Documentation for ANSYS ICEM CFD/AI*Environment 11.0 SP1

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Documentation for ANSYS ICEM CFD/AI*Environment 11.0 SP1

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Release Notes

ANSYS ICEM CFD/AI*Environment Release Notes for 11.0 SP1

Highlights of ANSYS ICEM CFD/AI*Environment 11.0 SP1

Documentation

FAQ
Tutorials

Useful Infomation and Known Problems

Workbench Integration
Geometry Import/Export
Post-processing
General

Help Manual

New Project
Open Project
Save Project
Save Project As
Close Project
Change Working Directory
Geometry
Mesh
Blocking
Attributes
Parameters
Cartesian
Results
Import Geometry
Import Mesh
Export Geometry
Export Mesh
Replay Scripts
Exit

Undo
Redo
Shell
Facets >Mesh
Mesh > Facets
Struct Mesh > CAD Surfaces
Struct Mesh > Unstruct Mesh
Struct Mesh >Superdomain
Domain File > Cart3D Tri File
Cart3D Tri File > Domain File
Convert Cart3D Check Point File > Domain File
Remove Header Lines in Tetin File

Fit
Box Zoom
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
Front
Back
Isometric
View Control
Save Hardcopy
Mirror and Replicates
Annotations
Add Marker
Clear Markers
Mesh Cut Plane

Geometry Info
Surface Area
Frontal Area
Curve Length
Curve Direction
Mesh Info
Element Info
Node Info
Element Type/ Property window
Toolbox
Project File
Domain File
Mesh Report

General
Product
Display
Speed
Memory
Lighting
Background Style
Mouse Bindings
Selection
Remote
Model
Geometry Options
Meshing
Workbench
Solver
Reset

Help Topics
Tutorial Manual
User Manual
Programmer’s Guide
What's New
Legal Notices
About AI*Environment
Show Customer Number

Graphical Main Menu

Open Project
Save Project
Geometry Menu
Mesh Menu
Blocking Menu
Fit Window
Box Zoom
Measurement Menu
Local Coordinate Systems
Refresh / Recompute
Undo
Redo
Wireframe Display Options
Solidframe Display Options

Selection Options

Location Selection

Geometry Selection

Mesh Selection

Blocking Selection

Geometry
Edit Mesh
Blocking
Selection Mode

Spaceball and Mouse Binding

Display Tree

Geometry Subsets Options
Modify Geometry Subset Options
Geometry Points Options
Geometry Curves Options
Geometry Surfaces Options
Geometry Bodies Options
Geometry Densities Options

Mesh Display Options
Mesh Subsets
Modify Mesh Subsets
Mesh Points
Mesh Lines
Mesh Shells
Mesh Volumes

Blocking Options
Blocking Subset Options
Modify Subsets Options
Vertices
Edges
Faces
Blocks
Pre-Mesh
Topology

Element Properties

Material Properties

Local Coordinate Systems

Displacements

Temperatures

Rigid Walls

Parts Display Options

Create Point

Screen Select
Explicit Coordinates
Base Point and Delta
Center of 3 Points
Based on 2 Locations
Curve Ends
Curve-Curve Intersection
Parameter along a Curve
Project Point on Curve
Project Point on Surface

Create/Modify Curve

From Points
Arc from 3 Points
Circle from Center and 2 Points
Surface Parameters
Surface-Surface Intersection
Project Curve on Surface
Segment Curve
Concatenate/Reapproximate Curves
Extract Curves from Surfaces
Modify curves
Create Midline
Create Section Curves

Create/Modify Surface

From Curves
Curve Driven
Sweep Surface
Surface of Revolution
Loft Surface over Several Curves
Offset Surface
Midsurface
Segment/Trim Surface
Merge/Reapproximate Surfaces
Untrim Surface
Create Curtain Surface
Extend Surface
Geometry Simplification
Standard Shapes

Create Body

By Topology
By Material Point

Create/Modify Faceted

Create/Edit Faceted Curves
Surfaces
Faceted Cleanup

Repair Geometry

Build Topology
Check Geometry
Close Holes
Remove Hole
Stitch/Match Edges
Split Folded Surfaces
Adjust Varying Thickness
Make Normals Consistent
Feature Detect Bolt Holes
Feature Detect Buttons
Feature Detect Fillets

Transform Geometry

Translation
Rotation
Mirror Geometry
Scale Geometry
Translate and Rotate

Restore Dormant Entities

Delete Point

Delete Curve

Delete Surface

Delete Body

Delete Any Entity

Global Mesh Setup

Global Mesh Setup
Shell Meshing Parameters
Volume Meshing Parameters
Prism Meshing Parameters
Periodicity Set Up

