ANSYS ED Workbench Tutorial

Remote And Combined Loads

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Introduction Remote Loading

The ANSYS Workbench represents more than a general purpose engineering tool. It provides a highly integrated engineering simulation platform. Supports multiple multi-physics engineering solutions. Provides bi-directional parametric associativity with most available CAD systems. This exercise is designed to introduce you to the use of Remote Loads and Masses and Combined Results in the ANSYS Workbench

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Purpose
This tutorial is incremental in nature It is designed to introduce you to: The nature and design of the ANSYS Workbench User Interface The concepts of ANSYS Workbench Projects and Applets The integrated nature of ANSYS Workbench technology The power of the ANSYS Workbench in using applied parametric modeling and simulation techniques to provide quality engineering solutions

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Using Mass Points The methods taught in this tutorial apply equally well to both attached CAD and DesignModeler files. For the purposes of this tutorial we will be using the DesignModeler file produced in Exercise 3 of this tutorial. When using attached CAD systems Mass Points can be attached to tagged entities import from from your CAD models.

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Using Remote Loads Remote loads can be attached to remote Mass Points and then be applied to active CAD or DesignModeler geometry. These Mass Points and Remote loads can then be used in various combinations to solve an overall simulation.

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Getting Started

If you are starting Exercise 4 without previously completing Exercise 3 copy the following file to a local working directory \ANSYS ED Tutorial\Samples\Exercise3A.agdb

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Getting Started

Launch the ANSYS Workbench

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Exercise 4 Outline 1. Creating Mass and Remote Load Insertion Points 2. Creating and Applying Remote Loads 3. Creating Multiple Environments 4. Comparing Results

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Opening your Exercise3 file

Make sure that the Open: pull-down is set to DesignModeler Geometry Browse for and Open Exercise3A.agdb
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Renaming your geometry file

4. Select the Project folder tab to return to the Project Page 2. Select Save As from the File options 3. Save your geometry as Exercise4.agdb 1. Select Generate to insure your model is up to date

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Renaming your Project

3. Select the DesignModeler folder tab

2. Select Save All from the File menu and save your Project

1. Left mouse click on the name Exercise3A in the Project Tree and then rename your geometry Exercise4

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Step 1A Creating a Plane

Select the New Plane ICON 1. Select the ZXPlane

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Step 1B Generating the Plane

2. Select Generate

Note the newly created Plane 2. Rename Plane as Plane1 1. Change Reverse Normal to YES

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Step 1C Creating a Sketch

2. Select the New Sketch ICON

1. Select the new Plane

3. Select Sketching mode

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Step 1D Positioning a Sketch

3. Use Box Zoom to the X-Axis 1. Select your new sketch

4. Select Sketching mode

2. Select the Face Sketch ICON

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Step 1E Creating References

1. Select Draw and Line Modes and create a triangle on the X-Axis

2. Select Dimensions

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Step 1F Locating Remote Points

Note: You are going to use the Vertex of a cone to locate the CG of the equipment mounted on your footprint 3. Select Revolve

1. Select Horizontal and dimension the location of your triangle vertex

2. Set the value of the Vertex location

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Step 1G Locating Remote Points

3. Select Generate

2. Select Apply 1. Select an axis of rotation

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Step 1H Orienting Views

2. Return to the Project Page

1. Orient your geometry for visibility

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Step 2A Opening a Simulation

1. Select your geometry 2. Select New Simulation

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Step 2B Reorienting Views

Re-orient your model for visibility

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Step 2C Creating Remote Forces

1. Select your Environment

2. In the Structural menu select Remote Force

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Step 2D Define & Locate Force

1. Change your Scoping Method to Named Selection

4. Select the tip of the Cone & Apply

3. Select Click to Change Location 2. Change your Named Selection to you LoadedSurfaces2

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Step 2E Magnitude and Direction

1. Set your Magnitude to the Weight of your equipment

3. Select a vertical edge

5. Select Apply 4. Set your vector orientation

2. Select Direction
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Step 2F Renaming Forces

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Step 2G Additional Loads

2. Validate your forces and vectors

1. Repeat the previous operations to create X and Y Accelerations

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Step 2F Applying Supports

1. Select your Environment 2. Select Fixed Support 3. Change the Scoping Method to Named Selection

4. Set your Named Selection to your FixedSurfaces2

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Step 2G Defining Results

1. Select Solution

2. Select desired results

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Step 2H Suppressing References

1. Expand your Geometry 2. Select your Cone 4. Select Solve

3. Using the right mouse button select Suppress Body

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Step 2J Reviewing Results

Review your results using method from previous Exercises

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Step 3A Copy an Environment

1. Collapse your outline

2. Select your Environment

3. Right mouse click and select Copy

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Step 3B Paste an Environment

1. Reselect your Model

2. Right mouse click and select Paste

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Step 3C Renaming Environments

1. Select the new Environment

2. Right mouse click and select Rename

3. Rename the Environment Static Weight Only

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Step 3C Removing Loads

1. Expand Static Weight Only 2. Select the X and Y Accelerations

3. Right mouse click and select Delete

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Step 3D Validating Loading

Note: Your Static Weight Only Environment should now look like this

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Step 3E Adding Environments

2. Select Solve

1. Repeat the previous operations until your environment looks like this

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Step 4A Comparing Stresses

Compare you Equivalent Stress Results using previous methods

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Step 4B Comparing Deformation

2. Return to the Project Page

1. Compare you Deformation Results using previous methods

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Step 4C Saving Results

1. Select Save All

2. Select Exit

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Congratulations At this point you have completed Exercises 1 through 4 You have learned Model creation Loads, Constraints and Solutions Named Selections and Localized Load Application Combining and comparing solutions

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Working with CAD systems

Remember:

Remote loads or Mass Points can be imported from CAD models Imprinting can be used on imported CAD models to supporting localized patch loading without modifying the original CAD models Remote loads can be transferred to active geometry

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Congratulations You have completed Exercise 4 of the ANSYS ED Workbench Tutorial Click here if you wish to continue with the next exercise

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