DM-Intro 13.0 WS-02 Modeling

Customer Training Material
Workshop 2
Modeling
Introduction to ANSYS
DesignModeler
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Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler
Introduction Customer Training Material
• Introduction:
– This workshop demonstrates the procedure for creating a model from a sketch.
• Prerequisites:
– This workshop assumes that you have some experience with DesignModeler, and that
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Goals Customer Training Material
• Goals:
– Modeling Operations.
• Revolve
• Translate
• Pattern
• Extrude
• Delete
– Decomposition.
• Slice
– Named Selections.
– Multibody Part

Starting Workbench Customer Training Material
• Create the Workbench Project:

– Start Workbench R13.
• This will open the Workbench Project Page.
– From the File Menu, select Restore Archive.
• Select “WS2_Initial.wbpz”.
– Workbench will request a project name and

restore the archived project to your working
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• Open the existing DesignModeler Session:

– Click RMB the Geometry Cell and select Edit Geometry.
• This will open the existing DM session containing the sketch (from Workshop 1).
• Ensure Modelling Mode is selected.
• In the tree outline highlight XYPlane and Zoom to Fit.
– This will display the existing sketch.

Modelling Operations Customer Training Material
• Revolving a Sketch:
– Sketches are used as the base for 3D objects.
– Highlight Sketch1 and select the Revolve feature.
• The complete list of DM tools is available within the Create, Concept and Tools menus.
Common tools (such as Revolve) are displayed in the GUI.
• This will insert a Revolve feature in the tree outline.

– The symbol next to the feature icon means that it is not yet generated.
– Features are numbered incrementally as they are created.
– A Feature can be renamed for ease of reference by clicking RMB.

• Revolving a Sketch (Continued):

– Before any feature can be generated its
parameters must be defined.
• The Details View lists all the required
parameters that define the feature.
• The Base Object is already defined as Sketch1.
• The DM status bar will prompt for the next
required input.
• Required inputs are highlighted in yellow.
• Click the yellow box as shown below.
– Apply/Cancel buttons will appear indicating the box
is active.
• Select the Y-Axis and press apply as shown
below.
Activate Selection Box Select Axis Apply Selection


– The Operation type controls how new
geometric bodies interact with existing bodies.
• By default, new bodies will merge with existing
bodies (Add Material).
• To preserve a new body as a distinct entity the
Add Frozen option is selected.
– Select Add Frozen.
– The remaining four details can be left to their

default settings.
• Direction (Normal).
• Angle (360).
• Thin Surface (No).
– Ensures a solid is generated.
• Merge Topology (Yes).
– Simplifies created geometry.
– Click Generate.


– Select the iso view.
– By default, frozen bodies are displayed as translucent.

• Translating a Body;
– To translate the body a Body Operation feature
will be used.
• From the Create menu, select Body Operation.
• Change Type to Translate.
– The Body operation feature contains common body
editing tools.
When DM expects a specific entity type

to be selected the selection filter will
change automatically. In this case the
selection filter changes to Body Select.
• Select the body as shown below.
Activate Selection Box Select Body Apply Selection

• Translating a Body (Continued);

– The last required input is the Direction
Specification.
– Directions are defined by selecting either an
edge or axis line.
• Activate the Direction Definition Box.
• Select the X-Axis as shown.
– When the axis is selected the vector arrow
displays the direction. The two arrows in the
lower left corner of the screen can be clicked to
toggle the direction.
• Ensure the direction is as shown and apply
the selection.
• Finally, set the Distance to 15m.

• Translating a Body (Continued);

– A wireframe will be displayed previewing the translation.
– Click Generate.

Decomposition Customer Training Material
• Slicing;
– To assist meshing it is advantageous to slice
the body (decompose) into simple topological
volumes.
• From the Create menu, select Slice.
• The Slice tool is available when all bodies are
frozen.
• The two most common Slice types used for
decomposition are Slice by Plane and Slice by
Surface.
– Slice by Plane will use a plane to divide the body.
– Slice by Surface can be used to divide a body by a
selected surface that can be non planar. The slice
can be bound to the surface extents or extended
beyond the surface edges.
• In the Details View change Slice Type to Slice by

Surface.

• Slicing (Continued);
– The body will be sliced into two regions using an existing surface.
• In the Details View, set the Target Face to the cylindrical surface shown in the central
image.
– To select obscured/internal faces the model can either be re-orientated accordingly or use
the Depth Picking Stack as shown below.
– Whenever more than one entity lies under the pointer, the graphics window displays a stack
of rectangles in the lower left corner each representing an individual surface in order of
depth.
Click Over Entity Position Select Desired Surface from Stack Apply Selection

– Click Generate.

– Use the same procedure to slice the outer body in two as shown.
– Select Slice from the Create menu and populate the Details View as shown.
• Since there are now multiple bodies Slice Targets will now be set to Selected Bodies.
Select the large outer body.
Select Target Face Select Body Apply Selection

– Switch back to the iso view and Click Generate.

