Practice-Oriented Meshing in Ansys Mechanical
In this course, you will learn how to create FEM meshes in Ansys Mechanical that are adapted to both your simulation objective and the required result accuracy. This training is offered as a 2-day course or alternatively as a self-paced eLearning course.
Duration
2 days
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Ansys Mechanical
Software used
Ansys Mechanical
- Gain background & practical knowledge that help you implement meshing in a targeted manner
- Be able to estimate the costs and benefits associated with mesh interventions
- Understand and apply evaluation criteria for element quality
- Process complex assemblies in Ansys Mechanical in a modular way
Description
In Workbench Mechanical, even complex models can be automatically meshed, which quickly leads to a successful analysis with initial simulation results. However, it is essential to understand and manage the specific requirements of the mesh from the outset. These requirements depend on the physics, the analysis type, the material class, the required result accuracy, the available time for analysis, and the specific location in the model.
After this training, you will have the practical knowledge to effectively apply the meshing philosophy of Workbench to your assemblies. You will know when it is worthwhile to intervene in the mesh control and invest in meshing effort. You will be familiar with the most proven instruments of local mesh controls, with which you can precisely evaluate local stresses and strains. You will have the knowledge to understand and apply the necessary evaluation criteria for element quality. You will be able to use solid elements and shell elements in an effective way and take advantage of a modular model structure using pre-meshed components.
This training is aimed at engineers who want to complete their structural mechanics tasks quickly and reliably without lengthy trial-and-error periods.
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Detailed agenda for this 2-day training
Day 1
01 Understanding meshing in Mechanical Workbench
- Concept of mesh in Mechanical Workbench
- Understanding global settings
- Automatic vs. manual meshing
- Exercise: Evaluate a typical meshing scenario
02 Mesh adapted to deformation analyses
- Global size settings
- Identifying the causes of failed attempts
- Element quality
- Workshop: Meshing a plastic container to calculate the deformation
03 Meshing designed for stress evaluation
- Control of element size to model local effects
- Targeted post-processing: path evaluation
- Evaluation of result quality
- Workshop: Mesh for the precise evaluation of notch stresses
04 Suitable meshing in contact areas
- Recommended mesh depending on the contact situation
- Workshop: Meshing for force transmission on a bolted flange connection
- Parameterized meshing of the area of influence of a Hertzian contact
- Workshop: Detailed meshing of the contact points between teeth
Day 2
05 Meshing with hexahedron elements
- When is hexahedron meshing useful?
- Presentation of the various methods: Sweep, ThinSweep, Multizone
- Selection of a suitable hex-meshing method
- Workshop: Meshing of profiles
06 Connection techniques for solid components
- Geometry-based connection using Shared Topology
- Mesh-based connections using Mesh Edit
- Creating transition meshes with the aid of Mesh Recording
- Workshop: mixed hex-tet meshing of an assembly
07 Application of special techniques
- Sector and symmetry using Match Mesh
- Using Mesh Copy and patterns or instances
- Using submodels
- Submodel technology workshop: Stress magnification for details on large assemblies
08 Mesh connectivity – model assembly
- Learning how to work modularly
- Importing various mesh formats
- Efficient processing of repetitive structures
- Workshop: Building a modularized flange model
Your Trainers
A selection of our lecturers, who provide you with the latest simulation knowledge and its implementation in practice
Elisabeth Treml
Fabian Matscheko
Oliver Siegemund
Daniel Wenger
Dr. Ing. Benoit Fontenier
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