DM-Intro 13.0 WS-07 Beam Shell Modeling

Customer Training Material
Workshop 7
Beam and Shell Modeling
Introduction to ANSYS
DesignModeler
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WS7-1
Release 13.0
December 2010
Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler
Workshop 6-1, Line and Surface Bodies

Goals:
Import external geometry containing line
bodies .
Create a line body from 3D Curve.
Use symmetry tool to add components.
Choose a beam cross section to be used
and assign it to the line body.
Create a surface model representing the
panel.
Ensuring the conformal mesh between
multiple bodies using multibody part.

WS7-2
Release 13.0
December 2010
Launching Design Modeler
First start Workbench

Go to Project Page > Component Systems > Geometry
1. Double click on Geometry Tab
2. Click Right Mouse Button (RMB) on Geometry template
then click on New Geometry

WS7-3
Release 13.0
December 2010
Unit Selection
DM starts with a prompt to select desired length unit. Select Foot and
click OK.

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Release 13.0
December 2010
Importing External Geometry File
Import external geometry file

[Main Menu] File> Import
External Geometry File
1. Select The file role-cage.igs
2. Set Operation type as Frozen
3. As the igs file contains line
bodies
Set Process Line Bodies

details options as Yes
4. Click Generate to import

geometry
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WS7-5
Release 13.0
December 2010
Creating Line Bodies Using 3D Curves

The imported role_cage.igs file
contains a partial model. We will add
remaining bodies by using 3d curve
tool.
Create 3d curve [Main Menu]
Concept> 3D Curve
1. Set Definition From Coordinate
File.
2. Browse and select the coordinate
file role_cage_coordinates.txt
3. Set Operation as Add Frozen
4. Click Generate to create curve
You will find that two curves
as highlighted in image are
added to the model

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December 2010
Creating Beam Model
To create full model we will use mirror

tool. The model is symmetric across
the ZXPlane. To create rest of the half
model we will copy existing line
bodies using mirror operation.
Create Mirror
[Main Menu] Create> Body Operation
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Select Type Mirror

Select 16 line bodies as
highlighted(yellow colour) in
Image1(use CTRL key for multiple
selection).
Select global ZXPlane as mirror
plane.
Click Generate to create mirror of
selected edges.
Image1

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Release 13.0
December 2010
Creating Beam Model
Add line bodies, connecting mirrored

line bodies and imported line bodies.
[Main Menu] Concept> Line From
Points
1.
Right Click in graphics area to

access advanced option for
selecting points
2.
Select Point Pairs option.
Select 5 pairs of points by

sequence as marked in Image1
Set Operation Type as Add
Frozen
Generate to create line bodies
3.
4.
Image1
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This will create a beam model of

Role-Cage.
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Release 13.0
December 2010
Unite Line Bodies

Unite line bodies
There are many line bodies
in model. For simplification
we will unite them according
to the cross sections, that
we will be specifying them in
later stage.
[Main Menu] Create>
Boolean
1. Select multiple edges as
shown highlighted in
Image1(yellow colour, hold
Ctrl key for multiple
selection)
2. Click Apply to confirm
selection.
3. Click Generate to create
boolean.
Image1

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Release 13.0
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Unite Line Bodies
Similarly merge
rest of the line
bodies as shown
highlighted in
Image1.
Image1
After unite
operation we can
see only two line
bodies in Tree
Outline

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Creating Surface Bodies
Create Surface from the

edges
[Main Menu] Concept> Surfaces
from Edges
1.
Select 12 line bodies as

marked in Image1(hold Ctrl
key for multiple selection)
Click Apply to confirm
selection
Specify thickness for the
surface body as 0.01ft
Generate to create surfaces
2.
3.
4.
Image1
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We can use only one

operation to create multiple
surfaces.
We just need to take care
that all the lines selected
form only one closed loop
from which face can be
created.

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Creating Surface Bodies
Similarly create
surfaces using rest of
the line bodies.
Specify the thickness for

all surfaces as 0.01ft
Finally we will have 5
surface bodies in model
see Tree outline
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3
2

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Release 13.0
December 2010
Adding Cross Sections
Add cross sections

[Main Menu] Concept>
Cross Section>
Circular Tube
Add two cross

sections
1.
CircularTube1
2.
Specify iner and

outer radius as
shown in Image1
CircularTube2
Specify iner and

outer radius as
shown in Image2

Image1
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Specify Cross Section
After adding two cross

sections we need to
specify those to the
line bodies in model
1.
2.
3.
Image1
Select line body from

list of entities
Go to details of the
selected body and
select cross section
from available
dropdown list of
cross sections
Specify
CircularTube1 cross
section to line
bodies as shown in
Image1 and for
CircularTube2 refer
Image2.
Image2
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December 2010
Displaying Cross Section Solids
After assigning the cross

section to the line body the
default display shows the line
body with its cross section
alignment (see right). We can
also display the beam with the
cross section displayed as a
solid.
[Main Menu] > View > Show
Cross Sections Solids

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December 2010
Multibody Part
The final modeling

operation is to place all
the bodies into a single
part (multi-body part).
We must do this to
insure that, when
model will be meshed,
each boundary
recognizes its
neighbor resulting in a
continuous mesh.
1. Set the Selection Filter

to Bodies.
2. In the graphics window
click right mouse button
and choose Select All
3. With all bodies

selected, again right
click in the graphics
window and choose
Form New Part.
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Multibody Part
Notice the Tree Outline it shows a single part

which contains 7 bodies.
Before Creating
Multibody part

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Release 13.0
December 2010
Mesh of Multibody Part
Shown here we have moved to a MECHANICAL environment in Workbench

and meshed the geometry.
By grouping all bodies into a common (single) part, nodal connectivity is insured.

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Release 13.0
December 2010

APENDIX

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Release 13.0
December 2010
Coordinate File for 3D curve
A coordinate file must be a simple text file in the following format:

After a pound sign (#), everything else on that line is considered a comment and
is ignored.
Empty lines are ignored.
Data consists of five fields, all on one line, separated by spaces and/or tabs:
Group number (integer)

Point number (integer)
X coordinate
Y coordinate
Z coordinate
A data line with the same Group number and Sequence number as a previous
data line is an error. A data line cannot contain the same Group number and
Sequence number as a previous data line.
For a closed curve, the point number of the last line should be 0. In this case, the
coordinate fields are ignored.

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December 2010

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Customer Training Material

Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Workshop 6-1, Line and Surface Bodies

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Launching Design Modeler

Customer Training Material

First start Workbench

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Customer Training Material

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Importing External Geometry File

Customer Training Material

Import external geometry file

Set Process Line Bodies

4. Click Generate to import

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Creating Line Bodies Using 3D Curves

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

Customer Training Material

Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Creating Beam Model

Customer Training Material

To create full model we will use mirror

Select Type Mirror

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Creating Beam Model

Customer Training Material

Add line bodies, connecting mirrored

Right Click in graphics area to

Select Point Pairs option.

Select 5 pairs of points by

This will create a beam model of

Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Unite Line Bodies

Customer Training Material

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Unite Line Bodies

Customer Training Material

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Creating Surface Bodies

Customer Training Material

Create Surface from the

Select 12 line bodies as

We can use only one

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Creating Surface Bodies

Customer Training Material

Specify the thickness for

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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler

Adding Cross Sections

Customer Training Material

Add cross sections

Add two cross

Specify iner and

Specify iner and