ANSYS V11 Background Solve and Remote Solve Manager Tutorial (July 2008). This tutorial has two parts. The first part shows how to solve a model in the background of your computer. The second part shows how to use an ANSYS utility called Remote Solve Manager to submit models for solution on other computers in your network and then bring back the results to your computer for postprocessing. You must have at least two ANSYS licenses to do a background solve or submit a model for solution using the Remote Solve Manager. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select RSM Tutorial from the password topic list).

ANSYS/Workbench Fatigue Module Workshop (February 2008). This workshop requires the ANSYS/Workbench Fatigue module, except for a small portion of it, which can be performed using Solution Combination capabilities. Ideally, the student will also have access to DesignModeler. The tutorial uses the stress-life method to calculate equivalent alternating stress and fatigue life for a simple part for Fully Reversed Loading,  Zero Based Loading, and Nonproportional Loading. It also uses Solution Combination to calculate mean stress and alternating stress and provides an example of calculating equivalent alternating stress using the Goodman mean stress correction equation. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Fatigue Workshop from the password topic list).

Applying Loads to Coordinates in Workbench V11 (February 2008). Some industries have separate analyses for loads and for stress. Often the loads obtained from the 'Loads Model' will need to be applied to the subsequent 'Stress Model' and these loads will be forces at specific points in space. This presentation covers how to read these points into Workbench and use these locations for load application in Simulation. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Coordinate Loading from password topic list).

Obtaining Optimal Performance in ANSYS 11.0 (February 2008). This white paper written by ANSYS developers covers hardware considerations, memory usage, parallel processing and many other related topics for optimizing your ANSYS solver performance. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Optimum Hardware from password topic list).

CADNEXUS/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 (January 2008). This is a presentation authored by Pierre THIEFFRY, Product Manager, of ANSYS, Inc. It provides a summary of CADNEXUS/CAPRI CAD plug in for CATIA 5. This plug in provides geometry transfer including parameters from CATIA 5 to ANSYS/Workbench V11. This plug in provides associativity between CATIA 5 and ANSYS/Workbench. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select CADNEXUS from password topic list).

Submodeling Technique in ANSYS Workbench V11 (January 2008). This presentation discusses the use of command objects to conduct submodeling in ANSYS Workbench. The submodeling functionality has been in ANSYS for many years but is not natively implemented in the Workbench environment as of Version 11 so the technique presented here provides a way to use WB to do submodeling. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Submodeling V11 from password topic list).

Shell Modeling in Workbench V11 (November 2007). At Workbench Version 11, DesignModeler and Simulation both had modeling and ease-of-use enhancements for those who work with shell elements. This presentation covers the process of taking a simple shell assembly from 3D CAD to FEA results. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Shells V11 from password topic list).

Response Spectrum Analysis in ANSYS/Workbench 11 using Command Objects (October 2007). ANSYS/Workbench 11 supports dynamic analysis including normal modes, harmonic response analysis, random vibration, and nonlinear transient dynamic analysis. Unfortunately, ANSYS/Workbench 11 does not yet support response spectrum analysis. This presentation explains how response spectrum analysis can be performed in ANSYS/Workbench 11 using commands objects. This analysis approach is suitable for Workbench users who are also proficient with ANSYS Classic. Users who are not proficient with ANSYS Classic will need to invest some time in learning ANSYS Classic commands related to response spectrum analysis to effectively adapt the commands object provided in this presentation for their own unique analysis requirements. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select Response Spectrum V11 from password topic list).

General Joints Control in ANSYS/Workbench 11 using a Commands Object (October 2007). The ANSYS/Workbench 11 general joint implementation allows separate control of the X, Y, and Z translational degrees of freedom, but it allows control of only certain combinations of rotational degrees of freedom. The presentation shows how to use a commands object to control rotational degrees of freedom of the general joint in every possible combination. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select General Joints from password topic list).

ANSYS SolidShell190 Background and Workbench Implementation (October 2007). ANSYS first introduced the SolidShell190 element in Version 9.0. This presentation and demo animation gives the background of why it was developed and how it is implemented in ANSYS/Workbench 11.0. You can download the document here. (A password is required if you have not obtained one already. Select SolidShell190 from password topic list).