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ANSYS Workbench User's Guide

Release 13.0ANSYS, Inc.November 2010Southpointe

275 Technology DriveCanonsburg, PA 15317 ANSYS, Inc. is

certified to ISO9001:2008.

[email protected]://www.ansys.com(T ) 724-746-3304(F) 724-514-9494


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Copyright and Trademark Information

2010 SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use, distribution or duplication is prohibited.

ANSYS, ANSYS Workbench, Ansoft, AUTODYN, EKM, Engineering Knowledge Manager, CFX, FLUENT, HFSS and any andall ANSYS, Inc. brand, product, service and feature names, logos and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarksof ANSYS, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. ICEM CFD is a trademark used by ANSYS, Inc.under license. CFX is a trademark of Sony Corporation in Japan. All other brand, product, service and feature namesor trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Disclaimer Notice

THIS ANSYS SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION INCLUDE TRADE SECRETS AND ARE CONFIDENTIALAND PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS OF ANSYS, INC., ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR LICENSORS. The software products and document-ation are furnished by ANSYS, Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates under a software license agreement that contains pro-visions concerning non-disclosure, copying, length and nature of use, compliance with exporting laws, warranties,disclaimers, limitations of liability, and remedies, and other provisions. The software products and documentation maybe used, disclosed, transferred, or copied only in accordance with the terms and conditions of that software licenseagreement.

ANSYS, Inc. is certified to ISO 9001:2008.

U.S. Government Rights

For U.S. Government users, except as specifically granted by the ANSYS, Inc. software license agreement, the use, du-plication, or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions stated in the ANSYS, Inc. softwarelicense agreement and FAR 12.212 (for non-DOD licenses).

Third-Party Software

See the legal information in the product help files for the complete Legal Notice for ANSYS proprietary software andthird-party software. If you are unable to access the Legal Notice, please contact ANSYS, Inc.

Published in the U.S.A.
http://ai_ginfo.pdf/http://ai_ginfo.pdf/


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Table of Contents

Overview ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1The ANSYS Workbench Interface ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Toolbox ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Project Schematic ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Systems and Cells ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Types of Cells ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Engineering Data ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Geometry ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Model/Mesh ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Setup ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Solution ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Results ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Understanding Cell States ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Typical Cell States ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Solution-Specific States ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Failure States ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Project Schematic Links ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Working with Shared Data Links ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Common Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Transfer Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16System Header Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Project Schematic White Space Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Link Context Menu Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

The Toolbar ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19The Menu Bar ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

File Menu ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20View Menu ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Tools Menu ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Units Menu ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Help Menu ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Working with Views and Workspaces ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Toolbox Customization View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Files View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Properties View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Outline View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Table View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Chart View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Messages View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Progress ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using Docked and Floating Panes ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Using Compact Mode ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Chart View ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Chart Types ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Setting Chart Properties ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Chart Zoom, Pan, and Rotate ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Using the Triad ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Saving a Chart ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Working with Units ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Configuring ANSYS Workbench ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

iiRelease 13.0 - SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential informationof ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.


