Course Description

You should take this class if you need to use ANSYS Workbench 12.1 to solve structural or thermal problems using the Mechanical (formerly Simulation) module of Workbench 12.1, and your situation requires web based training rather than an in-person class. This class was developed by PADT based on our 15 years of experience in teaching ANSYS classes along with feedback from students in previous classes. You should have a B.S. in engineering or equivalent experience. There are no required prerequisites for this class. After completing the six 2.5 hour sessions, you will be able to:

• Input material properties and store them in a library
• Understand and utilize the 12.1 Workbench Page and Project Schematic
• Input material properties and store them in a library
• Input geometry from a CAD model or CAD neutral file
• Create an optimal mesh
• Perform a basic static structural analysis
• Perform a modal analysis including prestress effects
• Perform a sequential thermal/structural analysis
• Understand and modify contact interactions between parts
• Work with parameters
• Insert ANSYS command snippets to access additional functionality
• Work with Names Selections, Coordinate Systems
• Move a model to ANSYS Mechanical APDL (traditional ANSYS interface)