Ansys Mechanical is a very powerful tool to solve large assemblies engineering problems and make better and faster engineering decisions. It has a lot of ease of use and automated features that can make modeling of the large assemblies faster, easier, and more efficient. In this video, we demonstrate how to make the best use of some of the available features by categorizing them into ease of use features, automating the repetitive tasks and organizing and managing the large data. The features covered in this video include basic mouse controls, use of tree outline, selection and depth selection filters, automatic connections and associated contact views, object Generator, geometry and worksheet View, drag and drop features, named selections, multiple viewports, and more. We have shown the use of features to be more productive in each section from preprocessing to postprocessing. For free courses offered through Ansys Innovation Courses visit www.ansys.com/courses.
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Tips on mouse controls
2:23 - Cycling through drop-down menu options quickly
2:38 - Grouping objects in the Tree Outline
2:59 - Changing properties for multiple objects at once
3:36 - Using "Extend to Limits" Selection to select adjacent surfaces
4:00 - Understanding "Depth Picking" to select interior surfaces
4:42 - Adding to scoped geometry of an object ("Add to Selection")
5:33 - Visual confirmation of Mesh Size control on cursor
5:57 - Automatic contact detection and generation
8:00 - Filtering objects in the Tree Outline
8:28 - Using the Object Generator to create multiple, similar objects
10:24 - Drag-and-Drop functionality in Mechanical
11:51 - Using Worksheet views to see tabulated information
12:22 - Using multiple Viewports