Table of Contents

Welcome to the ANSYS Workbench

Learning About Workbench

Using Help

Workbench Projects and Databases

Start Page Navigation

Software Licensing

Project Page Navigation

Project Page Synchronization Best Practices

Headlines and Messages

Workbench Tabs

Workbench Interface

Workbench Graphics Controls

Legend Functionality

Workbench Windows Manager

Workbench Behavior

Workbench Options

Workbench Limitations

Technical Support

Parameter Manager

Limitations

General Description

The Workbench Parameter Manager Window

The Workbench Parameter Manager Toolbar

The Workbench Parameter Manager Grid

Operation

Sending values back to applications using the Parameter Manager

Running a parameter scenario in the Parameter Manager

Refreshing the values in the Parameter Manager Grid

Adding user defined variables to the Parameter Manager

Expressions

Restrictions

Project synchronization and Workbench files

Creating Parameters within Workbench applications

Customization via User Callable Functions

Parameter Manager User Callable Function (UCF) Interfaces

The Remote Solve Manager (RSM)

Quick Start

Setup and Solve

Solving via Remote RSM

Distributed ANSYS

Introduction

Setup

User Accounts and Passwords

Terminology

Capabilities

User Interface

Menu Bar

Tree View

List View

Progress Pane

Tray Context Menu

Administration

Integration with Unix/Linux using RSH/RCP

Integration with Unix/Linux using SSH/SCP

Additional Unix/Linux Considerations

Integration with Platform LSF Cluster on Windows

Integration with Platform LSF Cluster on Unix/Linux

Integration with Microsoft Compute Cluster

Integration with other Job Schedulers

Customization Guide