMESH,1
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Modal

ANTYPE,2
2
GUISolution > Analysis Type > Analysis Options..

5-3 Subspace Method
No. of modes to extract5Expand mode shapes
328
329
No. of modes to expand 5 OK

ANSYS Reduced Method
Subspace Method
5-3
5-4
329
5-4
Help
3
Fix1ALL DOFs
4
SOLVE
5
ANSYS
GUIGeneral Postproc > Results Summary

SETLIST Command 5-5
330
331
5-5
ANSYS 5-3 ANSYS

5-3
ANSYS
8.311
8.300
0.1
51.94
52.01
0.2
145.68
145.64
0.0
285.69
285.51
0.0
472.22
472.54
0.1
10 15
2
GUIGeneral Postproc > Read Results > First Set

.
2
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed shape

Def + undef edge
3
GUIGeneral Postproc > Read Results > Next Set
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed shape

331
Def + undef edge

4
3 14 5-69
5-6
5-6
5-7
5-7
5-8
332
333
5-8
5-9
5-9
GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrls > Animate > Mode Shape
Animate Mode Shape 5-10
OK
333
5-10
6
1
Master Degrees of Freedom
Master Degrees of Freedom
5-12
5-12
1
1

Model AnalysisReduced Method 5
5-13
334
335
5-13
ANSYS
2
GUISolution > Master DOF > User Selected > Define

fixed Define Master ofDOFs
5-14
UY
5-4
5-14
3
5-4
5-4
ANSYS
8.311
8.300
0.1
51.94
52.01
0.1
145.68
145.66
0.0
285.69
285.71
0.0
472.22
473.76
0.3
335
7
ANSYS
FINISH
/CLEAR
/TITLE, Dynamic Analysis!
/PREP7
K,1,0,0
K,2,1,0
L,1,2
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,0.0001,8.33e-10,0.01 !,izz,
MP,EX,1,2.068e11
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
LMESH,1
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,2
MODOPT,SUBSP,5
!, 5
EQSLV,FRONT
!Frontal r
MXPAND,5
!5
DK,1,ALL
!1
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
!List
SET,LIST
SET,FIRST
PLDISP
ANMODE,10,0.5, ,0
8
1
336
337
5.3
5.3.1
Full Reduced
ANSYS/Linear Plus
1Full
Full
Full
Full
Frontal JCG ICCG
2Reduced
Reduced
DOF Reduced
1Reduced
Frontal Full
337
2Reduced
DOF
Full Reduced
LBSCALE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Load Vector > For Mode
Super
5.3.2
Full Full
EX DENS
338
339
1
2
ANSYS
New Analysis
ANTYPE
Restart
Analysis TypeHarmonic Response

ANTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Harmonic Response
Solution Method
HROPT
Full Reduced
Solution Listing Format
HROPT
Jobname.Out

LUMPM
OK Harmonic Analysis
Equation Solver
EQSLV
Frontal JCG ICCG
3
Amplitude
Phase Angle Forcing
Frequency Range 5-15
339
5-15
Amplitude 5-5
Phase Angle
5-15
Value1 Value2
5-15
Forcing Frequency Range r/s
POST1
5-5
5-5

Displacement UX
UY,UZ,ROTX,ROTY
ROTZ
GUI
Main Menu > Solution > Define Loads >
Apply >
Structural > Displacement > On Nodes
ForceMomentFXFY
FZMXMYMZ

Apply
> Structural > Force/Moment
PressurePRES
SF

Apply >
Structural > Pressure
TemperatureTEMP
FluenceFLUE
BF

Apply
> Structural > Other
GravitySpinning

Apply
> Structural > Other
340
341
5-6
5-6
Displacement
Force
Pressure
Temperature
/FE
DK
DKDELE
DKLIST
DTRAN
DL
DLDELE
DLLIST
DTRAN
DA
DADELE
DALIST
DTRAN
FE
DDELE
DDLIST
DSCALE
FK
FKDELE
FKLIST
FTRAN
FE
FDELE
FLIST
FSCALE
SFL
SFLDELE
SFKLIST
SFTRAN
SFA
SFADELE
SFALIST
SFTRAN
FE
SF
SFDELE
SFDLIST
SFCALE
FE
SFE
SFEDELE
SFELIST
SFCALE
BFK
BFKDELE
BFKLIST
BFKTRAN
FE
BF
BFDELE
BFLIST
BFSCALE
FE
BFE
BFEDELE
BFELIST
BFSCALE
ACElOMEGADOMEGACGLOC
CGOMGADCGOM
GUI Solution
Force
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > Nodes
Number of Harmonic Solution

NSUBST
Stepped or Ramped Loads

KBC
341
Stepped Ramped ANSYS

Ramped
Forcing Frequency Range

HARFRQ
r/s
Damping
ALPHAD
BETAD
DMPRAT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Damping
ALPHAD
BETAD
DMPRAT
Full reduced
ANSYS
5
6
7
36
3
Jobname.RST
/
POST26
POST1
POST26
1POST26
POST26 /
ANSYS 1
1
NSOL
342
343

ESOL
RFORC
RFORC
2
PLCPLX
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Settings > Graph/
/
3
EXTREM GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List
Extremes/ List Variables PLCPLX
POST26
2POST1
POST1 POST26
1
SET
5-15
2
5.3.3
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS
343

5-16
5-16
1-100Hz 5-17
5-17
FullReduced Modal
Superposition Full Full
Full mass matrices

/PREP7
2

344
345
Dynamic Analysis
3
ANSYS
Dynamic
/FILNAME,Dynamic,0
4
Active CS
k100
k210
1 2
L,1,2
6

BEAM3
ET,1,BEAM3
7

R,1,100,833.333,100
100mm100mm
8
Isotropic
345
Define Material Bahavior

PRXY0.3
Density 7.83
MP,EX,1,20000
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
10 100mm
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
10
LMESH,1
1
Harmonic
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Harmonic
ANTYPE,3
2
Harmonic 5-18
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Harmonic Response
346
347
5-18
Full Solution methodDOF printout format

Real + imaginary Lump mass approx OK Full Harmonic Analysis
5-19 ANSYS OK
5-19 Full Harmonic Analysis
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Nodes
x=0 Apply UROT on Nodes 5-20
5-20
347
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Nodes
x=1000
OK Apply Force/Moment on
Nodes 5-21
5-21
100N
SAME FREQUNCY
5
GUIUtility Menu > Save Jobname.DB
SAVE
6
/
GUISolution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequency > Freq and Substps...
Harmonic Frequency and Substep Options 5-22
0-100Hz100 stepped b.c.
5-22
ANSYS 1Hz 100Hz

stepped boundary conditionKBC
348
349
100N ramped option 1Hz

1N 100Hz 100N
5-23
5-23
7
SOLVE
5
x=1000
General PostProcessing (POST1)
TimeHist PostProcessing (POST26)POST26
1 POST26
/POST26
2
ANSYS 1Variable 1
1 x=1000 2 Y UY
GUIUtility Menu > List > nodes
GUITimeHist Postpro > Variable Viewer...