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Setting ANSYS Workbench Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Project Management ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Appearance ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Regional and Language Options ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Graphics Interaction ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Geometry Import ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Journals and Logs ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Solution Process ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Mechanical APDL ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44CFX ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Resolving Execution Control Conflicts ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46FLUENT ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Design Exploration ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Mechanical ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Meshing ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using Software Licensing in ANSYS Workbench ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Working in ANSYS Workbench ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Adding Systems to the Project Schematic ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Renaming Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Working Through an Analysis System ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Defining Your Simulation Geometry ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Basic Mechanical Analysis Workflow ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Basic Fluid Flow Analysis Workflow ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Creating and Linking a Second System ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Duplicating, Moving, Deleting, and Replacing Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Submitting Solutions for Local, Background, and Remote Solve Manager (RSM) Processes ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Submitting Mechanical Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Submitting Mechanical Application Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Workbench RSM Integration with the Mechanical Application ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Example 1: Default Update with "My Computer" Set as the Default Solve Process Set-ting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Example 2: Default Update with "My Computer, Background" Set as the Default SolveProcess Setting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Example 3: RSM Update Using "My Computer, Background", with "My Computer" Set asthe Default Solve Process Setting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Submitting Mechanical APDL Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Submitting Fluids Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Submitting CFX Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Submitting POLYFLOW Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Submitting ANSYS FLUENT Jobs to RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Using Journals and Scripts ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Journaling ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Recording and Playing a Journal ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Using the Command Window ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Scripting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Project File Management ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70dp0 Subdirectory ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70user_files Subdirectory ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71dpall Subdirectory and Working with Design Points ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Example Project ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Working with Files and Projects ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Importing Files ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Archiving Projects ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Project Recovery ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Project Locking ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Notes About Project File Management ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74ANSYS Workbench Files ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Importing Legacy Databases ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Using Help ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Troubleshooting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Problem Situations ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Startup or Graphics Problems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Error Messages ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82Working with Parameters and Design Points ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Parameters ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Custom Parameters ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Design Points ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Updating Design Points ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Design Point Update Order ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Activating and Exporting Design Points ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Updating Design Points via RSM ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Design Point States ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Analysis Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Design Assessment ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Electric ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Explicit Dynamics ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Fluid Flow (CFX) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Fluid Flow (FLUENT) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Fluid Flow (POLYFLOW) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Harmonic Response ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Hydrodynamic Diffraction ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Hydrodynamic Time Response ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Linear Buckling ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Magnetostatic ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Modal and Modal (SAMCEF) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Random Vibration ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Response Spectrum ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Shape Optimization ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Static Structural and Static Structural (SAMCEF) ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Steady-State Thermal ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Thermal-Electric ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Transient Structural ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Rigid Dynamics ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Transient Thermal ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Component Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108AUTODYN ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108BladeGen ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110CFX ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Engineering Data ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Explicit Dynamics (LS-DYNA Export) ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111External Data ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Creating And Configuring An External Data System ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Finite Element Modeler ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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FLUENT ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Geometry ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Icepak ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

DesignModeler to Icepak...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121PostProcessing of Icepak Results ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Thermal Results From Icepak to Mechanical ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Icepak in ANSYS Workbench Tutorial ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Mechanical APDL ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Mechanical Model ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Mesh ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Microsoft Office Excel ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Preparing the Excel file ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Set Up the Excel Calculator ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Support of Units ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144File management and modification of the worksheet ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Limitations ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Troubleshooting ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

POLYFLOW ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Results ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

TurboGrid ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Vista TF ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Custom Systems ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Design Exploration ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

ANSYS Workbench Tutorials ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Glossary ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Index ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Overview

ANSYS Workbench combines the strength of our core product solvers with the project management toolsnecessary to manage the project workflow. In ANSYS Workbench, analyses are built as systems, which canbe combined into a project. The project is driven by a schematic workflow that manages the connectionsbetween the systems. From the schematic, you can interact with applications that are native to ANSYSWorkbench (called workspaces) and that display within the ANSYS Workbench interface, and you can launcapplications that are data-integrated with ANSYS Workbench, meaning the interface remains separate, butthe data from the application communicates with the native ANSYS Workbench data.

Native workspaces include Project Schematic, Engineering Data, and Design Exploration (Parameters andDesign Points). Data-integrated applications include the Mechanical APDL application (formerly ANSYS),ANSYS FLUENT, ANSYS CFX, the Mechanical application (formerly Simulation), etc.

Getting Started

Projects in ANSYS Workbench are built by adding and connecting systems. Each system is displayed in theProject Schematic as a block of cells. You complete your analyses by working through each cell in order. Ingeneral, data flows from the top to bottom within systems and from left to right between systems. Outputdata from upstream cells is provided as input data to downstream cells.

The following example shows two systems in the Project Schematic. The geometry from the Geometry cellin the first system becomes the input for the Mesh cell in that system. The mesh generated in the Mesh cebecomes input to the Setup cell, and so on. Note also that these two systems share the same geometry (asindicated by the connector with the square terminator), and the solution data from the Solution cell of the

Fluid Flow (FLUENT) system provides input data to the Setup cell of the Static Structural system (as shownby the connector with the round terminator). At a glance, you can see the relationship between the twotypes of analysis systems. Icons on the right side of each cell indicate the current state of the cell.

You can add systems to the schematic or move them around to create the project workflow that best rep-

resents your needs. For detailed information on how to build and work with systems, see Working in ANSYWorkbench.

