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Chapter 1 ANSYS Workbench

Chapter 1 ANSYS Workbench. ANSYS Meshing Application Introduction. Overview. ANSYS Workbench Environment Toolbox Workbench Project Schematic Linking Items in the Project Schematic Workbench File Management Archiving your Workbench 12.0 project Importing Models

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Chapter 1 ANSYS Workbench

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  1. Chapter 1ANSYS Workbench ANSYS MeshingApplication Introduction

  2. Overview • ANSYS Workbench Environment • Toolbox • Workbench Project Schematic • Linking Items in the Project Schematic • Workbench File Management • Archiving your Workbench 12.0 project • Importing Models • Exporting Project Components

  3. The Toolbox The Project Schematic The Workbench Environment • For most situations the Workbench GUI is divided into 2 primary sections (there are other optional sections we’ll see in a moment):

  4. The toolbox contains 4 subgroups: Analysis systems: predefined templates that can be placed in the schematic. Component systems: various applications that can be accessed to build, or expand, analysis systems. Custom Systems: predefined analysis systems for coupled applications (FSI, thermal-stress, etc.). Users can also create their own predefined systems. Design Exploration: Parametric management and optimization tools. The Toolbox

  5. The Toolbox • The systems and components displayed in the toolbox will depend on the installed products. • Using the check boxes in the “View All / Customize” window, the items displayed in the toolbox can be toggled on or off. • The toolbox customization window is normally left closed when not in use.

  6. The Project Schematic • The Workbench project schematic is a graphical representation of the workflow defining a system or group of systems. • The workflow in the project schematic is always left to right. • There are currently several applications which are native to Workbench, meaning they run entirely in the Workbench window: • Project Schematic, Engineering Data and Design Exploration • Non-native applications (called data-integrated) run in their own window: • Mechanical (formerly Simulation), Mechanical APDL (formerly ANSYS), ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS CFX, Etc . . . • Blocks of cells can be deleted by RMB menu selection.

  7. In this example a Fluid Flow (FLUENT) analysis type is selected for the project schematic. From the toolbox the selection can be dragged and dropped onto the schematic or simply double clicked. Note that a Mesh item appears in the Fluid Flow block The Project Schematic

  8. Meshing as a Component System • Note that you can also createan entry on the Project Schematic that is a standaloneinstance of the ANSYS Meshing Application • In the example shown, the Meshing entry in the Component Systems toolbox is dragged onto the Project Schematic

  9. The Project Schematic • Linkages between different entries in the schematic can be established in a number of ways • The RMB will reveal various choices to you Linkage RMB

  10. Workbench File Management • Workbench creates a project file and a series of subdirectories to manage all associated files. • Users should allow Workbench to manage the content of these directories. Please do NOT manually modify the content or structure of the project directories. • When a project is saved a project file is created (.wbpj), using the user specified file name (e.g. MyFile.wbpj). • A project directory will be created using the project name. In the above example the directory would be MyFile_files. • A number of subdirectories will be created in the project directory (explained next).

  11. Workbench File Management • Directory Structure: • dpn: this is the design point directory. This essentially is the state of all parameters for a particular analysis. In the case of a single analysis there will be only one “dp0” directory. • global: contains subdirectories for each application in the analysis. In the example at right the “Mech” directory will contain the database, and other associated files from the Mechanical application. • SYS: the “SYS” directory will contain subdirectories for each system type in the project (e.g. Mechanical, Fluent, CFX, etc.). Each system subdirectory contains solver specific files. For example the MECH subdirectory would contain the results file, the ds.dat file, solve.out file and so on. • user_files: contains input files, user macro files etc. that may be associated with a project.

  12. Workbench File Management • From the Workbench “View” menu activate the “Files” option to display a window containing file details and locations.

  13. Workbench File Management • Archive: quickly generates a single compressed file containing all pertinent files. • File is zip format and can be opened using the “Restore Archive . . . ” utility in WB2 or any unzip program. • Several options are available when archiving systems as shown here.

  14. Importing Models • Models developed before Release 12.0 of Workbench can be imported using the Import icon. They will be converted to a WB 12.0 version (V 11.0)

  15. Exporting Project Components • Project components can be exported from within the particular application. This is similar to saving from within an 11.0 Workbench App:File/Export

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