Time History Variable 5-24
349
5-24
Add
Add Time-History Variable
5-25 2
5-25 UY
Y UY
GUINodal Solution > DOF Solution > Y-Component of displacement
OK 2 OK Time
History Variables 5-26
350
351
5-26
3
Time History VariablesList
5-27
5-27 UY
4 UY-
Time History Variables Plot
ANSYS UY 5-28
351
5-28 UY
8.3 51Hz UY 8.311

51.94Hz ANSYS UY UY
Modify Axis
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Graphs > Modify Axis
Axes Modification for Graph Plots 5-29 A Y
Logarithmic
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > Replot

replot
5-30 2 0-100Hz
352
353
5-29
5-30 2
ANSYS 7.0Variable Viewer TimeHist

Postpro Define VariablesStore Data
ANSYS Help
6
353

FINISH
/CLEAR
/PREP7
K,1,0,0
K,2,1,0
L,1,2
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,0.0001,8.33e-10,0.01
!: ,I,
MP,EX,1,2.068e11
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
LMESH,1
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,3
DK,1,ALL
!1
FK,2,FY,100
HARFRQ,0,100,
NSUBST,100,
KBC,1
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST26
!POST26
NSOL,2,2,U,Y, UY_2
!UY
STORE,MERGE
PRVAR,2
PLVAR,2
7
1
5.4
354
355
5.4.1
1
5.4.2
ANSYS Full Reduced
ANSYS/Linear Plus Full
1Full
Full
Full
Full
Full
355
Frontal JCG ICCG
2Reduced
Reduced
DOF Reduced
1Reduced
Frontal Full
2Reduced
DOF
Full Reduced
LBSCALE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Load Vector > For Mode
Super
Power Dynamic
5.4.3
Full Full
356
357
Full
1
1
EXDENS
20/
1
/Solv
2
ANSYS
New Analysis
ANTYPE
New Analysis Full
Restart Restart Jobname.EMAT Jobname.ESAV

Jobname.DB
New AnalysisTransient Dynamic

ANTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Transient Dynamic
Solution Method
TRNOPT
357
Full Reduced ANSYS Full

LUMPM
Large Deformation Effects

NLGEOM
On
Stress Stiffening Effects

SSTIF
Stress Stiffening Effects ANSYS
On
Newton-Raphson Options
NROPT
Equation Solver
EQSLV
ANSYS Frontal SolverJCG
SolverICCG SolverPCG Solver Iterative Solver ANSYS
Iterative Solver/Full /
/
5-31
Stepped Ramped
ANSYS
358
359
1
ANSYS
/
2/
IC
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Initial Condit'n > Define
=0.25 0.004 0.001
5-31
Timintoff
DAllUY0.001
!UY0.001Y
Time,0.004
!0.001/0.0040.25
Lswrrite
!Jobname.s01
DDELE,All,UY
Timint,on
4
1.0
2.5 0.4 1.0
Timintoff
359
DAllUY1.0
!UY1.0Y
Time,0.4
!0.001/0.0040.25

Lswrrite
!Jobname.s01
DDELE,All,UY
Timint,on
5
5-31a
1.0
Timintoff
DAllUY1.0
!UY1.0
Time0.001
Nsubst2
Kbc1
Lswrite
!Jobname.s01
Timint,on
Time
DDELE,All,UY
Kbc0
!Ramped
6
ACE
9.81
Ace9.81
!y
Time0.001
Nsubst2
Kbc,1
!Stepped
Lswrite
!Jobname.s01
Time
DDEL
Kbc0
!Ramped
Displacement
D
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement
Force/Moment
F
360
361
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment
Pressure
SF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Pressure
Temperature/Fluence/Moisture
BF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Temperature
GravitySpinning
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Other
5-6
GUI
Time Intergration Effects

TIMINT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time Integration
ANSYS
Transient Itergration Parameters
TINTP
Transient Itergration Parameters Newmark ANSYS
Damping
ALPHAD
BETAD
DMPRAT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Damping
361
Time
TIME
Stepped or Ramped Loads

KBC
Stepped Ramped ANSYS
Ramped
Integration Time Step

DELTIM NSUBST
DELTIM
NSUBST
Automatic Time Stepping

AUTOTS
ANSYS
Max. No.of Equilibrium Iterations

NEQIT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Equilibrium Iter
Convergence Tolerances
CNVTOL
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Convergence Crit
Predictoy-Corrector Option
PRED
Line Search Option

LNSRCH
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Line Search
362
Creep Criteria
363
CRPLIM
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Creep Criterion
Solution Termination Options

NCNV
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls > advanced nl
Pinted Output
OUTPR
Database and Resultes File Output

OUTRES
Extrapolation of Results
ERESX
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls > Integration Pt
Full
OUTRES Freq All
/CONFIGNRES
4
LSWRITE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Write LS File
/ 34
5
6
SOLVE
7
3
Jobname.OUT
363
POST1-POST26
POST1 POST26
1POST26
POST26 /
ANSYS 1
NSOL
ESOL
RFORC
RFORC
2
PLCPLX
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Settings > Graph/
/
3
EXTREM GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List
Extremes/ List Variables PLCPLX
POST26
2POST1
POST1 POST26
1
SET
5-15
2
364
365
PRERR
PRERR
PLESOLSERR
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu
PLESOLSERR SERR
SERR
PLNSOL PLESOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solu Element Solu
PLETABPLIS
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Element Table > Plot Elem Table
Utility Menu > Plot > Results > Contour Plot > Elem Table Data
PLNSOL
5.4.4
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Transient Analysis

5-32
365
SteppedImpluse
5-33
dt
5-34
5-32
5-33
ANSYS
time_step = 1 / 20f
f
20
366
367
5-34 -
1
/PREP7
2
Dynamic Analysis
3
ANSYS
Dynamic
/FILNAME,Dynamic,0
4
Active CS
k100
k210
367
1 2
L,1,2
6

BEAM3
ET,1,BEAM3
7

R,1,100,833.333,100
8
Isotropic
Define Material Bahavior
PRXY0.3
Density 7.83
MP,EX,1,20000
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
10 100mm
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
368
369
10
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines > Pick Al
LMESH,1
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Transient

Transient Analysis 5-35
5-35
GUISolution > Master DOFs > User Selected > Define

x=0 UY 5-36
5-36
GUISolution Menu > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On nodes
FixedAll DOFs
369
4
5-37
5-37
1
t=0
2
1
GUISolution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time - Time Step ..
2
Time and Time Step Option Time at end of load step 0 Time step
size 0.001 0.001 5-38
370
371
5-38
3
GUISolution > Load Step Opts > Write LS File
Write Load Step File 5-39
LSNUM 1 OK
jobname.s01
5-39
3
1
x=1000 FY -100N
2
0.001
3

LSNUM 2 OK
4
1
371
x=1000
2
Time and Time Step Option
1 OK
3

LSNUM 3 OK
6
GUISolution > Solve > From LS Files

Solve Load Step Files 5-40
5-40

Jobname.RST /
POST26 2
UY
1 2 UY
ANSYS 1Variable 1
1 x=1000 2 UY
GUIUtility Menu > List > nodes
GUITimeHist Postpro > Variable Viewer...

