University of Alberta - ANSYS Tutorials

http://www.mece.ualberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/ ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of mechanical problems. These problems include: static/dynamic structural analysis (both linear and non-linear), heat transfer and fluid problems, as well as acoustic and electromagnetic problems. These tutorials have been created using ANSYS 5.7.1, therefore, make note of small changes in the menu structure if you are using an older version. This web site has been broken into the following five sections. Getting Started A brief introduction to using ANSYS. This includes a quick explanation of the stages of analysis, how to start ANSYS, and the use of the windows in ANSYS. Basic Tutorials Detailed tutorials outlining basic structural analysis using ANSYS. It is recommended that you complete these tutorials in order as each tutorial builds upon skills taught in previous examples. Advanced Tutorials Complex skills such as dynamic analysis and optimization are explored in this section. It is recommended that you have completed the Basic Tutorials prior to attempting these tutorials. Command Line Files Example problems solved using command line coding only, in addition to several files to help you to generate your own command line files. Utilities Theses files provide further details on using ANSYS. These files will be helpful to you once you are comfortable using ANSYS and are ready to complete your own finite element analysis problems. Convergence Testing, Saving/Restoring Jobs, and working with Pro/E are a few of the topics covered. Basic Tutorials The following documents will lead you through several example problems using ANSYS. ANSYS 5.7.1 was used to create these tutorials, therefore, if you are using an older version of ANSYS make note of small changes in the menu structure. Complete these tutorials in order as each tutorial will build on skills taught in the previous example. Bicycle Space Frame Basic functions will be shown in detail to provide you with a general knowledge of how to use ANSYS. This tutorial should take approximately an hour and a half to complete. Plane Stress Bracket Boolean operations, plane stress and uniform pressure loading will be introduced in the creation and analysis of this 2-Dimensional object. Solid Modeling This tutorial will introduce techniques such as filleting, extrusion, copying and working plane orienation to create 3Dimensional objects.