Drag-and-Drop Object Handling

One of the easiest ways to work with systems in the project schematic is to drag-and-drop. Drag-and-dropoperations can be used to introduce systems to the schematic, move systems around, and to form connectbetween existing systems. For example, to add a system to the Project Schematic, place your cursor overthe name of the desired system in the Toolbox, and while holding the left mouse button down, drag thesystem onto the desired location in the Project Schematic. This method offers you the flexibility to preview

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multiple locations where the system could be added and choose the best location for that system. The greenboxes in the example below indicate possible drop targets when dragging a Static Structural system fromthe Toolbox when a Fluid Flow system is already in place.

If you move the mouse over one of the drop targets, the box will change to red and text will indicate theresult of dropping at that location (as shown below).

For detailed information on adding, moving, and deleting systems, see Working in ANSYS Workbench.

Right Mouse Button Usage

ANSYS Workbench allows you to access a significant portion of the functionality via the right mouse button.From almost any location in the Project Schematic, you can click the right mouse button to see a list ofcontext-sensitive options.

Some options are common across different types of systems, and some options are unique to the specificcell or system and its current state. For more information on using context menus, see Context Menu Options.

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The ANSYS Workbench Interface

The ANSYS Workbench interface consists primarily of a Toolbox region, the Project Schematic, the Toolbar,and the Menu bar. Depending on the analysis type and/or application or workspace, you may also see othewindows, tables, charts, etc. One way to work in ANSYS Workbench is to drag an item such as a componentor analysis system from the Toolbox to the Project Schematic or to double-click on an item to initiate thedefault action. You can also use the context menus, accessible from a right-mouse click, for additional optioYou will view your analysis systems -- the components that make up your analysis -- in the Project Schemaincluding all connections and links between the systems. The individual applications in which you work widisplay separately from the ANSYS Workbench GUI, but the results of the actions you take in the applicatiomay be reflected in the Project Schematic.

The following GUI components are discussed in more detail:ToolboxProject SchematicThe ToolbarThe Menu BarWorking with Views and WorkspacesUsing the Chart View

Working with Units

Toolbox

The ANSYS Workbench Toolbox presents the types of data that you can add to your project. The Toolboxis context-sensitive; as you select different items in the Project Schematic or other workspaces, the contentof the Toolbox may change to reflect the components and actions available to you. When working in otherworkspaces, such as Engineering Data or Parameters, you can return to the Project Workspace by clickingthe Return to Project button on the Toolbar.



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When you initially enter ANSYS Workbench, the Toolbox contains the system templates that you can addto your project (including standard and custom templates). To build a project, drag templates onto theProject Schematic or double-click to add a new template. Dragging a template onto the Project Schematicallows you to choose where to place the template, and based on your choice, automatically creates the ap-propriate data shares and transfers. Double-clicking will always add a new system (or systems) and willnever create data shares or transfers with any existing systems. See Working Through an Analysis System (p. 54)for more detailed information on building and linking systems.

By default, systems are arranged by system type into one of the following groups:

Analysis Systems (p. 95) -- You will typically use this core set of templates to build your project. Placethese templates in the project schematic to create a system or linked systems with all the necessarycomponents (geometry through post-processing) defined and ready to be populated.

Component Systems (p. 108) -- These system templates are generally used as component building blocksof a project and represent only a subset of a complete analysis. For example, use a Geometry systemto define your geometry. That system can then be connected to several downstream systems, indicatingthat the downstream systems share the same geometry source. These system templates also includedata-integrated software programs that exist outside ANSYS Workbench as independent applications,allowing you to use ANSYS Workbench to manage your analysis data and files. This feature is useful forproducts such as the Mechanical APDL application, which uses numerous files during an analysis.

Custom Systems (p. 147) -- Initially, this group contains a selected set of pre-defined coupled system

templates. These systems contain more than one system block with predefined data connections. Youcan also create your own project templates, which will then be stored here.

Design Exploration (p. 149) -- Use these options to perform various Design Exploration studies. Whenadded to the Project Schematic, each of these systems will be connected by a Parameter Set bus bar.

The individual templates you see under the various Toolbox groups will depend on which products youhave installed. If you do not have a product installed, you will not see that product's options in the Toolbox.This document discusses all possible choices. For more information on a product that you see discussed inthe documentation but do not see in your Toolbox, please contact your ANSYS, Inc. sales representative.