Time History Variable
5-41 Add Add Time-History Variable 5-41
372
373
5-41 UY
2 UY UY 2
GUINodal Solution > DOF Solution > Y-Component of displacement
OK 2 OK 2
2 2UY
Time History Variables List
2 UY -544
5-44 UY
3 UY-
Plot ANSYS UY
5-45
373
5-45 UY-
1 8
252Hz
3
0.08 0.11 10
1
ANSYS finish
2
on
GUISolution > Analysis Type > ExpansionPass...
3
GUISolution > Load Step Opts > ExpansionPass > Single Expand > Range of Solu s
0.08 0.11 10 5-46
374
375
5-46
4
SOLVE
5
POST1
POST26 10
1
Dynamic.s01
GUIUtility Menu > File > List > Other > Dynamic.s01
/COM,ANSYS RELEASE
5.7.1
UP20010418
14:44:02
08/20/2001
/NOPR
_LSNUM=
ANTYPE, 4
TRNOPT,REDU,,DAMP
BFUNIF,TEMP,_TINY
DELTIM, 1.000000000E-03
TIME,
0.00000000
TREF,
0.00000000
ALPHAD, 0.00000000
BETAD, 0.00000000
DMPRAT, 0.00000000
TINTP,R5.0, 5.000000000E-03,,,
375

TINTP,R5.0, -1.00000000
NCNV,
1,
, 0.500000000
0.00000000
, -1.00000000
0, 0.00000000
0.00000000
ERESX,DEFA
ACEL,
0.00000000
OMEGA, 0.00000000
DOMEGA, 0.00000000
CGLOC, 0.00000000
CGOMEGA, 0.00000000
DCGOMG, 0.00000000
, 0.00000000
, 0.00000000
,
0.00000000
0.00000000
, 0.00000000
,
,
0.00000000
,
,
0.00000000
0.00000000
0.00000000
0.00000000
, 0.00000000
,
0.00000000
D,
1,UX
, 0.00000000
0.00000000
D,
1,UY
, 0.00000000
0.00000000
D,
1,ROTZ, 0.00000000
0.00000000
/GOPR
BETAD 0 0.01
2
GUIUtility Menu > file > Clear and Start New

3
4
1 3
6 2 UY-
5-47
5-47 2 UY-
376
5
Finish
/clear
/TITLE, Dynamic Analysis!
/FILNAME,Dynamic,0
! Dynamic
/PREP7
K,1,0,0
K,2,1,0
L,1,2
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,0.0001,8.33e-10,0.01!
MP,EX,1,2.068e11
MP,PRXY,1,0.33
MP,DENS,1,7830
LESIZE,ALL,,,10
LMESH,1
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE, TRANS
TRNOPT,REDUC,
!reduced
DELTIM,0.001
!time step sizes
!0
NSEL,S,,,2,11,
!2
M,All,UY, , ,
!Master DOFs
NSEL,ALL
!Reselect all nodes
D,1,ALL
F,2,FY,-100
!-100
!0.001
TIME,0.001
!0.001
KBC,0
!Ramped
FDELE,2,ALL
!1s
TIME,1
377
!1
KBC,0
!Ramped
LSSOLVE,1,3,1
FINISH
/POST26
! POST26
377

FILE, Dynamic , rdsp , . !dynamic
NSOL,2,2,U,Y, UY_2
!2UYSTORE,MERGE
!
PLVAR,2,
6
1
5.5
ANSYS
5.6
1 5-1
-4
5-1 I=1/12*10
E=200E3MPa=0.29 v
3
7860kg/m
A xy C Y
378
379
5- 1
2 5-2
15m 0.50.3
3
E=2.0E8Kpa=0.3 v=7.8kg/m
UYUX UY
FX=10KNFY=8KN FY Fx 90
5-2
3 5-3 L
m Ft
5-3
4
I800.6in h18inL=240in
3
2
E=3010 ksim0.0259067 kips-sec /in
F1=20 kips,Tr=0.075sec
Ft
379
5-3
380
383
l ANSYS /
l
l
ANSYS
ANSYS
6.1
6.1.1 ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS/MultiphysicsANSYS/MechanicalANSYS/ThermalANSYS/FLOTRAN
ANSYS/ED , ANSYS/FLOTRAN
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS

6.1.2 ANSYS
ANSYS
383
1ANSYS
ANSYS
1

2

2
ANSYS
---
6.1.3
ANSYS
6.1.4 ANSYS
ANSYS
SOLID SHELL
6.2
6.2.1
384
385
6.2.2
40 14
1
LINK32
LINK33
LINK34
LINK31
2
PLANE55
PLANE77
PLANE35
PLANE75
PLANE78
3
SOLID87
SOLID70
SOLID90
4
SHELL57
5
MASS71
ANSYS Help
6.2.3
ANSYS
2
3
4
5
385
6
7
1 /
ANTYPE, STATIC, NEW
GUIMain menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Steady-state
ANTYPE, STATIC, REST

GUIMain menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Restart
Restart
2
D
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature
F
ANSYS
SF

LINK34
F
GUIMain Menu > Solutionr > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Heat Flow
386
387
FLOTRAN CFD
ANSYS
BF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Loads > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Heat Generat
4

1

TIME
GUIMain Menu > Solution r > Loads > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls > basic
NSUBST
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Loads > Analysis Type > Sol'n Controls > basic
Ramped Stepped
KBC
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Time/Frequenc > Time and Substps
stepped
ramped
NEQIT
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Equilibrium Iter
AUTOTS
387
NCNV

NCNV
ANSYS
LNSRCH
ANSYS Newton-Raphson
PRED

3

OUTPR
Jobname.out
OUTRES
Jobname.rth
5
Newton-Raphson
NROPT

EQSLV
Frontal solver JCG solverICCG
solverPCG solver Iterative
388
389
Iterative
1
2 SURF19 SURF22
3
4 restart an analysis
TOFFST
273 460
6
SAVE
GUITool bar > SAVE_DB
7
SOLVE
3
ANSYS *.rth
POST1 POST1
1
SET
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > By Load Step
2
PLNSOL, PLESOL, PLETAB
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solu Element Solu Elem
Table
3
PLVECT
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Pre-defined or Userdefined
4
PRNSOL, PRESOL, PRRSOL
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solu, Element Solu, Reaction
Solu
389
6.2.4
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE55
ANSYS
ANSYS ANSYS Structural Analysis Guide Termal Analysis

ANSYS Elements Reference PLANE55
6-1 10 W/m*C
6-1
1
390
391
GUIUtility Menu > Change title

Simple Conduction Example
/title,Simple Conduction Example
2
Xcorner=0
Ycorner=0
Width=1
Height=0
BLC4,0,0,1,1
3

Add Thermal SolidQuad 4Node 55 PLANE55
ET,1,PLANE55
PLANE55 4 PLANE55
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Thermal > Conductivity > Isotropic >
KXX = 10
KXX
MP,KXX,1,10
5
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Areas
0.05
AESIZE,ALL,0.05
6
Free
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Steady-State

ANTYPE,0
2/
391
1
PLANE55
2
Apply TEMP on Nodes
GUISolution>Define Loads>Apply>Thermal > Temperature > On Nodes
Box 6-2 Apply TEMP on Nodes
6-3
6-2 box
6-3
6-3 500
100
3
392
393

SOLVE
POST1
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu ... > DOF solution
Temperature TEMP
6-4
PLNSOL,TEMP,,0,
6-4
100
500

/title, Simple Conduction Example
/PREP7
!
*set,length=1.0
*set,height=1.0
blc4,0,0,length,height
393
! ,

ET,1, PLANE55
MP,KXX,1,10
!10 W/mC
ESIZE,length/20
AMESH,ALL
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
!
NSEL,S,LOC,Y,height
D,ALL,TEMP,500
NSEL,ALL
NSEL,S,LOC,X,0
NSEL,A,LOC,X,length
NSEL,A,LOC,Y,0
D,ALL,TEMP,100
NSEL,ALL
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
PLNSOL,TEMP,,0,
2
/
ANSYS
ANSYS
394
395
PLANE55
ANSYS

6-5
6-5
GUIUtility Menu > Change title

Simple Conduction Example
/title,Simple Conduction Example
2
Xcorner=0
Ycorner=0
Width=1
Height=0
BLC4,0,0,1,1
3
395

