DRD's Introduction to ANSYS Workbench Simulation Course

This course provides an introduction to the ANSYS Workbench Environment. Workbench is the technology on which the next generation of ANSYS is based.

The course focuses on use of the Workbench Simulation module, which is included in ANSYS/DesignSpace, ANSYS/Professional, ANSYS/Structural, ANSYS/Mechanical, and ANSYS/Multiphysics. In Workbench Simulation you read CAD geometry, assign material properties, apply loads and boundary conditions, define mesh controls, perform solutions, review analysis results, and generate an automatic html report.

The course devotes some time to theory and concepts at a very basic and practical level. These topics include finite element concepts, solutions of simultaneous equations, and shell finite element mechanics. These portions of the course emphasize practical theory concepts, which engineers need to understand in order to do finite element analysis.

Analysis types included in the course are linear static and normal modes. Workshops include both parts and assemblies, and assemblies are emphasized since Workbench is especially good at modeling assemblies. DRD emphasizes techniques in the workshops to check solutions.

Most workshops use neutral geometry in the form of SAT or Parasolid files. DRD encourages the students to bring a SAT or Parasolid file with them to the training (preferably a model from their workplace) for a little testing of their own geometry. Although most exercises will use either a SAT or Parasolid file, DRD will also demonstrate the integration between the WBE and CAD systems including associativity.

Detailed Descriptions of Workshops for this Course