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    Workshop 02.3: Object Generator


    Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical

    1 © 2016 ANSYS, Inc. March 11, 2016


    Goals
    The geometry for Workshop 02.3 consists of 2 plates whose outer surfaces are
    separated by 55 mm. Each plate contains 12 holes which are to be connected using
    beam connections. Instead of creating 12 individual beam connections, we’ll create a
    single beam and use the Object Generator in Mechanical to create the remainder.

    55 mm

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    Assumptions
    • The lower plate is fixed around all of its edges.
    • The plates will be joined using the body-to-body beam feature.
    • A force load of 1000 N will be applied to the top surface of the upper plate.

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    Project Schematic
    1. From the Toolbox insert a “Static Structural”
    system into the Project Schematic.

    1.
    2. From the Geometry cell, RMB and “Import
    Geometry > Browse.” Import the file
    “Bolt_Plates.stp.”
    2.

    3. Double click the “Model” cell to start the


    Mechanical application. 3.

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    Preprocessing
    4. Set the working unit system to “Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA).”

    4.

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    Preprocessing 5a.
    5. Create 2 Named Selections:
    a. Select a face on one of the holes in either plate (which hole or
    plate is arbitrary).
    b. RMB > Create Named Selection.
    c. In the dialog box enter the name “TopHoles”
    d. Set “Apply geometry
    items of same: Size”.
    e. OK 5c.

    5d.
    5b.

    5e.
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    6. Modify the Named Selection:
    a. Highlight the “TopHoles” named selection branch.
    b. In the worksheet table RMB > Add Row.

    6a. 6b.
    c. Configure the new row as shown below.
    d. Generate

    6d.
    6c.
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    Preprocessing
    The result of the configuration can be seen in the figure on
    the right. We chose to remove the faces located less than
    zero which resulted in the holes in the bottom plate being
    removed from the NS (note the global coordinate system).

    7. Create a second Named Selection: 7a.


    a. Highlight the “TopHoles” NS.
    b. RMB > Duplicate.
    c. RMB on Topholes 2 and Rename the new NS
    “BottomHoles”. 7b.

    7c.
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    8. Modify the “BottomHoles” NS:
    a. Change the operator field from “Less Than” to “Greater Than”.
    b. Generate, then click the Graphics tab.

    8b.

    8a.

    As shown here, this single modification


    revises the selection set to only those
    faces in the bottom plate.

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    Preprocessing
    9. Create a Beam Connection:
    a. Highlight the Connections branch. 9a.
    b. Hold the CTRL key and select 2 opposing holes, one
    from each plate (again, the actual pair of holes
    selected is arbitrary).
    c. RMB > Insert > Beam.
    d. In the beam details enter a radius of 2 mm.

    9c.
    9b.

    9d.
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    Preprocessing
    10. Start the Object Generator: 10a.
    a. Highlight the beam branch under Connections.
    b. Toggle on the Object Generator icon.
    10b.

    Configure the Object Generator as shown here:


    The “Reference” and “Mobile” fields allow access to the Named
    Selections created earlier.
    Since we know the outer distance between the plates is 55 mm, we
    enter 45 and 55 for min/max distances.
    Since our named selections are defined between all 12 holes we leave
    “Ignore Original” checked so the existing beam is not duplicated.

    11. Generate.
    11.

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    Preprocessing
    Graphically, all 12 beam connections can be seen. A check of the connections branch
    verifies this. Close the Mechanical Application Wizard window.

    Next we’ll apply some simple boundary conditions, solve the model and see how the
    beam probe can be used to extract the reactions seen by the beams.
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    12. Add a fixed constraint to the bottom plate:
    a. Highlight the Static Structural branch:
    b. Select one of the side faces on the bottom plate.
    c. Choose “Extend to Limits” (status bar should indicate 4 faces selected).
    d. RMB > Insert > Fixed Support.

    12c.

    12a.

    12d.
    12b.

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    Preprocessing
    13. Add a Force Load to the top plate:
    a. Highlight the top face of the top plate.
    b. RMB > Insert > Force.
    c. Change “Define By” to “Components. 13a.
    d. Enter −1000 N for the Z component in the force details.

    13c.

    13b.
    13d.

    14. Solve. 14.


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    Postprocessing
    Insert Total Deformation and Equivalent Stress results and evaluate. The plots should
    indicate that the solution progressed as expected and we can now look more closely
    at the beam connections.

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    Postprocessing
    14. Verify the overall reaction force in the model:
    a. Drag & Drop the “Fixed Support” in the tree onto the Solution 14a.
    branch.
    b. RMB > Evaluate All Results to calculate the “Force Reaction”
    result object.

    14b.
    A check of the details
    for the force reaction
    indicates we have a
    force balance in the
    solution.

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    Postprocessing
    15a.
    15. Retrieve beam probe results:
    a. Drag & Drop the 12 branches representing the circular
    beams (use Shift key to multi-select) onto the Solution
    branch.
    b. RMB > Evaluate All Results. 15b.

    As the details from one of the beam probes shows,


    there are a number of quantities returned for each
    beam. Our goal is to verify the axial forces in the
    beams, so we’ll reconfigure the probes.

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    Postprocessing
    16. Modify the beam probes to retrieve only axial
    results:
    a. Highlight all the beam probes in the Solution branch (use
    Shift key to multi-select).
    b. In the details set the “Result Selection” field to “Axial 16a.
    Force”.
    c. “Evaluate All Results”. 16b.

    16c.
    Results now show
    only the axial forces
    are returned to the
    beam probes.

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    Postprocessing
    • A convenient way to combine all the probe results in one
    location is to use the chart/table feature and export the
    data to a spreadsheet.
    • Since not all training machines may have Microsoft Excel
    installed, we’ll simply describe the procedure here.
    • First, highlight all the beam probes in the tree. Then select
    the Chart/Table icon from the toolbar.
    • A new chart object is displayed in the tree. Notice the
    details indicate that the chart relates to 12 objects.

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    Postprocessing
    • A closer look at the table area shows each of the axial force values from the beam
    probes is shown in individual columns.
    • Clicking in the “Steps” column selects the entire row of data and a RMB will allow an
    “Export” of the data (*.xls or *.txt formats).

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    Postprocessing
    • As shown below, a simple summation formula in Excel verifies the combined values
    for all beam connections.

    • This workshop has shown how the object generator can be used to create multiple
    beam connections. The object generator can be used for essentially any object in the
    tree that allows duplication (e.g. RMB > Duplicate).

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    Go Further!
    If you find yourself with extra time, try the following:

    1. Delete all the beams generated by the “Object Generator.”


    2. Go back to the “Object Generator” settings window.
    3. Experiment with the “Distance” settings (increasing the range from the original
    values off 45 and 55).
    4. Experiment with picking/unpicking the “Ignore Original” setting.

    22 © 2016 ANSYS, Inc. March 11, 2016


    END
    Workshop 02.3: Object Generator

    23 © 2016 ANSYS, Inc. March 11, 2016

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