Using the parameter and design scenario functions, you can automate the procedure to calculate static results based on selected temperature profiles from a transient thermal study.
To automate transient thermal stress analysis:
Define and run a transient thermal study.
Define a parameter with any name, for example Steps.
Create a static study and modify its properties to activate thermal loading using temperature from the transient thermal study.
Right-click inside the Time step box in the Thermal dialog box of the transient study and click Link Values to link it to the Steps parameter.
Double-click the Design Scenario icon in the static study.
Use the Design Scenario dialog box to define up to 100 step numbers for the Steps parameter. You can select up to 25 locations for saving summary results.
Run design scenarios.
You can list and graph stresses, strains, and displacements versus the time steps. Detailed results are available in the Design Scenario Results folder of the static study for the last design scenario. For an example of this function, refer to the Online Tutorial.