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Line Bodies Definition
Lines From Sketches
[Main Menu] Concept Lines From Sketches
– Line bodies created based on sketches and planes from faces
– Multiple Line Bodies may be created depending on the connectivity of the edges within the base objects
– Select sketches or planes in the feature tree then “Apply” in the detail window
– Multiple sketches, planes, and combinations of sketches and planes can be used as the base object for the
creation of line bodies
Line Bodies
Concept Menu
List of Cross
Sections Cross Sections
in Tree Outline
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Cross-section Definition
Assigning a cross section to a line body:
– Highlight the line body in the Tree
– A cross section property appears in the detail window
– Click in this field and choose the desired cross section from the drop down list
• A = Area of section.
• Ixx = Moment of inertia about the x axis.
• Ixy = Product of inertia.
• Iyy = Moment of inertia about the y axis.
• Iw =Warping constant.
• J = Torsional constant.
• CGx = X coordinate of centroid.
• CGy = Y coordinate of centroid.
• SHx = X coordinate of shear center. Cross Section Node
• SHy = Y coordinate of shear center.
Cross Section
Edge Tangent
Non-planar
Planar
surface
surface
Details window:
• Flip surface normals
• Input thickness which will be
transferred to the FE model
New, frozen, surface body generated
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Surface Bodies Definition
Surfaces From Sketches
[Main Menu] Concept Surfaces from Sketches
– Creates surface bodies using sketches as boundaries (single or multiple sketches are OK)
– Base sketches must be closed profiles which are not self intersecting
– May choose to “Add” or “Add Frozen” operations
– Can reverse normal direction “No” in Orient With Plane Normal field
– Can enter thickness which will be used in creating the FE model
Normal
Direction 2nd Pick
1st Pick
4
6
T1 T2 Order of face selection
Delete Untrimmed
No Extra Trimming
RMB Options
No Edge Joint
15.0 Release
We can create multibody parts which results in a conformal mesh wherever an interface exists.
Single Parts
Multi-body Parts
Single Parts Multi-body Parts
Single Parts
Option Description
Edge joint Coincident edge pairs are tracked in the ANSYS DesignModeler. each edge joint
will combine its coincident source edges into a single edge
Automatic shares topology automatically for all bodies in the part. The automatic method
cannot be applied to line bodies
Imprint This method does not actually share topology, but rather imprints the bodies in
the part with each other
None The None method serves as a grouping mechanism.
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Beam and Shell: Connecting Mesh
If we only have surface bodies and no beams
- Non manifold bodies (T-shapes) are not available in Design Modeler which means that
Share Topology is the only way to connect perpendicular surfaces.
help/wb_dm/dm3dSharTopExamples.html
help/wb_dm/dm3dSharTopExamples.html
Option Availability
T shape NO
Merge bodies YES
Merge Faces NO
User Tolerance YES
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Confidential options NO
Connect
Option Availability
T shape NO
Merge bodies YES
Merge Faces NO
User Tolerance YES
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Confidential options YES
Boolean=> Unite
Option Availability
T shape NO
Merge bodies YES
Merge Faces YES
User Tolerance NO
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Merge faces
Option Availability
T shape NO
Merge bodies Work only in one body
Option Availability
T shape YES
Merge bodies NO
Merge Faces NO
User Tolerance NO
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Form new part + Share topology (Edge joint) + Joint
Option Availability
T shape YES
Merge bodies NO
Merge Faces NO
User Tolerance NO
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How to use Design Modeler for
connecting Beams and Surface bodies
15.0 Release
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection NO
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection NO
Beam/shell connection Only in corners
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection YES
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection YES (In Mechanical)
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES (In Mechanical)
Beam/shell connection YES (In Mechanical)
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection NO
Beam/shell connection YES
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection YES
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection YES (In Mechanical)
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO
Option Availability
Shell/shell connection YES
Beam/shell connection NO