Chapter 1
Introduction
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(e.g. DesignModeler, Design Exploration, etc.) .
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Native Application
Data Integrated Application
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Note, the active ANSYS license dictates what functionality is available to the user. Not all
features listed are covered in this Introductory course.
• Mechanical Application
– The environment for simulation automation and ease of use combined
with the full power of the ANSYS solver technology.
– Formerly called Simulation
• Network licensing capabilities are used for all ANSYS and ANSYS
Workbench products.
• In this example a Static Structural 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.
• Notice too each system block is given and alphabetic designation (A,
B, C, etc.).
• Refresh required: upstream data has changed. Need to refresh cell (update will
also refresh the cell).
• Update required: the data has changed and the output of the cell must be
regenerated.
• Up to date.
• Input changes pending: cell is locally up to date but may change when the next
update is performed due to upstream changes.
• 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.
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– Allows access to predefined unit systems.
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Units can be displayed in
the active Project system or
as they were defined in their
source (e.g. CAD system).
• With the available licenses displayed, the activation and “use order”
can be specified using the up/down arrows.
– 0 = off, 1 = on
– License order represents the preference order for license use.