PLANE55
ET,1,PLANE55
4
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Thermal > Conductivity > Isotropic >
KXX = 10
MP,KXX,1,10
5
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Areas
0.05
AESIZE,ALL,0.05
6
GUIPreprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Areas > Free > Pick Al
AmeshAll
1
GUISolution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Steady-State
ANTYPE,0
2/
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines
500
100
2
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Convection > On Lines
Apply CONV on Lines 6-6
10
W/m2*C 100
396
397
6-6
VALJ VAL2J VALJ VAL2J

ANSYS Help
3
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Convection > On Lines
constant Film coefficientVALI
0
6-7
Bulk/Ambient
397
6-7

SOLVE
POST1
GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solu > DOF solution,
Temperature TEMP
6-8
6-8
398

/title, Simple Convection Example
/PREP7
!
!
length=1.0
height=1.0
!
blc4,0,0,length, height
!- ,
!
ET,1, PLANE55
!T
MP,KXX,1,10
! 10 W/mC
MAT,1
!1
TYPE,1
!1
ESIZE,length/20
AMESH,ALL
FINISH
/SOLU
ANTYPE,0
!
NSEL,S,LOC,Y,height
D,ALL,TEMP,500
NSEL,ALL
NSEL,S,LOC,X,0
D,ALL,TEMP,100
NSEL,ALL
!
NSEL,S,LOC,X,length
SF,ALL,CONV,10,100
NSEL,ALL
!
NSEL,A,LOC,Y,0
SF,ALL,CONV,0
NSEL,ALL
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
PLNSOL,TEMP,,0,
399
399
2
/
-
Apply on Line Apply on Nodes
3
6.3
6.3.1
6-9
Ramped Stepped
6-9
6.3.2
ANSYS Element Reference Guide

ANSYS Command
Reference Guide
6.3.3 ANSYS
ANSYS
400
401
2
1
ANTYPE,TRANSIENT,NEW
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis > Transient
ANTYPE,TRANSIENT,REST
GUI Main Menu > Solution > Analysis Type > Restart
TUNIF
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Temperature > Uniform
Temp
TREF
D
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Nodes
DDELE
401
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Constraints > Delete > On Nodes
IC

1
2
TIMINT, OFF
3 0.001
TIME
4
LSWRITE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Write LS File
VE
TIME

NSUBST DELTIM
402
403

2
ITS /4

= / c

KBC
NEQIT
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Equilibrium Iter
25
AUTOTS

TIMINT
OFF
4
OUTPR
Jobname. .out
OUTRES
Jobname.rth .
403
3
4
SOLVE
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Current LS
5
ANSYS POST1
POST26
POST1
1POST1
1
SET
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Read Results > By Time/Freq
POST1
ANSYS

GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Read Results > By Load Step
2
POST26
2POST26
1
NSOL or ESOL or RFORCE
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postproc > Define Variables
2
PLVAR
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postproc > Graph Variables
3
PRVAR
GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postproc > List Variables
POST26
6.3.3
ANSYS
404
405
ANSYS
6-10
6-10 -
3
J/m
H = c(T )dT
ON
PLANE55 SOLID70
KEYOPT1 1
Keyopt1=1
GUIMain Menu > Prepocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Options > Specific heat
matrix > Diagonalized
THETA
THETA 1 0.5
TINTP
GUIMainMenu > Preprocessor > Loads > LoadStepOpts > Time/Frequenc > Time Integration
> THETA

LNSRCH
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Load Step Opts > Nonlinear > Line Search
405
6.3.4
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE55
ANSYS

6-11
6-11 5cm
1cm 20 20
2
100W/M 500
1 1s 50s
2 50s
3 A
406
407

Transient slab Problem
/Title,Transient slab Problem
GUIMain Menu > Referenc

Referenc for GUI Filtering Thermal OK
/COM,Thermal
2

Add Plane55 6-12
OK OK
6-12
ET,1,PLANE55
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props
1
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Thermal > Conductivity > Isotropic
KXX 5
MPDATA,KXX,1,,5
2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Thermal > Specific Heat
C 200
MPDATA,C,1,,200
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Thermal > Density
DENS 5000
MPDATA,DENS,1,,5000
6-13
407
6-13
4
Substract
1
RECTNG,0,0.15,0,0.05,
2
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Arcs > By Cent & Radius
6-15 OK
CYL4,0.075,0.025,0.01
6-15
3
ANSYS 2 1
asba,1,2
6-16
408
409
6-16
GUIToolbar > SAVE-DB

SAVE
5
SmartSize
1
SmartSize
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool
SmartSize=3 Mesh Pick All 6-17
SMRT,3
AMESH,All
GUIToolbar > SAVE-DB

SAVE
409
6-17
1
Transient
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Analysis Type > New Analysis
Transient OK ANSYS OK
ANTYPE,4
TRNOPT,FULL
LUMPM,0
2
20
Pick All Define Initial Conditions 6-18
IC,All,TEMP,20,
410
411
6-18
Ramped Stepped
GUIUtility Menu > Plot > lines

LPLOT
/ Apply Conv on lines
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Convection > On Lines
6-19 File coefficient Bulk Temperature
SFL,L2,CONV,100, ,20,
6-19
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Lines
500 OK
DL,L4, ,TEMP,500,1
411
6-20 ANSYS
6-20 /
4
ANSYS Time and
time Step Optios
Time and time Step Optios 6-21
TIME,50
AUTOTS,1
DELTIM,1,0.1,2.5,1
KBC,1
OK
TIMINT,1
TINTP,0.005, , ,-1,0.5,-1
5
ANSYS
1s
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Load Step Opts > Output Ctrls > DB/Results File
File Write Frequency Every Substep
OUTRES,ALL,ALL,
412
413
6-21
6
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS.
Solve
POST1 1s 50s
POST26 A
1POST1
1 1s 50s
1s 50s 1s
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > By Time/Freq

Read Results by time or Frequency 6-22 OK
1s
GUIMain Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solu
ANSYS OK 6-23 1s
PLNSOL,TEMP, ,0,
413
6-22
6-23 1s
50s 6-24 50s

2
150
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Animate Over Time
150s
ANTIME,20,0.5, ,1,2,1,50
414
415
6-24 50s
2POST26
A A A
A
1 A
Add Add Time-History Variable 6-25
A
NSOL,2,7,TEMP, ,A
6-25
2 A -
A Plot A
6-26
415
PLVAR,2,
6-26 A -
6
GUIFile > Read Input from
7
1
3
ANSYS
6.4
6.4.1
416
417
6.4.2
ANSYS
1 LINK31
2 SURF19 SURF22
3 AUX12
460
273
1 LINK31
LINK31

Stefan-Boltzmann
2
SURF19
SURF22 KEYOPT9
3 AUX12

AUX12
AUX12
1
1
2 SHELL57 3D LINK322D
3D 2D 6-27
SHELL573D LINK322D
SHELL57 LINK32
ESURF
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Surf/Contact > Surf
Effect > General Surface
417
6-27
1 SHELL57 LINK32
2 SHELL57 LINK32 AUX12

SHELL57 +Z LINK32 +Y SHELL57 LJNK32

2
AUX12
1 AUX12
/AUX12
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix
2

3 3D 2D
GEOM
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Other Setting
AUX12 2D 3D AUX12 3D2D

4
EMIS
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Emissivities
ANSYS 1
5 Stefan-Boltzmann
STEF
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Other Settings
418
419
Stefan-Boltzmann ANSYS 0.199E-10Btu/hr-in -R

6
VTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Write Matrix
ANSYS
7
SPACE
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Other Settings
8 jobename.sub
WRITE
GUIMain Menu > Radiation Matrix > Write Matrix
MPRINT 1
9
3

