What is ANSYS? ANSYS runs on Windows XP and Unix workstations.

This handout does not cover how to write ANSYS problems. Your instructor should ive !ou speci"ic in"ormation or problem sets. The maximum problem si#e is about $%&''' elements and $(&''' nodes. )" !ou need to run a lar er problem& please see Paul *liphant +room $,,& %(-. %(/0& oliphant1en r.wisc.edu2. 3ecause ANSYS creates lar e temporar! "iles& !ou should run it "rom a subdirector! within 4tmp +567T89P on Windows NT2. :iles in 4tmp do not count a ainst !our ;uota& but can be read onl! at that workstation and are automaticall! deleted ever! three da!s. Thus& a"ter !ou exit ANSYS !ou must cop! "iles !ou want to save to !our home director!. <ater& be"ore restartin ANSYS& !ou will cop! the "iles back to !our 4tmp subdirector!. 3e"ore startin & think o" a short dirname to use "or the subdirector! and a "ilename "or !our ANSYS "iles. To start ANSYS in Unix& enter6 $ % / = For a new problem: cd /tmp mkdir dirname cd dirname mkdir ~/dirname cat >start.ans To resume a problem: cd /tmp mkdir dirname cd dirname > > > >

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/show,3D resume /menu,on trl-D cp *.ans $' ~/dirname

> > cp ~/dirname/* . > > > > > >

ansys -j $$ ansys -j filename filename</td> The ? in the mkdir +make director!2 and cp +cop!2 commands re"er to !our home director!. The lines cat @start.ans throu h 5trl.A show one wa! to create the start.ans text "ile containin the re;uired three lines. You ma! want to use an editor instead. )" a problem b! the name o" "ilename exists& ANSYS opens it. *therwise& ANSYS starts a new problem. )" !ou want to switch to another problem within ANSYS& select 5lear B Start New "rom the :ile menu and then Cesume "rom the :ile menu. Ao not add an extension to "ilename. ANSYS uses "ilename as a base "or the names o" several "iles6 "ilename.db "ilename.err "ilename.lo "ilename.rst main data "ile error "ile pro ram "ile results output "ile

Saving a File To save !our current problem& select Save as Dobname.db "rom the :ile menu. To exit ANSYS& select 8xit "rom the :ile menu. Then& to keep a permanent cop! o" !our problem in Unix& enter6 cp *.db ~/dirname You ma! also want to cop! !our E.rst +result2 "iles. )" !ou need extra disc space to store !our ANSYS "iles& please see a consultant. )n Windows NT& the approach is much the same. 5reate a dirname "older in !our home director! +the )6 drive2 to keep !our E.db and start.ans "iles. 5op! these "iles to 567T89P be"ore runnin ANSYS and cop! the E.db "iles back a ain when !ou are done runnin ANSYS. To create the Start.ans "ile& containin 6 /show,3D resume /menu,on use Notepad +5lick on Start& select Programs& then Accessories& then Notepad2. Printing

To print a raphic displa! !ou must "irst use ANSYS to create a "ile to contain the displa!. To create a displa! "ile "rom the displa! currentl! on !our screen& select Fardcop! "rom the Plotctrls menu. To print text output& select Print "rom the :ile menu in the text window Sample ANSYS Input Usin the Felp menu& select Table o" 5ontents& then *ther& then ANSYS Geri"ication 9anual.