Table of Contents

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1. Introducing ANSYS

2. The ANSYS Environment

2.1. Entering a Processor

2.2. Exiting from a Processor or ANSYS

2.2.1. Stopping the Input of a File

2.3. The ANSYS Database

2.3.1. Defining or Deleting Database Items

2.3.2. Saving the Database

2.3.3. Restoring Database Contents

2.3.4. Using the Session Editor to Modify the Database

2.3.5. Clearing the Database

2.4. ANSYS Program Files

2.4.1. ANSYS File Types

2.4.2. ANSYS File Sizes

2.4.3. The Jobname.LOG File

2.5. Communicating With the ANSYS Program

2.5.1. Communicating Via the Graphical User Interface (GUI)

2.5.2. Communicating Via Commands

2.5.3. Command Defaults

2.5.4. Abbreviations

2.5.5. Command Macro Files

3. Running the ANSYS Program

3.1. Starting an ANSYS Session from the Command Level

3.2. The ANSYS Launcher

3.2.1. Starting an ANSYS Session from the Start Menu/Launcher

3.2.2. Launcher Menu Options

3.3. Interactive Mode

3.3.1. Executing the ANSYS or DISPLAY Programs from Windows Explorer

3.4. Batch Mode

3.4.1. Starting a Batch Job from the Command Line

3.4.2. Launching LSF/Batch from the ANSYS Input Window

3.4.3. Configuring LSF/Batch on Your System

3.5. Choosing an ANSYS Product

3.5.1. Changing the Default Product for a UNIX System

3.5.2. Changing the Default Product for Start-up on Windows

3.6. Setting Preferences with the start110.ans File

3.6.1. The start110.ans File

3.7. Estimating ANSYS Run Time

3.7.1. Creating a SETSPEED Macro File

3.7.2. Using a SETSPEED Macro to Estimate Run Time

4. Using the ANSYS GUI

4.1. GUI Controls

4.1.1. A Dialog Box and Its Components

4.2. Activating the GUI

4.3. Layout of the GUI

4.3.1. The Utility Menu

4.3.2. The Standard Toolbar

4.3.3. Command Input Options

4.3.4. The ANSYS Toolbar

4.3.5. The Main Menu

4.3.6. The Graphics Window

4.3.7. The Output Window

4.3.8. Creating, Modifying and Positioning Toolbars

5. Graphical Picking

5.1. Locational and Retrieval Picking

5.2. Query Picking

5.2.1. The Model Query Picker

5.2.2. The Results Query Picker

6. Customizing ANSYS and the GUI

6.1. The Configuration File

6.2. Splitting Files Across File Partitions

6.3. Customizing the GUI

6.3.1. Changing the GUI Layout

6.3.2. Changing Colors and Fonts

6.3.3. Changing the GUI Components Shown at Start-Up

6.3.4. Changing the Mouse and Keyboard Focus

6.3.5. Changing the Menu Hierarchy and Dialog Boxes Using UIDL

6.3.6. Creating Dialog Boxes Using Tcl/Tk

6.4. ANSYS Neutral File Format

6.4.1. Neutral File Specification

6.4.2. AUX15 Commands to Read Geometry Into the ANSYS database

6.4.3. A Sample ANSYS Neutral File Input Listing

7. Using the Online Help and Manuals

7.1. Using Help Features

7.1.1. Using Hypertext Links

7.1.2. Locating Topics Via Word Search

7.1.3. Revisiting Previously-Viewed Topics

7.1.4. Printing the Window Contents

7.1.5. Using 'What's This' Help

7.2. Customizing ANSYS Help

7.2.1. Adding Help Calls to GUI Objects

7.2.2. Creating HTML Files

7.2.3. Updating the Look-Up Table

8. Using the ANSYS Session and Command Logs

8.1. Using the Session Log File

8.2. Using the Database Command Log

8.3. Using a Command Log File as Input