1 PREP7 MATRIX50
2
TYPE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > Elem Attributes
3
SE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Elements > From .SUB File
4 SHELL57 LINK32
EDELE
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Delete > Elements
5 /SOLUTION
6
6.4.3
419
6.4.4 AUX12
AUX12
NDIV 20
LINK32
Unselect
420
421
1 1
1
6.5 -
6.5.1
6-28
ANSYS
ANSYS 6-28
6.5.2
421
PLANE13 PLANE55 SOLID5

SOLID45
2
1
- TEMP VOLT
SOLID62
SOLID5
2
DFSFBF
3
Predictor Line Search
4 Muti-Plots
2
ANSYS
ANSYS
ASC
GUI
422
423
8
8 10 6-29
6-29
8
20
MATREALTYPE
type #zero
6-30
6-30
423
6.5.3 -
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Switch Element Type
Thermal to Structural
ETCHG,TTS
4
GUIMain Menu > Load Apply > Temperature > From Thermal Analysis
GUIUtility Menu > List > Load > boady

Load > On all nodes
5
6.5.4 -
1
424
425
ANSYS
ANSYS
-
LINK33
ANSYS
ANSYS Coupled-Field Analysis Guide ANSYS Elements

Reference LINK33
0
75
75
200Gpa 60.5 W/m*K 12e-6 /K 6-31
6-31 -

Termal Stress Example
/title,Thermal Stress Example
425
2
/PREP7
3

0010
K,1,0,0,0
K,2,1,0,0
12
L,1,2
1
5

LINK33
6
Real Constants for LINK33
Cross-sectional area AREA4e-4
2cm2cm
7
GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Thermal > Conductivity > Isotropic
KXX=60.5
8
0.1
9
10
GUIPreprocessor > Physics > Environment > Write

Physics Write 6-32 Title physice file title
426
427
Thermal OK
6-32
11
GUIPreprocessor > Physics > Environment > Clear > OK
GUIPreprocessor > Element Type > Switch Elem Type

6-33
6-33
LINK8 LINK8
ANSYS Help
Isotropic
427
Youngs Modulus EX200e9

GUIPreprocessor > Material Props > Material Models > Structural > Thermal Expansion Coef
> Isotropic
ALPX 12e-6
3
GUIPreprocessor > Physics > Environment > Write

Title physice file title Struct OK
5
-

ANTYPE,0
2
GUISolution > Physics > Environment > Read
6-34
Physics Read 6-34 thermal OK
Unabridged Menu
428
429
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Thermal > Temperature > On Keypoints
1 348K
4
SOLVE
5
GUIMain Menu > Finish
348K
Jobname.rth rth
file.rth
GUISolution > Physics > Environment > Read

struct OK
7
Fix1 2 UY
8
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Temperature > From Therm Analy
Apply TEMP from thermal Analysis 6-35 File.rth
429
6-35
GUIPreprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Settings > Reference Temp
273K 6-36
6-36
10-
SOLVE
1
ANSYS
=TL
=PL/EA
P=TEA
430
431
=F/A=TE
=0.000012/K348K-273K200e3MPa=180MPa
180MPa
2 ANSYS
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Define Table > Add
Define Additional Element Table Items 6-37
ETABLE,CompStress,LS,1
6-37
2
6-38
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > List Elem Table > COMPSTR > OK
PRETAB,CompStress
6-38
6-39 -0.180e9 Pa 180 MPa
431
6-39
7
Finish
/clear
/title, Thermal Stress Example
/prep7
k,1,0,0
k,2,1,0
432
l,1,2
et,1,link33
r,1,4e-4,
mp,kxx,1,60.5
esize,0.1
lmesh,all
physics,write,thermal
physics,clear
etchg,tts
mp,ex,1,200e9
mp,prxy,1,0.3
!Poissons ratio
mp,alpx,1,12e-6
physics,write,struct
physics,clear
finish
/solu
antype,0
physics,read,thermal
dk,1,temp,348
!175

solve
finish
/solu
physics,read,struct
ldread,temp,,,,,,rth
433
tref,273
dk,1,all,0
dk,2,UX,0
solve
finish
/post1
etable,CompStress,LS,1 ! LINK
PRETAB,CompStress
2
-
3
-
ANSYS -
6.6
1 ANSYS
/
2
433
ANSYS
ANSYS
6.7
1
6-1
6-1
Quad 4node 55
1 KXX=202 Kxx=50 h=150.
100w/m^2
W/m K
0.1W/m K
220kFilm Coefficient 200 W/m2K 300kFilm
Coefficient 20 W/m2K
6-2
434
435
m
10

9m
435
6-2
6-3
4 6-4
1m
Thermal conductivityK5 W/m*K 920 kg/m^3specific heat
capacityc2.040 kJ/kg*K
20 500
100
436
437
300s 0300s
6-4
6-5 -
6-5
-Plane55
cm
6-5
-
437
443
l
l
l
l
l
l
ANSYS
7.1
7.1.1
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
443
maxmax
maxmax
h h maxhhmax
7-1
1DVs
DVs
b hb h bh > 0h
h maxANSYS 60
2SVs
SVs
ANSYS 100
ANSYS
ANSYS
444
445
5
ANSYS
Jobname.LOOP
Jobname.OPO
Jobname.OPT
7-2
ANSYS
7.1.2
ANSYS GUI
ANSYS
ANSYS
GUI
7-2
445
GUI
1
PREP7
SOLUTIONPOST1/POST26
2
ANSYS
BEGIN OPT
3 OPTOPT
4
5
6
7
8OPTPOST1/POST26
1
ANSYS ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS/LS-DYNA
EPLODT
/SHOW
GUI
LOG
ANSYS
ANSYS LOG
446
447
B H B H
/PREP7
!
B=2.0
H=3.0
!
ET,1,BEAM3
!2-D
*set,AREA=B*H
*set,IZZ=B*H**3/12
!Z
R1AREAIZZH
MPEX130E6
N1
N11120
FILL
E12
EGEN101-1
FINISH
!PREP7
ANSYS
B V PREP7
GUI picking
GUI GUIFile Menu > List > Log File
SOLUTION
/SOLU
447
ANTYPE,STATIC
D1UX01110UY
!UX=UY=0

SFBEAMALL1PRES100
SOLVE
FINISH
!
!
!SOLUTION
*GET GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Get Scalar Data

POST1
/POST1
SET,
NSORTUY
!UY
*GETDMAXSORTMAX
!DMAX=
!ETABLE
ETABLEVOLUVOLU
!VOLU=
ETABLESMAX_INMISC1
!SMAX_I=I
ETABLESMAX_JNMISC3
!SMAX_J=J
SSUM
*GETVOLUMESSUMITEMVOLU !VOLUME=
ESORTETABSMAX_I1
!SMAX_I
*GETSMAXISORTMAX
!SMAXI=SMAX_I
ESORTETABSMAX_J1
!SMAX_J
*GETSMAXJSORTMAX
!SMAXJ=SMAX_J
SMAX=SMAXI > SMAXJ
!SMAX=
FINISH
GUI
LGWRITE GUIUtility Menu > File > Write DB Log File

