Release 11.0 Documentation for ANSYS Workbench
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When Template is used as the target system, you are prompted to open a customized template that you have created. A customized template allows you to control the order in which FE data is written out. In addition you can also intersperse commands with a template that are not supported by FE Modeler to perform advanced modeling or provide analysis controls.
Shown below are the commands contained in the Workbench provided default template for each of the supported target systems that you will use as the basis for a customize template. In addition, samples of the template are provided.
| Commands to Include in Template | Supported Targets | Supported Data |
|---|---|---|
| @ElementType@ | ANSYS | Element type definitions. |
| @MeshNodes @ | ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN | Node definitions including rotations. |
| @MeshElements@ | ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN | Element definitions (element type, material ID, property ID, element connectivity). |
| @MaterialProperties@ | ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN | Material property definitions. |
| @Components@ | ANSYS | Element, Node and Face component definitions. |
| @InterfaceRegions@ | ANSYS | Definition of contact regions and contact properties. |
| @Loads@ | ANSYS | Nodal forces and surface pressures. |
| @BoundaryConditions@ | ANSYS | Specified displacement boundary conditions. |
| @PhysicalProperties@ | ANSYS | Real constant and Section definitions. |
Not all entities imported into FE Modeler can be exported to all of the available systems.
ANSYS as the target system
<WBTEMPLATE> !HEADING ! File created at @TimeStamp@ ! ! This template extracts the FEModeler mesh in a format ! compatible with ANSYS input ! @MeshNodes@ ! @MeshElements@ ! @ElelemntType@ ! @MaterialProperties@ ! @Components@ ! @InterfaceRegions@ ! @Loads@ ! @BoundaryConditions@ ! @PhysicalProperties@ !
NASTRAN as the target system.
<WBTEMPLATE TARGET=NASTRAN> $ $ $ File created at @TimeStamp@ $ $ This template extracts the FEModeler mesh in a format $ compatible with NASTRAN input. $ BEGIN BULK $ $ MATERIAL PROPERTIES $ @MaterialProperties@ $ $ MESH NODES $ @MeshNodes@ $ $ MESH ELEMENTS $ @MeshElements@ $ $ ENDDATA
ABAQUS as the target system.
<WBTEMPLATE TARGET=ABAQUS> *HEADING ** File created at @TimeStamp@ ** ** This template extracts the FEModeler mesh in a format ** compatible with ABAQUS input ** @MeshNodes@ ** @MeshElements@ ** @MaterialProperties@ **
Sample templates are provided to perform a large deflection analysis using ANSYS, NASTRAN or ABAQUS.