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You can also click the View All / Customize button at the bottom of the Toolbox to see a list of all functioality available in ANSYS Workbench. Any items that you select from this list will then appear in your Toolbo

Project Schematic

The Project Schematic captures the structure and workflow of your project, providing a visual representatioof the objects in the project and their relationship to each other. Analyses are shown as systems, which are

comprised of individual cells.Projects can vary in complexity, from a single system representing all the necessary steps for a desired analysis, to a complex set of connected (linked) systems representing coupled analysis or variations in modelinapproaches.

For example, the project schematic shown below represents a coupled fluid/structural analysis, and the linkbetween the systems represent data relationships. The link with the square terminator indicates that thetwo systems share a common geometry. The link with the round terminator indicates that solution datafrom the Fluid Flow system is transferred as a load to the setup of the Static Structural system.

To start a project, drag a template or object from the Toolbox into the Project Schematic or right-click inthe Schematic white space and select an analysis type from the context menu. As you build your project,associations and connections will be automatically maintained and updated.

See Working Through an Analysis System (p. 54) for more detailed information on building and linking syste

The following Project Schematic topics are discussed in more detail:Systems and CellsProject Schematic LinksContext Menu Options

Systems and Cells

Each item that you add to your project from the Toolbox is represented as a system. A system is comprisedof individual components called cells. To define the details of a simulation, you generally interact with syste

at the cell level. Use a right mouse click to expose a context-sensitive menu of options, called a contextmenu, specific to that system or cell. Double-click a cell to initiate the default action (shown in the contextmenu in bold). Via a cell, you might:

launch a data-integrated application or workspace

add connecting systems, either upstream or downstream

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Each cell has an application or workspace associated with it. Some cells are associated with data-integratedapplications such as, ANSYS FLUENT or the Mechanical application; these applications launch in a separatewindow. Some cells, such as Engineering Data or Parameters, are associated with workspaces (an arrangementof views contained within the Workbench window, see Working with Views and Workspaces (p. 23)). In somecases, multiple cells in a system will be associated with the same application.

Icons for each cell indicate that particular cell's state (i.e., needs attention, up-to-date, etc.). See UnderstandingCell States (p. 9) for a detailed explanation of states.

The example Modal system shown illustrates cells in different states.

To display a quick help panel for the cell, left- or right-mouse click on the blue triangle in the lower right

corner of the cell (where available). The quick help will explain any immediate action that needs to be takenand includes links to more detailed help.

The following Systems and Cells topics are discussed below:Types of CellsUnderstanding Cell States

Types of Cells

The following common types of cells occur in many of the analysis and component systems available inANSYS Workbench; how you work with them is explained below. Other cell types may be available in certainsystems; see the application-specific documentation under Systems for these cell descriptions.

Engineering DataGeometryModel/MeshSetupSolutionResults

Engineering Data

Use the Engineering Data cell with Mechanical systems or the Engineering Data component system to defineor access material models for use in an analysis. Double-click the Engineering Data cell, or right-mouse clickand choose Edit from the context menu to display the Engineering Data workspace to define material data.

For more information, see Engineering Data.

Geometry

Use the Geometry cell to import, create, edit or update the geometry model used for analysis. Right-mouseclick to display the context menu to access these functions. The right mouse button options are contextsensitive and will change as the state of your geometry changes. All geometry-specific options are describedhere; not all will be available at all times. These options are in addition to the common options describedin Common Context Menu Options (p. 13) and Transfer Context Menu Options (p. 16). The SpaceClaim Direct


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New Geometry (or New DesignModeler Geometry/New SpaceClaim Direct Modeler Geometry)

Launches DesignModeler or SpaceClaim Direct Modeler, where you can build a new geometry.

Import Geometry

Select Browse to open a dialog box that allows you to navigate to an existing geometry file, or select afile from the list of recently viewed files.

Edit (or Edit Geometry in DesignModeler/Edit Geometry in SpaceClaim Direct Modeler)

After you have attached a geometry to your system by choosing either New Geometry or ImportGeometry, click Edit to open the model in DesignModeler or SpaceClaim Direct Modeler to modify it.

Replace GeometrySelect Browse to open a dialog box that allows you to navigate to an existing geometry file, or select afile from the list of recently viewed files to replace the currently specified file.