Part Mesh Setup

Surface Mesh Setup

Curve Mesh Setup

Create Mesh Density

Define Connectors

Arbitrary Connectors
Bolt Weld Connectors
Seam Weld Connectors
Spot Weld Connectors
Spot Weld From File

Compute Mesh

Compute Surface Mesh
Compute Volume Mesh
Compute Prism Mesh

Create Block

Initialize Block
From Vertices/Faces
Extrude Face
2D to 3D Blocks
3D to 2D

Split Block

Split Block
O-grid Block
Extend Split
Split Face
Split Vertices
Split Free Face

Merge Vertices

Merge Vertices
Merge Vertices by Tolerance
Collapse Block
Merge Vertex to Edge

Merge Blocks
Merge Faces
Modify Ogrid
Periodic Vertices
Convert Block Type
Change Block IJK
Renumber Blocks

Associate Vertex
Associate Edge to Curve
Associate Edge to Surface
Associate Face to Surface
Dissociate from Geometry
Update Associations
Reset Associations
Snap Project Vertices
Group Curves
Auto Associate

Move Vertex

Move Vertex
Set Location
Align Vertices
Align Vertices In-line
Set Edge Length
Move Face Vertices

Transform Blocks

Translate Blocks
Rotate Blocks
Mirror Blocks
Scale Blocks
Copy Periodic Blocking

Split Edge
Unsplit Edge
Link Edge
Unlink Edge

Pre-Mesh Params

Update Sizes
Scale Sizes
Edge Params
Match Edges
Refinement

Pre-Mesh Quality

Pre Mesh Quality Options
Pre-Mesh Quality Histogram

Pre-Mesh Smooth

Quality Method
Orthogonality Method
Multiblock Method

Block Checks

Delete Block

Create Elements

Node (Point) Element
Bar (Line Element)
Triangle
Quad
Tetra
Prism
Pyramid
Hexa
Auto Element Type

Extrude Mesh

Extrude by Element Normal
Extrude Along Curve
Extrude by Vector
Extrude by Rotation

Errors
Possible Problems

Display Mesh Quality

Smooth Mesh Globally

Smooth Multiblock Domains Globally

Smooth Hexahedral Mesh Orthogonal

Repair Mesh

Build Mesh Topology
Remesh Elements
Remesh Bad Elements
Find/Close Holes in Mesh
Mesh From Edges
Stitch Edges
Smooth Surface Mesh
Flood Fill / Make Consistent
Associate Mesh With Surface
Enforce Node, Remesh
Make/Remove Periodic
Mark Enclosed Elements

Merge Nodes

Merge Interactive
Merge Tolerance
Merge Meshes

Split Nodes
Split Edges
Swap Edges
Split Tri Elements
Split Internal Wall
Y-Split Hexas at Vertex
Split Prisms

Interactive
Exact
Offset Mesh
Align Nodes
Redistribute Prism Edge
Project Node to Surface
Project Node to Curve
Project Node to Point
Un-Project Nodes
Lock/Unlock Elements
Snap Project Nodes
Update Projection

Transform Mesh

Translate
Rotate
Mirror
Scale

Convert Mesh Type

Tri to Quad
Quad to Tri
Tetra to Hexa
All Types to Tetra
All to Solid
Create Mid Side Nodes
Delete Mid Side Nodes

Adjust Mesh Density

Refine All Mesh
Refine Selected Mesh
Coarsen All Mesh
Coarsen Selected Mesh

Renumber Mesh

User Defined
Optimize Bandwidth

Assign Mesh Thickness

Reorient Mesh

Reorient Volume
Reorient Consistent
Reverse Direction
Reorient Direction
Reverse Line Element Direction
Change Element IJK

Delete Nodes

Delete Elements

Load Material From File

Load Material From Library

Write Material File

Create Material Property

Isotropic
Shell Element Anisotropic
Solid Element Anisotropic
Shell Element Orthotropic

Create Material Property Table

Define Point Element Properties

Define 1D Element Properties

Bar Element Properties
Rigid Elements Properties
Rod Connection Properties
Mass Connection Properties
Damper Connection Properties
Spring Properties
Viscous Damper Element Properties
Beam Element Properties
Gap Element Properties
Beam With Cross Section

Define 2D Element Properties

Shell Elements
Shear Elements
Layered Composite Elements

Define 3D Element Properties

Constraints

Create Constraint / Displacement

Create Constraint / Displacement on Point
Create Constraint / Displacement on Curve
Create Constraint / Displacement on Surface
Create Constraint / Displacement on Subset
Create Constraint / Displacement on Part