LGWRITE Jobname.LGW
Jobname.LOG GUI
448
449
Jobneme.LOG GUI
LOG
LOG
2
GUI
ANSYS
GUI
Jobname.DB
ANSYS
1
RESUME
GUIUtility Menu > File > Resume Jobname.db
Utility Menu > File > Resume from
ANSYS
2
/INPUT
GUIUtility Menu > File > Read Input from
ANSYS PARSAV Utility
Menu > Parameters > Save Parameters
3
PARRES
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Restore Parameters
*SET or = command
OPVAR GUIMain Menu > Design Opt >
Design Variables
ANSYS
3 OPT
OPT ANSYS
1
1
449
/OPT
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt
GUI
Jobname.LOOP
2
OPANL
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Assign
/OPT
Jobname.BAT
OPANL
/PREP7 /OPT
$
ANSYS 60 100
OPVAR
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Variables
Main Menu > Design Opt > State Variables
Main Menu > Design Opt > Objective
OPVAR ANSYS
OPVARNameDEL
5
ANSYS
1
OPTYPE
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Method/Tool
450
451
2
ANSYS
ANSYS
USEROP
ANSYS
3
FEA
USEROP ANSYS
USEROP
451
1
OPSUBP
OPEQN
OPFRST
OPRAND
OPSWEEP
OPFACT
OPGRAD
OPUSER
2
ANSYS
Jobname.OPT
OPDATA
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Controls
OPPRNT
OPKEEP
/PREP7
OPLOOP
452
453
OPLOOP Parms
OPEXE
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Run
OPEXE Jobname.LOOP
NCNV
Jobname.OPT)
130 130
/OPT
OPANL,
!
OPVAR,B,DV,.5,16.5
!BH
OPVAR,H,DV,.5,8
OPVAR,DMAX,SV,-0.1,0
!DMAXSMAX
OPVAR,SMAX,SV,0,20000
OPVAR,VOLUME,OBJ
!VOLUME
!
OPTYPE,SUBP
OPSUBP,30
OPEXE
453
OPTYPE,SWEEP
OPSWEEP,BEST,5
!5
OPEXE
/OPTOPANLOPTYPEOPSUBPOPSWEEP OPEXE
8
GUI
OPLIST
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > List
PLVAROPT
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Graphs/Tables
X
XVAROPT
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Graphs/Tables

X
PLVAROPT PRVAROPT XVAROPT
OPRSW
OPLSW OPRFA OPLFA
OPRGR OPLGR
STATUS GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Status
STATUS
POST1 POST26
Jobname.RST.RTH )
OPKEEP ON
Jobname.BRST.BRTH ) Jobname.BDB
454
455
OPSEL
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Select/Delete
OPSEL !
OPDEL
130
3
OPADD
GUI Main Menu > Design Opt > Combine
OPMAKE
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Create
ANSYS
1
OPEXE
ANSYS
2
Jobname.OPT
OPRESU
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Resume
3
OPEXE
455
...
...
/OPT
OPRESU, .....
!Jobname.OPT
OPSEL,10
10
OPTYPE, ....
....
OPEXE
/OPTOPRESUOPSELOPTYPE OPEXE
ANSYS Jobname.OPT
/FILNAME
OPRESU GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Resume
OPCLR
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Clear&Reset
ANSYS OPCLR
ANSYS
/CLEAR
GUIUtility Menu > File > Clear&Start New
OPRESU OPSAVE GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Save
Jobname.OPT
OPDATA OPSAVE
7.1.3
456
457
OPEQN
OPEQN
2
ANSYS
Sequential Unconstrained Minimization

TechniqueSUMT
3
OPVAR
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Variables
Main Menu > Design Opt > Objective
OPSUBP NINFS 7
4
457
1
OPTYPE,RAND
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > method/Tool
2
OPSEL
3
OPTYPE,RUN
1
OPSUBP,NINFS
2
OPSEL
3
OPEQN,KFSV
458
459
OPFRST GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Method/Tool
ANSYS
OPVAR
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Objective
OPFRST NITR
3
OPTYPERAND
OPRAND
GUI
Main Menu > Design Opt > Method/Tool)
459
4
OPTYPESWEEP n*NSPS
n NSPS
OPSWEEP
NSPS-1 NSPS
OPSWEEP Dset GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Method/Tool
OPLSW
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Tool Results > Sweeps
0 1
OPVAR
OPRSW
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Tool Results > Print
OPSWEEPDset
0 1
5
OPTYPEFACT
OPFACT GUIMain Menu
> Design Opt > Method/Tool
2n n 1/2 2n/2
OPLFA
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Tool Results > Factorial
OPRFA
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Tool Results > Print
6
OPTYPEGRAD
OPGRAD
460
461
OPRGR
GUMain Menu > Design Opt > Tool Results > Print
1%1%
OPVAR MAX-MIN
7.1.4
1
20 10
R3
R1 T1 R4 7-3
7-3
7-4 -
461
7-4
2
OPVAR MIN MAX
3
X1 7-5a
X1 X4 7-5c
7-5d
NINT
7-5
ANSYS
Re-entrant corner
462
463
Unselect
OPVAR MIN MAX
0 0
UPVAR,SIG,SV,,1000
!SIG1000
OPVAR,SIG,SV,0,1000
!SIG01000
G=Z1/Z2 G<CZ1 Z2 C ) G
G Z2 G=Z1-C*Z2 G<0
OPVAR MIN MAX

500 1000psi 900 1000psi
386.4HZ
...
*GET,FREQ,ACTIVE,,SET,FREQ
!FREQ
FREQ1=FREQ
FREQ2=FREQ
...
/OPT
OPVAR,FREQ1,SV,,387
!FREQ1=387
OPVAR,FREQ2,SV,386
!FREQ2=386
...
386 387
OPVAR
1
ANSYS x
x1=C-x x1=1/x C x C-x 1/x
463
---
1
LGWRITE
GUIUtility Menu > File > Write DB Log FileJobname.LOG
LGWRITE Kedit
Jobname.DB
1 LGWRITE Kedit Kedit=COMMENT Kedit=REMOVE

Kedit *GET EXREM PLNSOL
Jobname.LGW
2/CLEAR
/CLEAR /LGWRITE
GUI FLST FITEM
2
OPEXE
OPVAR,Name,DEL
/PREP7
/PREP7
OPLOOPPREP GUIMain Menu > Design Opt >

Controls/PREP7
AREA1 AREA2 AREA2
464
AREA1=5.00
!AREA1
AREA2=5.00
!AREA2

/PREP7
465
!PREP7
!AREA1AREA2...
...
FINISH
/SOLVE
!
...
FINISH
/POST1
SET,...
...
*GET,SIG1,...
*GET,SIG2,...
*GET,SIG3,...
...
FINISH
/OPT
OPVAR,AREA1,DV,...
!
!AREA1AREA2
OPVAR,AREA2,DV,...
OPVAR,SIG1,SV,...
OPVAR,SIG2,SV,...
OPVAR,TVOL,OBJ
OPTYPE,SUBP
OPEXE
OPVAR,AREA2,DEL
!AREA2
STATUS
OPLOOP,PREP
!/PREP7
OPTYPE,...
...
OPEXE
FINISH
3
OPVAR GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Variables
465
=*
PRERR
Utility Menu > List > Results > Percent Error
7.1.5
1
ANSYS
GUI ANSYS
ANSYS
ANSYS
BEAM3
ANSYS
ANSYS Advance Analysis Techniques Guide Design Optimization

ANSYS
Hardpoint
466
467
7-6 200Gpa 750mm

1000N
10mm 200MPa
7-6
1
Design Optimization
/title, Design Optimization
2
ANSYS
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Scalar Parameters...

Scalar Parameters 7-7 Selection w=20 Accept
Selection H=20 Accept Close
467
7-7
ANSYS
3
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS...
K,1,0,0
K,2,1000,0
L,1,2
5
3/4 3/4
GUIPreprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > Hard PT on line > Hard PT by ratio
Create
HardPT by Ratio0.75 7-8
3/4
3
468
469
7-8

BEAM3
7
GUI Preprocessor > Real Constants... > Add...