Update from CAD

Generates an existing CAD geometry using the parameter values as defined in the CAD system.

Refresh

Reads in all modified upstream data but does not regenerate the geometry. Enabled when the Geometcell is in the Refresh Required state.

Properties

Displays a Properties pane where you can select basic and advanced geometry properties. For a detailedescription of the options available from the Properties pane, see Geometry Preferences in the CAD In-tegration section of the ANSYS Workbench help.

Model/Mesh

The Model cell in the Mechanical application analysis systems or the Mechanical Model component systemis associated with the Model branch in the Mechanical application and affects the definition of the geometcoordinate systems, connections and mesh branches of the model definition.

When linking two systems, you cannot create a share between the Model cells of two established systems.You can generate a second system that is linked at the Model cell of the first system, but you cannot adda share after the second system has been created. Likewise, you cannot delete a link between the Modelcells of two systems.

The Mesh cell in Fluid Flow analysis systems or the Mesh component system is used to create a mesh usinthe Meshing application. It can also be used to import an existing mesh file.

Edit

Launches the appropriate Model or Mesh application (the Mechanical application, Meshing, etc.)

Setup

Use the Setup cell to launch the appropriate application for that system. You will define your loads,boundary conditions, and otherwise configure your analysis in the application. The data from the applicatiwill then be incorporated in the project in ANSYS Workbench, including connections between systems.

For the Mechanical application systems, you will see the following Setup options, in addition to the commooptions:


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Edit

Launches the Mechanical application with the geometry loaded and with cells mapped to their respectivetree locations in the Mechanical application.

For CFX systems, you will see the following Setup options, in addition to the common options:

Edit

Launches CFX-Pre.

Import CaseImports an existing case file containing physics data, region and mesh information for your analysis.

For FLUENT systems, you will see the following Setup options, in addition to the common options:

Edit

Launches ANSYS FLUENT.

Import Case

Imports an existing FLUENT case file.

Solution

From the Solution cell, you can access the Solution branch of your application, and you can share solutiondata with other downstream systems (for instance, you can specify the solution from one analysis as inputconditions to another analysis). If you have an analysis running as a remote process, you will see the Solutioncell in a pending state until the remote process completes. See the discussion on Understanding CellStates (p. 9), below.

For the Mechanical application systems, you will see the following Setup options, in addition to the commonoptions described earlier:

Edit

Launches the Mechanical application open to the Solution branch.

DeleteDeletes the Solution and Results cell. Deleting the solution cell makes the system a setup-only system,meaning the system will generate only an input file. It will not solve or post results. The Solution objectand below are removed from the Mechanical application tree.

For CFX systems, you will see the following Solution options, in addition to the common options:

Edit

Launches CFX-Solver Manager.

Import Solution

Displays the Open dialog, where you can specify the CFX Solver Results file to load. When the resultsfile is loaded, the system will display only the Solution cell and the Results cell.

Display Monitors

Opens the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager and shows the results of the previous run.

For FLUENT systems, you will see the following Solution options, in addition to the common options:

Edit

Launches ANSYS FLUENT.

Import Initial Data

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Results

The Results cell indicates the availability and status of the analysis results (commonly referred to as post-processing). From the Results cell, you cannot share data with any other system.

Understanding Cell States

ANSYS Workbench integrates multiple applications into a single, seamless project flow, where individualcells can obtain data from and provide data to other cells. As a result of this flow of data, a cell's state canchange in response to changes made to the project. ANSYS Workbench provides visual indications of a celstate at any given time via icons on the right side of each cell. Descriptions of the various cell states follow

Typical Cell States

Unfulfilled

Required upstream data does not exist. Some applications may not allow you to open them with thecell in this state. For example, if you have not yet assigned a geometry to a system, all downstream cellwill appear as unfulfilled, because they cannot progress until you assign a geometry.

Refresh Required

Upstream data has changed since the last refresh or update. You may or may not need to regenerateoutput data. When a cell is in a refresh required state, you generally have several options:

You can edit the cell and choose to review the unrefreshed data.

You can refresh the data, which will read the upstream data, but will not perform any long runningoperation. For instance, if the geometry changed, thus placing the Mesh cell in a Refresh Requiredstate, a refresh on the mesh cell would update the geometry without generating a new mesh (whcould potentially be a lengthy operation).