Create Constraint Equation

Define Constrained Node Sets

Define Contact

Automatic Detection
Manual Definition

Define Single Surface Contact

Define Initial Velocity

Define Planar Rigid Wall

Create Force

Create Force on Point
Create Force on Curve
Create Force on Surface
Create Force on Subset
Create Force on Part

Place Pressure

Place Pressure on Surface
Place Pressure on Subset
Place Pressure on Part

Create Temperature Boundary Coundition

Temperature on Point
Temperature on Curve
Temperature on Surface
Temperature on Body
Temperature on Subset
Temperature on Part

Solve Options

Nastran Option

Setup Solver Parameters
Setup Analysis Type
Setup a Subcase
Write/View Input File
Submit Solver Run
Post Process Results

Ansys Option

Setup Solver Parameters
Setup Analysis Type
Setup a Subcase
Write/View Input File
Submit Solver Run
Post Process Results

LS-Dyna Options

Setup Solver Parameter
Setup Analysis Type
Setup a Subcase
Write/View Input File
Submit Solver Run
Post Process Results

Abaqus Options

Setup Solver Parameter
Setup Analysis Type
Setup a Subcase
Write/View Input File
Submit Solver Run
Post Process Results

AUTODYN Options

Setup Solver Parameter
Setup Analysis Type
Setup a Subcase
Write/View Input File
Submit Solver Run

Select Solver

Boundary Conditions

Edit Parameters

Write Input

Ansys Input Files

Introduction

Component Based Approach
Volume Mesh Generation
Flow Simulation
Mesh File

Cart3D Mesher

Define Solver Parameters
Run Solver
Stop Solver
Convergence Monitor

Integrate Cp

Parameters and Trials

Post-Processing

Set Transient Time Step

Select Variables
Define New Scalar Variable
Define New Vector Variable

Define Cut Plane

Define Dynamic Cut Plane Method

Define Iso-surface

Point Probe on Surfaces

Import External Surface

Sphere
Cylinder
Quadratic Surface
Cone
Surf from EQN
Import Tetin (Geometry)
Import Surface Defined By Points
Import Domain (Mesh as Geometry)

Set Seeds with 2D Annotation
From Selected Surface
Load from file

Control All Animations

Create Annotations
Modify annotation
Move annotation
Pick and delete annotations
Clear annotations

Create 1D Window

Post-processing Display Tree

DataSet_0
Colormap
Multi-Views
DataSet_0: View (2D)
Surfaces
Streams
Group 0
1D Objs

Axes

Polar Window

Polar Axes

User Manual

How are Close Holes and Remove Holes different?

Close Holes
Remove Holes

How do Fill, Trim and Blend work in Stitch/Match Edges?

How does Match work in Stitch/Match Edges?

Tetra Meshing

Introduction

Tetra mesh generation
Input to Tetra

Tetra Generation Steps

Repair Geometry
Geometry Details Required
Sizes on surfaces and curves
Meshing inside small angles or in small gaps between objects
Desired Mesh Region
The Octree Mesh Method

Important Features in Tetra

Curvature/Proximity Based Refinement
Tetrahedral Mesh Smoother
Tetrahedral Mesh Coarsener
Triangular Surface Mesh Smoother
Triangular Surface Mesh Coarsener
Triangular Surface Editing Tools
Check Mesh
Smooth Mesh Globally
Quality Metrics
Advanced Options for Smoothing Mesh

Prism Mesh Process

Prism Mesh Preparation
Smoothing Tetra/Prism Mesh

Introduction

Features of Hexa

Mesh Generation with Hexa

The Hexa Database

Intelligent Geometry in Hexa

Unstructured and Multi-block Structured Meshes

Unstructured Mesh Output
Multi-Block Structured Mesh Output

Blocking Strategy

Hexa Block Types
Split
Merge

Using the Automatic O-grid

Most Important Features of Hexa

Automatic O-grid generation

Important Features of an O-grid

Edge Meshing Parameters

Smoothing Techniques

Refinement and Coarsening

Refinement
Coarsening

Replay Functionality

Generating a Replay File
Advantage of the Replay Function

Periodicity

Applying the Periodic Relationship

Pre-Mesh Quality

Determining the Location of Elements
Determinant
Angle
Volume
Warpage

Create Material Property
Save Material
Open Material
Define Table
Define Elements

Constraints

Create Constraint / Displacement
Define Contact
Define Single Surface Contact
Define Initial Velocity
Define Planar Rigid wall

Force
Pressure
Temperature

Solve Options

Setup Solver Parameters
Setup Analysis Type
Setup Sub-Case
Write/View Input file
Submit Solver Run
Post Process Results
FEA Solver Support

Workbench Integration

Published: 2007-08-13