Cross-sectional area AREAW*H
Area moment of inertia IZZW*H**3/12
Y Thickness along Y axisH
Isotropic

MP,EX,1,200000
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
100mm 10
10
LMESH,ALL
11
469
Static
ANTYPE,0
12
1 Apply UROT on KPs DOFs to be constrainde
UYUX OK 2 UY
13
3
GUISolution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Keypoints
3 OK Apply F/M on KPs FY
-2000N
7-9
7-9
14

SOLVE
470
471

Define Addtitional Element Table Items 7-10
7-10
2
Sum
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Sum of Each Item...
OK
400000
3
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Get Scalar Data...

Get Element Table Sum Results Results Data Elem table sums
Volume 7-11
7-11
Volume
471
Volume
2
BEAM3 IJ
I
1 I
I
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Define Table > Add...
Define Additional Element Table Items 7-12 I
SMAX I
7-12 I
Nmisc,1 !
I
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Sorted Listing > Sort Elems
Sort Elements SMAX_I 7-13
7-13 I
I
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Get Scalar Data
Results Data Other operations 7-14
472
473
7-14 I
2 J
I J
GUIGeneral Postproc > Element Table > Define Table > Add...
SMAX
J
SMAX I
NMISC,3
NMISC
1 7-15 J
7-15 J
GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Sorted Listing > Sort Elems
SMAX J 7-16
7-16 J
J
473
GUIUtility Menu > Parameters > Get Scalar Data

Results Data Other operations 7-14
SMaxJ
3
IJ
SMAXJ SMAXI
SMAX=SMAXI > SMAXJ
SMAX
!
3

281.25 200MPa 7-17
7-17
5 OPT
ANSYS
1
ANSYS ANSYS
File
GUIUtility Menu > File > Write DB Log File...
Optimize.txt OK
Notepad
/BATCH
!/COM,ANSYS RELEASE
7.0
UP20021010
16:10:03
05/26/2003
/input,start70,ans,C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\v70\ANSYS\apdl\,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1

474

*SET,W , 20
*SET,H , 20
/PREP7
K,1,0,0,,
K,2,1000,0,,
L, 1, 2
!*
HPTCREATE,LINE,1,0,RATI,0.75,
!*
ET,1,BEAM3
!*
!*
R,1,W*H,(W*H**3)/12,H, , , ,
!*
!*
MPTEMP,,,,,,,,
MPTEMP,1,0
MPDATA,EX,1,,200000
MPDATA,PRXY,1,,.3
!*
LESIZE,ALL,100, , , ,1, , ,1,
LMESH,
FINISH
/SOL
!*
ANTYPE,0
FLST,2,1,3,ORDE,1
FITEM,2,1
!*
/GO
DK,P51X, , , ,0,UX,UY, , , , ,
FLST,2,1,3,ORDE,1
FITEM,2,2
!*
/GO
DK,P51X, , , ,0,UY, , , , , ,
FLST,2,1,3,ORDE,1
FITEM,2,3
!*
475
475

/GO
FK,P51X,FY,-2000
!/STATUS,SOLU
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
AVPRIN,0,0,
ETABLE,EVolume,VOLU,
!*
SSUM
!*
*GET,Volume,SSUM, ,ITEM,EVOLUME
AVPRIN,0,0,
ETABLE,SMax_I,NMISC, 1
!*
ESORT,ETAB,SMAX_I,0,1, ,
!*
*GET,SMaxI,SORT,,MAX
AVPRIN,0,0,
ETABLE,SMax_J,NMISC, 3
!*
ESORT,ETAB,SMAX_J,0,1, ,
!*
*GET,SMaxJ,SORT,,MAX
*SET,SMAX,SMAXI > SMAXJ
!LGWRITE,optimization,,C:\Temp\,COMMENT
GUI
P51X
GUI
32 DK,P51X, ,0, ,0,UX,UY, , , , ,
DK,1, ,0, ,0,UX,UY,
1
37 DK,P51X, ,0, ,0,UY, , , , , ,
DK,1, ,0, ,0,UX,UY,
2
42 FK,P51X,FY,-2000
476
477
FK,3,FY,-2000
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Analysis File > Assign
OK
6
ANSYS
10-50mm
0.01mm ANSYS
195 200MPa 0.1MPa

3
200mm
3
400000mm 20mm20mm1000mm
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Variables > Add
7-18
OPVAR,H,DV,10,50,0.001
OPVAR,W,DV,10,50,0.001
477
7-18
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > State Variables> Add

7-19 /SMAX
MIN =195MAX = 200TOLER = 0.001
OPVAR,SMAX,SV,195,200,0.001
7-19
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Objective

478
479
VolumeConvergence tolerance200
7-20 OK
OPVAR,VOLUME,OBJ,,,200
7-20
7/
ANSYS
First-Order Solution
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Method / Tool
First-Order OK Controls for
First-order Optimization Maximum iterations30
NITR=30Percent step size SIZE 100Percent forward diff. DELTA 0.2
OK
NITRANSYS 10
SIZEANSYS 100
DELTAANSYS 0.2
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Run.

Begin Execution of Run
OK
19
10
479

13.24mm 29.16mm
3
199.83MPa 386100mm
2
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Sets > Graphs / Tables...
7-21 X Set
numberY H WGraph Graph PLVAR
7-21
2 HW
X Y
GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrls > Style > Graphs > Modify Axes...
X Y
mm OK
3 H/W-
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls
7-22 GUI
480
481
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Hard Copy...
7-22
GUIMain Menu > Design Opt > Design Sets > List...
General Postproc menu
10
/prep7
!
*set,H,20
!20mm
*set,W,20
!20mm
!
K,1,0,0
K,2,1000,0
481
L,1,2
HPTCREATE,LINE,1,0,RATI,.75,
!HardPoint 3/4
ET,1,BEAM3
R,1,W*H,(W*H**3)/12,H,,,,
!,I ( **, ^),
MP,EX,1,200000
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
ESIZE,100
LMESH,ALL
FINISH
/SOLU

ANTYPE,0
DK,1,UX,0
!1xy
DK,1,UY,0
DK,2,UY,0
!2UY
FK,3,FY,-2000
SOLVE
FINISH
/POST1
ETABLE,EVolume,VOLU,
SSUM
*GET,Volume,SSUM,,ITEM,EVOLUME !Evolume
ETABLE,SMAX_I,NMISC,1
!ISMaxI
ESORT,ETAB,SMAX_I,0,1,,
*GET,SMAXI,SORT,,MAX
ETABLE,SMAX_J,NMISC,3
!JSmaxJ
ESORT,ETAB,SMAX_J,0,1,,
*GET,SMAXJ,SORT,,MAX
*SET,SMAX,SMAXI > SMAXJ
! SMax
LGWRITE,optimize,txt,D:\ANSYS Works\optimize.txt
!logfile D:\ANSYS Works
\optimize.txt
/OPT
OPANL,optimize,txt, D:\ANSYS Works
!optimize.txt
OPVAR,H,DV,10,50,0.001
!, 10 mm, 50 mm, 0.001mm
OPVAR,W,DV,10,50,0.001
!, 10 mm, 50 mm, 0.001mm
OPVAR,SMAX,SV,195,200,0.001
!, 195 MPa,200 MPa, 0.001 MPa
OPVAR,VOLUME,OBJ,,,200
!, 200 mm^2
OPTYPE,FIRS
!First-order
OPFRST,30,100,0.2,
!, Percent step size, Percent forward
difference
OPEXE
PLVAROPT,H,W
/AXLAB,X,Number of Iterations
/AXLAB,Y,Width and Height
/REPLOT
11
1
482
483
7.2
7.2.1
PLNSOLTOPO
60 7-23a
7-23b
7-23 70
7.2.2
GUI
483
SOLID2 SOLID82
SOLID92 SOLID95
SHELL93
3
1
ET,1,SOLID92
ET,1,SOLID92
TYPE,1
VSEL,S,NUM,,1,,2
VMESH,ALL
TYPE,2
VSEL,S,NUM,,3
VMESH,ALL
ANSYS
LSWRITE LSSOLVE
D,10,ALL,0,,20,1
NSEL,S,LOC,Y,0
SF,
484
485
ALISEL
LSWRITE,1
DDEL
SFDEL
NSEL,S,LOC,X,0.1
D,ALL,ALL,0
NSEL,ALL
F,212,FX
LSWRITE,2
LSWRITE,3
FINISH
/SOLUTION
TOPDEF,10,3
LSSOLVE,1,3,1
ANSYS TODEFTOEXE TOLOOPTODEF