Update the cell, which would refresh the data and regenerate any output data.

The advantage to simply refreshing a cell rather than performing a full update is that you can be alerteto potential effects on downstream cells before updating and can make any necessary adjustments. Thoption is especially useful if you have a complex system in which an update could take significant timeand/or computer resources.

Attention Required

All of the cells inputs are current; however, you must take a corrective action to proceed. To completethe corrective action, you may need to interact with this cell or with an upstream cell that provides datto this cell. Cells in this state cannot be updated until the corrective action is taken.

This state can also signify that no upstream data is available, but you can still interact with the cell. For

instance, some applications support an empty mode of operation, in which it is possible to enter theapplication and perform operations regardless of the consumption of upstream data.

Update Required

Signifies that local data has changed and the output of the cell needs to be regenerated. When updatia Refresh Required cell, the Refresh operation will be performed and then the Update operation will beperformed.


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Up to Date

An Update has been performed on the cell and no failures have occurred. It is possible to edit the celland for the cell to provide up-to-date generated data to other cells.

Input Changes Pending

Indicates that the cell is locally up-to-date but may change when next updated as a result of changes

made to upstream cells.

Solution-Specific States

In addition, the Solution or Analysis cell for certain solvers may support the following solution-specific states.

Interrupted

Indicates that you have interrupted the solution. This option performs a graceful stop of the solver,which will complete its current iteration and write a solution file. You can use that solution for post-processing (to look at the intermediate result, for example). You could also elect to continue to solvefrom that point using the Resume or Update function.

PendingSignifies that a batch or asynchronous solution is in progress. When a cell enters the Pending state, youcan interact with the project to exit ANSYS Workbench or work with other parts of the project. If youmake changes to the project that are upstream of the updating cell, then the cell will not be in an up-to-date state when the solution completes.




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Note

When up-to-date cells are connected to cells in a different type of system, the state of the up-to-date cells may change to update required. This behavior occurs because additional files have tobe generated to satisfy the newly-added system.

For example, if you build a Fluid Flow (CFX) system that is up-to-date, as shown below,

and then connect the mesh to a Fluid Flow (FLUENT), the mesh files for CFX Setup are the onlyfiles that will have been generated by the update process. After connecting another system tothe up-to-date Mesh cell, the Mesh cell transitions to the Update Required state to signify thatadditional files must be generated in order to satisfy the FLUENT system.

The cells already connected to the Mesh cell will transition to the Refresh Required state afterthe Mesh cell is updated, and updating the project will unnecessarily re-update the previouslyup-to-date cells (CFX Setup, Solution, and Results). As such, if this is the desired project structure,we recommend that you establish the connection to the FLUENT system before updating com-ponents downstream of the Mesh in the Fluid Flow (CFX) system in this example.

Failure States

If a particular action fails, ANSYS Workbench provides a visual indication as well. Failure states are describedbelow.

Refresh Failed, Refresh Required

The last attempt to refresh cell input data failed and the cell remains in a refresh required state.

Update Failed, Update Required

The last attempt to update the cell and calculate output data failed and the cell remains in an updaterequired state.


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Update Failed, Attention Required

The last attempt to update the cell and calculate output data failed. The cell remains in an attentionrequired state.

If an action results in a failure state, you can view any related error messages in the Messages pane byclicking the Show Messages button on the lower right portion of the ANSYS Workbench window.

Project Schematic LinksLinks connecting systems represent data sharing or data transfer between the systems. The primary kindsof links that may be shown in the project schematic include:

Links indicating that data is shared between systems. These links are shown with square terminators;see the figure below.

Links indicating data is transferred from an upstream system to a downstream system. These links areshown with round terminators; see the figure below.

Links indicating a system is consuming input parameters. These links connect systems to the ParameterSet bar and are drawn with arrows going into the system, as shown in the figure below.

Links indicating a system is providing output parameters. These links connect systems to the ParameterSet bar and are drawn with arrows coming out of the system, as shown in the figure below.

Links that indicate a Design Exploration system is connected to project parameters. These links connectDesign Exploration systems to the Parameter Set bar, as shown with systems D and E in the figure below.

Additional information on working with these kinds of links can be found in Creating and Linking a SecondSystem (p. 58), Duplicating, Moving, Deleting, and Replacing Systems (p. 60) and Working with Parameters andDesign Points (p. 83). Some additional details on Working with Shared Data Links (p. 12) can be found below.