– Use the Slice feature again to slice the 2 outer bodies by the XYPlane as
shown.
– Select Slice from the Create menu and populate the Details View as shown.
• Slice Type should now be set to Slice by Plane.
• The Base Plane is selected from the Tree Outline as shown.
• Select the two outer bodies (use ctrl key while selecting for multiple selections).
Select Base Plane Select Bodies Apply Selections

– Click Generate.

• Patterning Bodies;
– Now that the geometry operations are
complete, copies of the body can be created
using the Pattern feature.
• From the Create menu, select Pattern.
• Change the Pattern Type to Circular.
• Activate the Geometry selection box.

• RMB on any body in the Graphics Window and
click Select All from the context menu.
• Apply the selection.

• Patterning Bodies (Continued);

– Complete the remaining details.
• Activate the Axis selection box.
• Select the Y-Axis as shown.
• Apply the selection.
• Leave Angle set to Evenly Spaced.

– The angle will be calculated automatically based
on the input number of copies.
• Set Copies to 2.
– Click Generate.
• The original five bodies have been copied by
rotating around the Y-Axis resulting in a total of
fifteen bodies.

Using Named Selections Customer Training Material
• Named Selections;
– Named Selections can be used to group entities
together.
• Ensure the Face Selection Filter is active.
• Select the three faces as shown.
• Click RMB and select Named Selections
• A Named Selection feature will be inserted into the
Tree Outline.
• In the Details View, apply the Selection.
– Click Generate.
– Repeat the above procedure to create another

Named Selection for the other three faces shown
to the right.
• Plane & Sketch Creation;

– An additional sketch will be created on a
new plane.
• Select the New Plane feature.
– Also available in the Create Menu.
– A Plane feature will be inserted in the Tree
Outline.
• The new plane will be a copy of the

ZXPlane translated by 55m in the Global
+Y direction.
• Set the Details View as shown.
– Click Generate.

• Plane & Sketch Creation (Continued);

– Create a new sketch on the new plane.
• Select the new plane in the Tree Outline.
• Now select the Sketching Tab.
– This will automatically create a sketch on the
selected plane.
• Click the Look at Face button to orientate
the view normal to the plane.
• From the Draw Toolbox, use the Circle tool to
create a circle centred on the plane origin as
shown below.
• From the Dimensions Toolbox use the

• Extrude Feature;
– Create an extrusion of the new sketch.
• Select the Extrude feature.
– DM will automatically return to Modelling Mode.
• The Base Object is already set to the new
sketch (Sketch2) since this was the last active
sketch.
• Set Operation to Add Frozen and Depth to
100m.

• Extrude Feature (Continued);

– The Extrude feature can also be used to slice bodies.
• Select the Extrude feature again.
• In the Details View activate the selection box for the Base
Object and select the first Named Selection from the Tree
Outline (NamedSel1).
– Apply the selection.
• Set Operation to Slice Material.
• Activate the Direction Vector selection box and select the
face as shown. (Change selection filter to Face
Selection).
– Apply the selection.
– Selecting a face will define the direction of the extrusion by
the face normal. Note that a wireframe preview of the
extrusion is now visible.
• Set Extent Type to Through All.
– This setting ensures the extrusion passes through all entities.
• Check the Details View is as shown.


– Click Generate.


– Follow the same procedure for the second Named Selection.

• Deleting Entities;
– Remove the three cylindrical bodies as
shown.
• Select Body Operation from the Create
Menu.
• In the Details View set Type to Delete.
• Activate the Bodies selection box and select

the three bodies as shown.
– Click Generate.
Multibody Part Customer Training Material
• Form a Multibody Part

– Click RMB in the Graphics Window, Select All.
– RMB, Form New Part.

Finished Model Customer Training Material
• Final Model
– Save the Project from the Workbench Project Page.


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Introduction Customer Training Material

Goals Customer Training Material

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Starting Workbench Customer Training Material

• Create the Workbench Project:

– Workbench will request a project name and

Starting DesignModeler Customer Training Material

• Open the existing DesignModeler Session:

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Modelling Operations Customer Training Material

• This will insert a Revolve feature in the tree outline.

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• Revolving a Sketch (Continued):

Activate Selection Box Select Axis Apply Selection

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• Revolving a Sketch (Continued):

– The remaining four details can be left to their

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• Revolving a Sketch (Continued):

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When DM expects a specific entity type

• Select the body as shown below.

Activate Selection Box Select Body Apply Selection

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• Translating a Body (Continued);

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• Translating a Body (Continued);

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Decomposition Customer Training Material

• In the Details View change Slice Type to Slice by

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Select Target Face Select Body Apply Selection

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Select Base Plane Select Bodies Apply Selections

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Modelling Operations Customer Training Material

• Activate the Geometry selection box.

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• Patterning Bodies (Continued);

• Leave Angle set to Evenly Spaced.

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Using Named Selections Customer Training Material

– Repeat the above procedure to create another

Modelling Operations Customer Training Material

• Plane & Sketch Creation;