ANSYS

Modeling and Meshing Workbook

ANSYS is a complex software to teach/ learn, as it involves lot of FEA/ Structural

/ Thermal Engineering/ Mathematics subject to a higher levels and so, Engineers
with specialization in Structural, Thermal, CADCAMCAE, Engineering designs can
understand easily the techniques and methods involved in modeling, meshing,
loads, constraints, DOFs, Solution methods, getting results, reviewing results,
validating results etc. Moreover the beauty of FEA lies in idealizing the real-time
model as an appropriate mathematical model. One can get a reasonable grip on
this subject, with specialized masters degrees.and ofcourse only if you do it from
IITs, NITs and a few Group-1 Colleges/ Universities.
But, we see many B.E Mechanical, Civil Engineers, excelling in the field of CAE.
You could also do this if you have lots of determination to excel in this field, and
study FEA books and Engineering books as Theory of Plates & Shells, Theory of
Elasticity, Theory of Dynamics of Structures, Solid Mechanics, Thermal Stresses
and Engineering, Design Optimization techniques, Modeling of Mechanical and
Structural Systems etc.
With this course, we are giving a sincere try that gives you a gentle push to reach
your goal of becoming a CAE Engineer. So with this push, we hope that you get
the required acceleration by self-study, thoughts and applications in due course of
time.
The course targets to make an Engineer, know the Basics of various analyses
available in ANSYS, Modeling and Meshing techniques etc. This course makes you
work on around 18 modeling examples, 13 meshing examples, 45 Structural
problems, 18 Thermal problems, 1 design optimization problem and some special
problems dealt as exams.
The duration would be usually 3- 4 hours a day for 4 to 5 weeks as below.

STUDENTS

ENGINEERING GRADUATES/ PGS

Modeling: 5 days,
Modeling: 6 days,
Meshing: 2 days,
Meshing: 3 days,
Structural Analysis: 10 days,
Structural Analysis: 12 days,
Thermal Analysis: 5 days,
Thermal Analysis: 6 days,
Optimization/ Exams problems: 2 days
Optimization/ Exams problems: 3 days
24 days
30 days
Extra Practice: 1 Week after course &
Extra Practice: 2 Weeks after course &
2 Weeks after Graduation
2 Weeks every year if TAV > 10k
B.E. Project Works available in December to March: Rs.5000/- Per batch of 2-5.
Structural Problems: 3 (2 days), Thermal Problems: 2 (1 day): Project- 2 days, Documentation- 1 day
FEA and ANSYS
What is FEA?
About ANSYS
ANSYS Basics
Starting ANSYS
ANSYS Workbench Environment
The GUI
Graphics and Picking
The Database and Files
Saving Files
Exiting ANSYS
File Types
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Modeling and Meshing Workbook
General Analysis Procedure
Overview
Preliminary Decisions
Preprocessing
Solution
Postprocessing

Introduction to ANSYS Modeling

Direct Generation vs. Solid Modeling
Direct Generation
o

Creating nodes and elements

Filling between nodes

Setting Element Attributes

Solid Modeling
Bottom up
Using key points
Using lines, splines & arcs
Using areas and volumes (arbitrary)
Top Down
From Primitives
Creating rectangle, circle, polygon, block, cylinder, prism,
sphere, cone and torus.
Concepts of hard points, line fillets and area fillets.
Practice-1: Create Surface as shown below using techniques discussed above.

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Practice-2 Create Surface as shown below using techniques discussed above.

Practice:3 Create Surface as shown below using techniques discussed above.

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Theory
Modeling with Boolean operations
Intersect
Add
Subtract
Overlap
Glue
Divide
Introduction to Coordinate Systems
Types of coordinate Systems
Global & Local
Active coordinate system
Introduction to Working Planes
Creating a new working plane
Moving and rotating the working plane
Modify / Transformation commands
Copy
Reflect
Move/ Modify
Scale
Practice: 4 Create Solid as shown below using techniques discussed above.

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Practice: 5 Create Solid as shown beside using techniques

discussed above.

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Practice: 6 Create Solid from the 2 views given below.

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Theory
Model Creation by Extrusion
Sweeping key points along a trajectory to create lines
Revolving key points about an axis to create arcs or full circles, normal to the axis
Sweeping lines or splines along a trajectory to get areas
Revolving lines, splines or arcs about an axis to create cylindrical areas.
Giving depth to an area to create a volume, normal to the area
Creating a volume with tapered faces
Sweeping an area along a trajectory to create a volume
Revolving an area about an axis to create a cylindrical volume
Extending Lines
Modifying an existing line by extending that line to a desired length
Creating a new line on the basis of an existing line, where the existing line will not be
modified.
Practice: 7

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Practice: 8

Practice: 9

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Practice: 10

Practice: 11

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Practice: 12 & 13

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Practice: 14

Practice: 15

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Practice: 16 & 17

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Practice: 18

End of Modeling

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Meshing a Model
Introduction to elements
One Dimensional Elements
Two Dimensional Elements
Two and Half Dimensional Elements
Three Dimensional Elements
Quadrilateral Elements
Triangular Elements
Brick Elements
Tetrahedral Elements
Shell Elements
Introduction to Meshing
Mapped and free meshing
How to control mesh size?
How to use Mesh Tool?
Concatenation and its significance
Clearing mesh and re-meshing
Some useful meshing techniques
Numbering Controls
Merging Coincident Points
Compressing Item Numbers
Setting Start Number & viewing Start Number Status
Adding Number Offset
What is coupling and how to create coupled sets of nodes?

Topics of Discussion for Meshing Surfaces / Solids

The figures in the following pages are used to explore some of the procedures, dos and dont
in meshing You may also make similar models, try to mesh them and apply the subject
taught in your theory class.

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End of Meshing Theory/ Simple Practice

Now, with the above knowledge try to model and mesh the
components given in the following pages
(Assume dimensions appropriately if not available / clear)

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EXERCICES
Meshing Exercise-1

Meshing Exercise-2

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Meshing Exercise-3

Meshing Exercise-4

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Meshing Exercise-5

Meshing Exercise-6

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Meshing Exercise-7

Meshing Exercise-8

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Meshing Exercise-9

Meshing Exercise-10

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Meshing Exercise-11

Meshing Exercise-12

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Meshing Exercise-13

END OF MODELING & MESHING

OPEN ANALYSIS WORKBOOK TO CONTINE WITH ANALYSIS PROBLEMS

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