Ansys Tips

In Ansys Mechanical, there are a lot of drop-down selections. Instead of clicking on the down arrow, try double-clicking on the current selection. The selection would cycle to what's next on the list. This is convenient when I want to create multiples of an object (e.g. contacts or bolt pretension) with the only difference being the named selection. After setting up the first object as I like it, I then Right-Mouse-Button "Duplicate" and double-click on the named selection to cycle through the named selection. This of course only works if the named selection was already created as part of the  workflow that is named sequentially (e.g. bolt1, bolt2, bolt3... (or) fric1a, fric1b, fric2a, fric2b...) Double-clicking also works for a slew of drop-downs in Analysis Settings. p/s: Creating an ACT  script would be more efficient but the conventional/lazy way above could be faster if future projects would rarely need it.

Everyone has their own workflow in doing their analysis with different goals and preferences. Here's mine and a reasoning of why I do so. I would be eager to hear thoughts from other people on this subject. Geometry Cleanup in SpaceClaim The first step here is self explanatory. The litmus test is a crude mesh. Simplification of the model while maintaining objectives is next. Named Selection in SpaceClaim For a middle to large size model, every object I need in Mechanical gets a Named Selection. This is critical in organizing contacts and mesh properties. Modeling decisions gets clarity at this stage.  Rotating, hiding different parts and visualization is simply just easier in SpaceClaim compared to Mechanical.  If any geometry changes needs to be made, much of the model could be reused (e.g. contacts, boundary conditions).  First Pass Analysis The first analysis is usually very crude. The goal is to have a  minimum viable product  on hand that can...