Working with Shared Data Links

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of that data, you must edit the cell on the upstream system connected via these links. In the example showin the figure above, the Geometry cell from system A is shared with the Geometry cell in system B, whichis in turn shared with the Geometry cell of system C. In order to edit the geometry for ANY of these systemyou must initiate the edit operation from the Geometry cell in system A (by double-clicking on the cell orright-clicking on the cell and selecting Edit from the context menu).

In many cases, it is possible to delete shared data links by right-clicking on the link and selecting Deletefrom the context menu. The data associated with the cell in the upstream system will be copied to the

downstream system so the cells can be edited independently.

In some cases, you will not be able to delete links. In these cases, the linked cells in the downstream systemwill be shown with a gray background (as shown in systems C and E, above).

Context Menu Options

Context menus are accessed by right-mouse clicking on a GUI component, such as a cell or a link. Contextmenu options provide capabilities work with your existing systems or to add to and modify projects.

Some context menu options are common across ANSYS Workbench. The standard context menu options

that are discussed in this section include:Common Context Menu Options (p. 13)Transfer Context Menu Options (p. 16)System Header Context Menu Options (p. 17)Project Schematic White Space Context Menu Options (p. 17)Link Context Menu Options (p. 19)

Common Context Menu Options

In addition to the menu items that are unique to each system or cell, some of the options on the context-sensitive menu are available with most systems and cells. They include:

Duplicate

Creates a new system that is a duplicate of the selected system. All data associated with unshared cellsin the system is copied to the duplicate system: all data above the cell from which the duplicate operawas initiated is shared; data at and below the cell from which the duplicate operation was initiated iscopied. See Duplicating, Moving, Deleting, and Replacing Systems (p. 60) for more information on duplic-ating systems.

Update

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currently running on the cell or on any of the upstream cells. If a project contains multiple design points,this option updates only the current design point.

If a system contains a coupled cell, the Update option on the coupled cell will be disabled. To updatethe system that contains a coupled cell, you must update the coupled system so that both the coupledcell and all cells dependent on the coupled cell can be updated.

If a project is unsaved and any cells in your project are configured to use RSM or run in the background,

you must save the project or change the solution process settings of those cells to run in the foregroundbefore you can update.

Rename

Renames the system or cell.

Refresh

Reads in all modified upstream data but does not necessarily regenerate the outputs of the cell.

Quick Help

Displays a quick help panel for the cell, if available. Quick help provides a brief description of how touse the cell in its current state. You can also left or right-click on the blue triangle (where available) inthe lower right corner of a cell to view quick help.

PropertiesDisplays applicable cell properties in the Properties pane.

Recently Used

Lists all recently used files.

Two additional items that are available with most context menus are:

Clear Generated Data

Removes or erases any data that the cell has generated or is to generate and store if any such data ispresent. This data can include mesh, input files, solver files, etc. Clear may alter the state of the currentcell and cells downstream from the selected cell.

ResetRemoves or erases both input and output data to the cell and sets the cell state back to default. Anyreference files are removed. Reset may alter the state of cells downstream from the selected cell. If youhave two systems that share cells, reset is not available from the cells that are shared, only from thesource (the cell that is being shared from).

Important Note For some systems, these two context menu options result in specific behavior dependingon the selected cell and in some cases specific system data (such as existing links). Please refer to the followingtable for specific actions.

ResetClear Generated DataDataCell

Mechanical systems

Clears the geometry source and restsgeometry properties to defaults.

Geo-metry

Closes the Mechanical session (if open)and deletes the .mechdb from disk.

Deletes mesh, input files, andsolver files. Cleans results.

Model

System is in a state as if the geometry wasnever attached.

Deletes any objects under the Environ-ment (like loads and supports).

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Set values in "Analysis Settings" back todefaults.

Deletes solver files. Cleans res-ults. Input files (e.g.,ds.dat,CARep.xml) are left intact.

Solution

Deletes any results, probes, or post toolsfrom Mechanical.

Cleans any solved results. Solverfiles are left intact.

Results

Deletes the Import Load from Mechanicaland also deletes CFD result file from disk.Cleans imported load and de-letes transfer xml file. User spe-Imported Temper-ature: One- wayFSI input

Setup

State on Setup cell goes to Refresh Re-quired.

cifications (like scoping) are in-tact.

