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Checking the Tangency of All Surfaces in Ansys SpaceClaim

The other day we got a tech support request wanting to know to check the tangency of all the surfaces in a model systematically in Ansys SpaceClaim. You can check surface tangency at an edge using th...

SpaceClaim Meshing & Geometry Updates in Ansys 2021 R2 – Webinar

Engineering exploration via simulation is virtually risk free because engineers are no longer bound to an expensive and time-consuming prototype-test-redesign cycle. New design ideas can be virtually...

ANSYS Maxwell: Building a Magnetic Gear Model

In this video, PADT's Kang Li steps users through the process of building and running a magnetic gear from scratch in Ansys Maxwell. The model shows both standard magnets and a Halbach array. ...

All Things Ansys 092: Recap of Ansys 2021 R1 & Beyond

Published on: July 12th, 2021 With: Eric Miller, Tom Chadwick, Aleksandr Gafarov, Joe Woodward, Ted Harris, Doug Oatis & Josh Stout Description: In this episode your host and Co...

All Things Ansys 090: Simulating Predictive Lung Modeling in a Rapidly Evolving COVID World

Published on: June 14th, 2021 With: Eric Miller & Jacob Riglin Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Jacob Riglin from Los Alam...

All Things Ansys 085: Additive & Structural Optimization Updates in Ansys 2021 R1

Published on: April 5th, 2021 With: Eric Miller & Doug Oatis Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Lead Mechanical Engin...

Optimizing Electronics Reliability with Ansys Sherlock – Webinar

Ansys Sherlock automated design analysis software is the only Reliability Physics/Physics of Failure (PoF)-based electronics design analysis software that provides fast and accurate life predictions ...

All Things ANSYS 041: Simulating Additive Manufacturing in ANSYS 2019 R2

Published on: July 15th, 2019 With: Eric Miller & Doug Oatis Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Lead Mechanical Engine...

“Equation Based Surface” for Conformal and Non-Planar Antenna Design

ANYSY HFSS provides many options for creating non-planar and conformal shapes. In MCAD you may use shapes such as cylinders or spheres, and with some steps, you can design you antennas on various sur...

Discovery Updates in ANSYS 2019 R1 – Webinar

The ANSYS 3D Design family of products enables CAD modeling and simulation for all design engineers. Since the demands on today’s design engineer to build optimized, lighter and smarter products a...