ANSYS-Workbench-LS-DYNA-Users-Instructions

ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions1Release14.5March15,2013TableofContentsIntroductionInstallationInstructionsProblemSetup•EngineeringData•Geometry•BodyInteractions•Meshing•InitialConditions•BoundaryConditionsAnalysisSettingsResultProcessing•©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions2ResultProcessing•Stress•Strain•GlobalData•NodalOutput•BodyData•AnimationLS-DYNAKeywords•GeneratedAdditionalInformation•Tips•TechnicalSupport•LicenseRequirementsIntroductionANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAisanewuserenvironmentforrunningANSYSLS-DYNA.ItprovidestheextensivepowerofANSYSWorkbenchenvironmenttofacilitatetheuseoftheLS-DYNAprogrambygreatlyreducingtheeffortrequiredtoset-upandruncomplexproblems.ComprehensiveCADtosolutioncapabilitiesinclude:•CADimportfromallleadingsources•Geometryclean-uptofacilitatefastaccurateexplicitanalysis•Parametersusableforoptimizationbasedonvaryinggeometry,materialmodelsandboundaryconditions•Stateoftheartmeshingdesignedtoproducehighqualitymeshesideallysuitedforexplicitsimulations•Comprehensivepostprocessing©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions3InsummaryitisLS-DYNAempoweredbyANSYSWorkbenchforeaseofuseandquicksolutionsunmatchedbyanyothercomprehensivepreandpostprocessingenvironmentofferedinasingleintuitivefullyinteractive,moderngraphicaluserinterface(GUI).WorkbenchLS-DYNAistheresultofacollaborativeeffortbetweenLivermoreSoftwareTechnologyCorporation(LSTC)andANSYS,Inc.TheinterfacewascreatedusingthenewlyreleasedANSYSCustomizationToolkit(ACT),aproductofANSYS,Inc.designedtoenablecustomizationoftheuserinterfaceofANSYSproducts.ACTwasmadeavailableinRelease14.5.ImagescourtesyofCADFEMGmBHIntroductionTheANSYSLS-DYNAprogramisabletorunthecompletekeywordsetpublishedintheLS-DYNA®KEYWORDUSER'SMANUAL(Version971R6.0.0).Inthecurrentimplementation,alimitedsubsetoftheextensivelistofkeywordinputscanbegeneratedbyWorkbenchLS-DYNA.ThekeywordsgeneratedthroughthestandarduserinterfacearesupportedbyANSYStechnicalsupport.ThefollowingareasofusearenotsupportedwithWorkbenchLS-DYNA:•User-definedmaterialdefinition•LS-DYNAusersubroutines•Mesh-freemethods:SPH&EFG•SpecialelementssuchasSeatbelt,Airbag,Draw-beadsandothers•Multi-materialALE•FluidStructureInteraction(FSI)Advanced,knowledgeableusersmaymodifytheinputfilegenerated©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions4Advanced,knowledgeableusersmaymodifytheinputfilegeneratedandtakeadvantageofthefullkeywordset,howeverANSYS,Inc.doesnotprovidetechnicalsupportformodifiedinputfiles.TheWorkbenchLS-DYNAenvironmentisavailabletoallcustomerswithanANSYSLS-DYNAlicenseandrequiresthatlicensetorunproblems.SMPParallelprocessingisenabled.MPPwillbeavailableinthefuture.TheseinstructionsassumethattheusersisfamiliarwiththeMechanicalGUIandthebasicsofLS-DYNA.WorkbenchLS-DYNAisavailablefromtheCustomerPortalExtensionLibraryInstallationInstructionsIfyouhaveapreviousversionofWorkbenchLS-DYNAfollowtheinstructionstouninstallitonP-7.AdministratorrightsarerequiredtoinstallWorkbenchLS-DYNA.DownloadLSDYNA.zipfromtheCustomerPortalExtensionLibraryUnzipthefileanddoubleclickon©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions5Unzipthefileanddoubleclickonsetup.exe(ordoubleclickonthezipfileandthenonsetup.exeClickRuninUnknownPublisherwarningClickNextonWelcomepageSelect“Iagree”toacceptlicense,thenfollowinstructionsonthescreen.StartWorkbench:Start/AllPrograms/ANSYS14.5/Workbench14.5InstallationInstructionsChecktomakesurethatthePre-loadtheMechanicaleditoroptionischecked.Thisisthedefault,buthasbeenuncheckedinthepastbysomeusers.©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions6Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,WorkbenchLS-DYNAwillshowupbelowDesignExplorationintheToolboxandyoucanstarttoset-upandrunproblems.(seeProblemSetup)Un-InstallationInstructionsInWorkbenchselect:Extensions/ManageExtensions,unselectLSDYNA.©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions7InWorkbenchselectTools/Options.ClickonExtensionsanddeleteLSDYNAformDefaultExtensionstoLoad.ExitfromWorkbenchUn-InstallationInstructionsIntheWindowsControlPanelselectAdd/RemoveprogramsorProgramFeaturesSelectWorkbenchLSDYNA©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions8ClickonUninstallProblemSetup:MaterialsTheseinstructionswillbemostusefulforuserswhoarefamiliarwiththeWorkbenchANSYSMechanicaluserinterfaceaswellastheuseoftheANSYSLS-DYNAprogram.Forbackgroundinformationorarefresher,referto:IntroductiontoANSYSMechanical14.5andIntroductiontoANSYSLS-DYNAwithin©2013ANSYS,Inc.ANSYSWorkbenchLS-DYNAUsersInstructions9IntroductiontoANSYSLS-DYNAwithinWorkbench14.5ProblemsetupismostefficientlydonewhenfollowingtheworkflowofferedbyWorkbenchLS-DYNA.Startingwiththeprojectpage:StartwiththeDefinitionofMaterialsModelsfromEngineeringData.OnlythematerialmodelssupportedbyANSYSLS-DYNAareshowninEngineeringDataforWorkbenchLS-DYNA.ProblemSetup:GeometrySelectGeometrytobeused,bycreatingnewgeometryusingDesignModelerorSpaceClaim.AlternativelyimportgeometryfromaCADmodelorapreviouslycreated(.agdb)file.EditModelwillstarttheMe