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ANSYS Procedure PDF
ANSYS Procedure PDF
Getting started:
1) Make sure the Working Directory is set to C:\temp. ANSYS creates several files for
each project, and constantly writes and retrieves information from these files during an
analysis. The working directory should be set to the local computer you are working on
to prevent a high traffic load over the network during the analysis. After completion,
important files should be saved in your own directory.
2) The default Job Name defined by ANSYS is “file.” You can define a new job name for
each analysis (this name will be used on all files created for that analysis, with different
extensions for each file).
3) Click Run
Graphics/Plot Window
Plot Controls
Main Menu
1) Read Results (extract results from the results file, and read into
the database file)
2) Plot and/or List results of interest (e.g., deformed geometry,
stresses, strains, displacements, reaction forces, temperatures, etc.)
After finishing an ANSYS session, save the important files to your own directory. At a
minimum, you should save the database file (filename.db) and the results file (filename.rst). The
database file is created as soon as you start ANSYS, and contains all model geometry data,
material properties, mesh details, and loads and constraints. This file should be saved
periodically during a session (click the SAVE_DB button on the toolbar). You can resume from
that database file at a later time by clicking the RESUM_DB button, after the jobname has been
defined. A log of all commands entered during a particular session can be saved by the
following command:
Utility Menu Æ File Æ Write DB Log File… (Assign a filename and click OK to save it. The
default extension on the file is .lgw)