Very basic Ansys question

danthefan

I'm trying to do the following tutorial:

http://www.mece.ualberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/BT/Truss/Truss.html

but the version of Ansys I'm using (a legit version, in college) only has a very limited number of element types that can be used, I think elements 160-168 or so. Is there a way of importing element types/adding elements to the list or anything like that, or am I just stuck with what's available? I don't think any of the element types available are suited to the above tutorial anyway.

Darren1o1

danthefan wrote: »

I'm trying to do the following tutorial:

http://www.mece.ualberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/BT/Truss/Truss.html

but the version of Ansys I'm using (a legit version, in college) only has a very limited number of element types that can be used, I think elements 160-168 or so. Is there a way of importing element types/adding elements to the list or anything like that, or am I just stuck with what's available? I don't think any of the element types available are suited to the above tutorial anyway.

I think the student and university versions both have all element types but the difference is associate with the amount of elements allowed. That is unless it has recently changed. Maybe the solution type (Structural, electrical etc) and or subtype (plane stress, axisymmetric etc)? I have the university (apposed to the student version) and can complete the above tutorial.

danthefan

Darren1o1 wrote: »

I think the student and university versions both have all element types but the difference is associate with the amount of elements allowed. That is unless it has recently changed. Maybe the solution type (Structural, electrical etc) and or subtype (plane stress, axisymmetric etc)? I have the university (apposed to the student version) and can complete the above tutorial.

Thanks, think that might be it, change to structural.

CatFromHue

Hi Dan how did you get around this?

It looks like the ANSYS LS-Dyna seems to be the main program and so I'm getting the same lack of elements as yourself!

danthefan

What I had to do was use the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher, then change the type of license I was using from Academic to Teaching (I think), then just hit run down at the bottom of the window. All the element types were then available for me.

CatFromHue

Cool, thanks.

That's helped with more elements but I think there are still some missing e.g. when I change to a teaching licence I still don't have the option of the 2D Spar from the very first tutorial.

Was anything said about this in class do you know?

danthefan

Some still aren't on the list for me but if I type the number of the element into the box on the right it generally works. Just put 1 into that box and hit apply and see if it works.

CatFromHue

Cool, I'll give it a go so.

Thanks