ANSYS Mechanical Introduction 12.

Workshop 9.1

Parameter Management

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Workshop 9.1 Goals Workshop Supplement

Goal:
Use the Workbench Parameter Manager (available from the
Project page) to setup multiple scenarios and solve all at one
time.

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. . . Workshop 9.1 Project Schematic Workshop Supplement

Open the Project page.

From the Units menu verify:
Project units are set to Metric (kg, mm, s, C, mA, mV).
Display Values in Project Units is checked (on).

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Workshop 9.1 Project Schematic Workshop Supplement

1. From the Toolbox double click

Static Structural to create a new
system.

1.

2. RMB the geometry cell and

Import Geometry and browse to
2.
Lever.x_t.

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3. Double click the Model cell to open the

Mechanical application.

3.

4. Set the working unit system:

Units > Metric (mm, kg, N, s, mV, mA).
4.

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Workshop 9.1 - Environment Workshop Supplement

5. Apply constraints to the model (highlight

Static Structural branch (A5): a.
a. Select the surface of the large hole.
b. RMB > Insert > Cylindrical Support.
c. In the detail window change the Tangential
constraint to Free.

d. Highlight the bottom face of the vertical cylinder.

e. RMB > Insert > Fixed Support.

b.

e.

d.
c.

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6. Apply Loads to the model:

a. Select the surface of the smaller hole shown below.
b. RMB > Insert > Bearing Load.
c. In the Details of Bearing Load, switch to the
component method.
d. Enter a magnitude of 5000 N in the Y direction.
c.
e. Toggle the P next to Y Component to flag the load
as parametric. d.

a.

b.

e.

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Workshop 9.1 Boundary Conditions Workshop Supplement

Highlight the Static Structural (A5) branch to review loads and

constraints.

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Workshop 9.1 Solution Setup Workshop Supplement

7. Insert Results (highlight

Solution branch (A6):
a.
a. RMB > Insert > Stress >
Equivalent (von Mises).

b. RMB > Insert > Deformation

> Total. b.

8. In each result detail, flag the

Maximum result as a
parameter by toggling the
P on.

8.

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Workshop 9.1 Material Parameters Workshop Supplement

9. Return to the Project Schematic and launch

the Engineering Data application:
a. Double click the Engineering Data cell. a.

10. In Engineering Data click on the parameter

check box beside the material property to
make them parametric:
a. Youngs Modulus.
b. Density.

Note: if the Properties

window is not a.
displayed, go to the
View menu and b.
toggle on Properties.

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11. Access the Parameter Set: a.

a. Return to Project.
b. Double click Parameter Set
As seen below parameter management
incorporates a number of windows. Well
look at each separately

b.

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The Outline window

contains a list of all
parameters (input and
output) defined in a project.
If charts have been saved
they are seen here too.

The Properties window

will contain the details for
the item highlighted in the
outline above. Here
parameter P3 has been
chosen.

Note, depending on the

order you chose parameters
your numbers (P1, P2, etc.)
may differ from what is
shown.
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The Table of Design Points contains a complete list of all parametric

scenarios that have been defined. In figure A only the original parameter
values have been defined while figure B shows several design points have
been defined.

Figure A.

Figure B.
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12. Enter values for the bearing load, density and Youngs modulus
as shown below.

12.

13. Update All Design Points will instruct Mechanical to execute a

solve for each scenario in the Design Point table.

13.

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Once the update process begins a message will appear as shown

here. In fact the Mechanical application window will close during
the update process. This is normal.

When the updates are complete the table will show calculated
values for all output parameters.

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14. Create a chart showing total

deformation variation for each
design point:
a. Highlight parameter P2 in the
Outline.

b. Double click the Design Points a.

Vs P2 choice in the Toolbox.

b.

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15. Create a chart showing all parameters in parallel:

a. Double click Parameters Parallel Chart (all). a.

Top and bottom

values on the
chart indicate
the range
relative to each
parameter

Each color coded line on the plot represents one of the design points. Individual
parameters are displayed along the bottom of the chart.
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