No additional action required.Cleans imported load and de-letes transfer xml file. User spe-

Imported Temper-ature:Thermalstress

Setup

cifications (like scoping) are in-tact.

No additional action required.DeletesSYS.cmdb.Link to FE Model-er

Model

No additional action required.DeletesSYS.cmdb.Link to CFXModel

No additional action required.DeletesSYS.cdb.Link to Mechanic-al APDL

Model

No additional action required.Deletes.mechdb.Link to FE Model-er

Setup

No additional action required.No additional action required(ds.dat is the natural outputfrom the Setup cell).

Link to Mechanic-al APDL

Setup

No additional action required.No additional action required(file.rst is the natural out-put from the Solution cell).


Solution

Mechanical APDL

Deletes all files in the APDL System dir-ectory and resets any properties (as set

Deletes ANSYS-generated files(created during Update or Edit).Files added via input links orAddxxxFile are left intact.

Analysis

in the Property view) back to default. Anyschematic input links remain intact andthe needed files are copied back into thesystem upon Refresh. Any manually- ad-ded files (Add Input/Reference) will bedeleted and removed from Outline view.

FE Modeler

Deletes.fedb and sets any properties(Properties view) back to default.

No additional action required.Model

No additional action required.DeletesFiniteElementMod-elMaterials.xml.

Link to Engineer-ing Data

Model

No additional action required.DeletesFEModeler-File.rsx,FEModeler-File.fedb,ACMOFile.dat.

Link to Mechanic-al Model cell

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Model

FLUENT

Closes FLUENT session without savingdata. Deletes all internal files. Links to

Link to importedcase and other in-

Setup

imported files are deleted (but file is notput files, settings, deleted.) If Mesh is coming from an up-and possibly oth-er input files stream simulation Mesh cell, the file is

unregistered and might get deleted if theupstream Mesh cell no longer refers to it.All associated input parameters are de-leted. Launcher settings are set to defaultvalue.

Closes session without saving data. De-letes all files currently associated with the

Closes session without savingdata. Deletes all files currently

Internal, link toinitialization data

Solution

cell (latest available solution data). Anyassociated with the cell (latestschematic input links will remain intact.available solution data). AnyAny imported initial solution data file willschematic input links will re-

main intact. be unregistered. (Only link is removed;file is not deleted.) All associated outputparameters are deleted. Launcher set-tings are set to default value.

Transfer Context Menu Options

In addition, many cells will also include transfer options in their context menu:

Transfer Data from New...

Creates an upstream system that can provide data to the selected cell. Only those systems that canprovide valid data to the selected cell are shown. When you choose a system from the options shownhere, that system will appear to the left of the currently-selected system, with all appropriate connectionsdrawn.

Transfer Data to New...

Creates a downstream system that can accept data from the selected cell. Only those systems that canaccept data from the selected cell are shown. When you choose a system from the options shown here,that system will appear to the right of the currently-selected system, with all appropriate connectionsdrawn.

Transfer Data options are available only from root cells. If a cell is derived from an upstream cell (for example,when two systems share a geometry), you can transfer data only to/from the originating cell.




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System Header Context Menu Options

The following options are available from the context menu for system headers.

Refresh

Refreshes all cells in the selected system.

Update

Updates all cells in the selected system, along with any cells in upstream systems that provide data tothem.

Duplicate

Duplicates all cells. No data will be shared between the two systems. Equivalent to issuing a duplicateon the first cell of the system.

Replace with

Allows you to switch analysis or solver type for an existing system. This functionality is available onlyfrom systems that use the Mechanical application. Valid systems that can replace the existing systemare listed in the context menu.

Delete

Deletes the system from the schematic. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion before any actiois taken.

Recreate Deleted Cells

If cells have been removed from the system by a cell-level delete operation or automatically when aself-contained file is loaded into the cell which renders upstream cells unnecessary (such as importinga case file into a CFX setup system), this operation creates new cells at the points where the previous

cells were removed.Rename

Renames the system.

Properties

Displays system properties in the Properties pane.

Project Schematic White Space Context Menu Options

Right-mouse click on the white space in the Project Schematic for the following options. Not all menu optimay be visible at all times, depending on the specific confi

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