TOEXE
TOPLOOP
1
TOEXE
GUI
GUI Topological Optimization ITER

TODEF
/SOLUTION
TOPDEF,25,1
!25
SOLVE
TOPEXE
FINISH
485
/POST1
PLNSOL,TOPO

*GET,TIPSRAT,TOPO,,CONV !
*STATUS,.TOPSTAT
/SOLUTION
SOLVE
TOPEXE
FINISH
/POST1
TOPEXE
TOLOOP
2
TOLOOP
ANSYS TOLOOP
TOLOOP
GUIMain Menu > Topological Opt > Run
TOPLOOP
LSWRITE
LSWRITE
LSWRITE
TODEF,80,3,0.001
!8030.001
/DSCALE,,OFF
/CONTOUR,,3
!3
TOLOOP,20,1
!20
LSSOLVE
TOPEXE PLNSOL,TOPO
TODEF TOLOOP
6
ANSYS jobname.rst
/ PRNSOL PLNSOL TOPO
/ PRESOL PLESOL TOPO

486
487
ANSYS
ANSYS
ETABLE,EDENS,TOPO
PLETAB,EDENS
PRETAB,EDENS
ESEL,S,ETAB,EDENS,0.9,1.0
EPLOT
*GET
*GET,TOPCV,TOPO,CONV
!TOPCV=1
*GET,ECOMP,UPO,,COMP
! ECOMP
*START
7.2.3
1
ANSYS
ANSYS
PLANE82
ANSYS Intersection
ANSYS Advance Analysis Techniques Guide Topological Optimization

7-24
10mm 2.07e5Mpa 0.3
50Mpa 7-24
487
7-24
GUIUtility Menu > File > Change Jobname

Change Jobname Hexplate
/FILNAM,Hexplate
2
3
Intersection
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Polygon > By Circumscr
Rad
Polygon By Circumscribed Radius NSIDES 3
MAJRAD
134.64 OK 7-25
RPOLY,3,,134.64
488
489
7-25
Intersect
GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > Offset Wp by Increment

XY,YZ,ZX Angles 180,0,0 Apply
WPROT,180,0,0
3
GUIMain Menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Polygon > By Circumscr
Rad
Polygon By Circumscribed Radius NSIDES 3 MinRAD
100 OK
RPOLY,3,,,100
4
Intersect
GUIProcessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Intersect > common > areas > pick All
7-26
AINA,ALL
489
7-26
1
GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > Offset Wp by Increment
XY,YZ,ZX Angles 0,90,0 OK
WPROT,0,90,0
2
GUIProcessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Divide > area by Wrkplane > Pick All
ASBW,3
3
GUIProcessor > Delete > areas and Below

OK
ADELE,2,,,1
7-27
490
491
7-27

PLANE82
ET,1,PLANE82
Element Type
Option K3 Plane Strs w/th OK Close
GUIProcessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete

Add 10mm
R,1,10
5
GUIProcessor > Material Props > Structural > Linear > Elastic > Isotropic
EX 2.07e5 PRXY 0.3
MP,EX,1,,2.07E5
MP,PRXY,1,,0.3
6
SmartSize
GUIProcessor > Meshing > MeshTool
MeshTool SmartSize 3 Mesh
Pick All
491
SMRT,3
AMESH,ALL
7-28
7-28
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > Symmetry
B.C > on Lines
OK
DL,3,,SYMM
UX
UX
2 UX
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On nodes
OK UX OK
D, 74,,,,UX,,,,
8
GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Lines
492
493
OK Value -50
7-29
SFL,2,PRES,-50
SFL,7,PRES,-50
7-29
25
1
ANSYS
GUIMain Menu > Topological Opt > Set Up > Basic

Basic Topological Optimization Load case number
1 Percent volume reductn 50 7-30
TOCOMP,SCOMP,SING,1
TOVAR,VOLUME,CON,,50
493
7-30
GUIMain Menu > Topological Opt > Run

Basic Topological Optimization TOTYPE Optimality
TODEF 0.0001 TOLOOP 20
7-31
OK
TOTYPE ,OC
TODEF,0.0001
TOLOOP,20
7-31
1 POST1

/POST1
494
495
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Displacement Scaling

/DSCALE,1,OFF
3
/CONT,1,2,AUTO
4
GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Window Controls > Window Options
/PLOPTS,INFO,0
7-32
7-32
6
1
Intersection
3
495
7.3
1
2
3
4
5
6
ANSYS
7.4
2
1 10.00 /50000/
1.8 / 1 50
2 7-1
10Epsi 2.5E-4Ib-sec2/in4
0.2<ri<2.00.05<thk<0.53<H<36
f1a<785Hz,f1b > 783 Hz
784Hz
7-1
3 7-2
L=10m H=2.5m 0.1m l6.5m
496
r=0.5m
F=50KN
3.08e3MPa 0.3
30
7-2
497
497

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Plane strs w/thk

GUIUtility Menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering...

GUIGeneral Postproc > Plot Results > Nodal Solution

GUIGeneral Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution

!Command File mode of 2D Plane Stress Verification

!1, 200000 MPa

GUIUtility Menu > work Plane > Display Working Plane

GUIUtility Menu > work Plane > WP Settings

GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > WP Settings

GUIUtility Menu > Work Plane > Offset WP by Increaments

GUIUtility Menu > Plot Ctrs > Numbering

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ANSYS Glue Add

GUIMainMenu > Processor > Modeling > Reflect

GUIMain Menu > Processor > Real Canstants

GUIMain Menu > Processor > MeshTool

6 (Coupled Field Load)

GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Pressure>

GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Displacement>On Keypoints

GUIMain Menu>Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Displacement> on Lines On

GUIUtility Menu > Plotctrs >

GUIUtility Menu >

GUIMain Menu > Solution > Define Loads > Delete

GUIProcessor > Modeling > Operate > Cale Geom

GUIMain Menu > Solution > Solve > Current LS

GUIMain Menu > General Postpro > Contour Plot

GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Define Variables

GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Graph Variables

GUIMain Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List Variables

Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > Graph Variable

Main Menu > TimeHist Postpro > List Variable

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GUISMain Menu > Time Hist Postprac > Graph Variable S

Planar Trusses 3-4a

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Create Keypoints in Active Coordinate System 3-13

Lines in Active Coord OK Line Create

GUIElement Type > Add/Edit/Delete

GUIReal Constants > Add/Edit/Delete

Add Type 1 LINK1ANSYS

OK 3-19 Real Constant

GUIMaterial Props > Material Models

GUIStructural > Linear > Elastic > Isotropic

Element Size on All selected Lines