Some of you have probably already noticed, but ANSYS Mechanical licenses have some changes at version 17. First, the license that for years has been known as ANSYS Mechanical is now known as ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise. Further, ANSYS, Inc. has enabled significantly more functionality with this license at version 17 than was available in prior versions. Note that the license task in the ANSYS license files, ‘ansys’ has not changed.
16.2 and Older (task)
17.0 (task)
ANSYS Mechanical (ansys)
ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise (ansys)
The 17.0 ANSYS License Manager unlocks additional capability with this license, in addition to the existing Mechanical structural/thermal abilities. Previously, each of these tools used to be an additional cost. The change includes other “Mechanical-” licenses: e.g. Mech-EMAG, Mech CFD. The new tools enabled with ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise licenses at version 17.0 are:
Fatigue Module
Rigid Body Dynamics
Explicit STR
Composite PrepPost (ACP)
SpaceClaim
DesignXplorer
ANSYS Customization Suite
AQWA
Additionally, at version 17.1 these tools are included as well:
AIM
Simplorer Entry
These changes do not apply to the lower level licenses, such as ANSYS Structural and Professional. In fact, these licenses are moving to ‘legacy’ mode at version 17. Two newer products now slot below Mechanical Enterprise. These newer products are ANSYS Mechanical Premium and ANSYS Mechanical Pro. We won’t explain those products here, but your local ANSYS provider can give you more information on these two if needed.
Getting back to the additional capabilities with Mechanical Enterprise, these become available once the ANSYS 17.0 and/or the ANSYS 17.1 license manager is installed. This assumes you have a license file that is current on TECS (enhancements and support). Also, a new license task is needed to enable Simplorer Entry.
Ignoring Simplorer Entry for the moment, once the 17.0/17.1 license manager is installed, the single Mechanical Enterprise license task (ansys) now enables several different tools. Note that:
Multiple tool windows can be open at once
g. ANSYS Mechanical and SpaceClaim
Only one can be “active” at a time
If solving, can’t edit geometry in SpaceClaim
Capabilities are then available in older versions, where applicable, once the 17.0/17.1 license manager is installed
Here is a very brief summary of these newly available capabilities:
Fatigue Module:
Runs in the Mechanical window
Can calculate fatigue lives for ‘simple’ products (linear static analysis)
Stress-life for
Constant amplitude, proportional loading
Variable amplitude, proportional loading
Constant amplitude, non-proportional loading
Strain-life
Constant amplitude, proportional loading
Activated by inserting the Fatigue Tool in the Mechanical Solution branch
Postprocess fatigue lives as contour plots, etc.
Requires fatigue life data as material properties
Rigid Body Dynamics:
Runs in the Mechanical window
ANSYS, Inc.-developed solver using explicit time integration, energy conservation
Use when only concerned about motion due to joints and contacts
To determine forces and moments
Activated via Rigid Dynamics analysis system in the Workbench window
Explicit STR:
Runs in the Mechanical window
Utilizes the Autodyn solver
For highly nonlinear, short duration structural transient problems
Drop test simulations, e.g.
Lagrangian-only
Activated via Explicit Dynamics analysis system in the Workbench window
Composite PrepPost (ACP):
Tools for preparing composites models and postprocessing composites solutions
Define composite layup
Fiber Directions and Orientations
Draping
Optimize composite design
Results evaluation
Layer stresses
Failure criteria
Delamination
Wrinkling
Activated via ACP (Pre) and ACP (Post) component systems in the Workbench window
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