Lecture 2

Workbench/DesignLife
Integration

Introduction to
ANSYS nCode DesignLife

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 Agenda

Accessing ANSYS nCode DesignLife

Transferring data from ANSYS Mechanical to DesignLife

Data management of DesignLife files

Review DesignLife material library

Interaction of ANSYS nCode DesignLife and Workbench Parameter Manager

Workshop 1: WB - DesignLife interface

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 Accessing DesignLife

ANSYS nCode DesignLife is accessed from WB project page

7 pre-defined DesignLife workflows are stored in the Toolbox
can be used as-is or modified
user-defined DesignLife workflows can be added to the Toolbox

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 Accessing DesignLife

To share Engineering Data and transfer Mechanical results, drop a DesignLife

Analysis System onto the Solution cell of the Mechanical system

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 Transferring WB Data to DesignLife

When DesignLife system is linked to Engineering Data cell of Mechanical

system, ANSYS nCode DesignLife opens ds.dat file and reads
unit system
material information
Named Selections (optional)

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 Transferring WB Data to DesignLife

When DesignLife system is linked to Solution cell of Mechanical system, ANSYS

nCode DesignLife opens the file.rst file and reads
node information (numbers, locations, etc.)
element information (connectivity, attributes, etc.)
stresses/strains

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 File Management

Workbench uses a project file, project directory, and a group of subdirectories to

manage files associated with a project
ANSYS nCode DesignLife files are fully managed by WB

When project is saved, project file (.wbpj) and project directory with same name are
created
subdirectories are created under the project directory
including a subdirectory containing the DesignLife files

DesignLife database

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 nCode Material Library

nCode material library is integrated into Engineering Data

if nCode library is not exposed, pick add new library button and browse to find nCode_matml.xml file
location may vary depending on system

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 Parameter Manager

ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS nCode DesignLife share the WB Parameter Manager

Fatigue life or damage can be passed as an output parameter from DesignLife to the
WB Parameter Manager

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 Summary

ANSYS nCode DesignLife is integrated into the Workbench platform

7 pre-defined DesignLife workflows are stored in the Toolbox
user-defined DesignLife workflows can be added to the Toolbox
nCode DesignLife material library integrated into Engineering Data
ANSYS nCode DesignLife files are fully managed by WB
stored in project archive
DesignLife shares the WB Parameter Manager

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 Workshop 1

Workshop 1: WB - DesignLife interface: Examine how ANSYS nCode DesignLife

interacts with ANSYS Mechanical on the Workbench platform
restore archive of existing WB project
review WB project page
review Engineering Data
open Mechanical and solve
review DesignLife results from project schematic
modify design points in Parameter Manager

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