ANSYS Customization Solutions
Padmesh Mandloi ANSYS Inc.
Outline
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• Introduction • Advantages of ANSYS Workbench Environment • Examples of Customization • Next Steps • Summary
Business pressures continue to drive engineering organizations to accomplish more with less
Introduction
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ANSYS Workbench
• Software EASIER to USE and more INDUSTRY SPECIFIC • Custom workflow, vertical applications • Implement customer “best practices” into ANSYS unified GUI in order to fit and
enhance the customer’s process
"When ANSYS developed ACT, it was a giant step for industries. This amazing tool can be an instrument of knowledge diffusion of internal know-how. For WEG, it resulted in an instantaneous increase of knowledge." Cassiano A. Cezario R&D Center Simulation Leader WEG Electric Motors
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ANSYS Workbench Journaling and Scripting
– “Basic ingredient” to many customizations, from simple to complex
– Example: Workbench interactions with MS Excel
DP1 simulation is done. DP2 Updating…
WB simulation is started in the background. DP1 simulation is Updating…
Provide the Parameters for the Design Point study
Both the DPs are solved, Project is saved. Pressure drop values from those analysis are updated in Excel
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Wizards and Templates
• Streamlined UI to guide user through complete simulation process • Adopt the best practices
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Mesh settings Physics settings Boundary conditions Cell Zone conditions Solver conditions Update project
Custom import panel
Custom process inputs
Custom setup inputs
Custom report
FlowModeler (Wizard in Meshing)
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Exposing CMS in ANSYS Meshing (ACT)
• Solving larger FE models still remains a challenge… • Approach of using “Superelements” will provide efficient solution for large
assemblies without losing accuracy. • Extension helps user to define/organize the Superelements, export/reuse
in different analyses
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• Perhaps the most common application of spot welding is in the automobile manufacturing industry, where it is used almost universally to weld the sheet metal to form a car.
• The extension exposes the feature to Mechanical for creating spot welds using locations
Typically, a car body contains about 5000 spot welds joining sheets of different thicknesses.
Mesh Independent Spot Welds
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Individual spotwelds or Multi spotwelds Connection can be created by projection on the geometry using point coordinate files
Mesh Independent Spot Welds
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Mesh Independent Spot Welds
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Create Bolt Imprints in DM (ACT)
• Typically, a car body contains about 100 bolts joining sheets of with other components
• Finding the stress in the these joins is most critical part of the mechanical simulations
• Creating imprints on the surfaces is a repetitive task for designers/CAE experts
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Create Bolt Imprints in DM (ACT)
• Select edges and set the bolt imprint percentages
• Operations are automated to create the imprints using custom and standard features of DesignModeler
• Repeat the operations to create imprints of bolts on sheet bodies (surface bodies)
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Extension Manager
ACT Tool Bar in DM
Room Block Fan Person Mesh Post & Solution
ACT Objects in DM Tree
Rapid Model Creation (Model Created Under 5 minutes )
Automated Report and Images
HVAC Extension
• Complete setup in DM using ACT objects • Smart and Rapid object creation • Room, Person, Blocks, Fans, Openings and Vents • Support for CAD Import and definition of bodies • Visual representation in DM similar to Mechanical • Full automation in DM. (No need to visit Meshing, Fluent and Post)
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Next Steps
• Resources available for Customization • Customer portal • Training • Technical Support • Consulting Services
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Summary
• We will continue to be challenged to accomplish “more with less”
• Engineering simulation is a key enabler • The ANSYS Workbench environment can be customized in
a variety of ways to: • Automate repetitive tasks • Create simplified UI’s • Expose advanced features • Capture and deploy best practices • Let’s discuss how ANSYS can help you take advantage of
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Acknowledgements
• Sudesh Palase, ANSYS India • Rajiv Rath, ANSYS India • Simon Mendy, ANSYS France
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