defining element types, 2
getting started, 1
restarting, 18
reviewing results, 20
solving, 20
subtitles, 2
types of analysis, 18
finite element models
loads on, 26
advantages of, 27
disadvantages of, 27
flow trace, 157, 275
/FOCUS command, 248
force and moment summation, 166
forces, 32
accumulating, 33
commands for applying, 32
for each analysis discipline, 32
repeating, 33
scaling, 33
transferring, 33
FSCALE command, 33
FSPLOT command, 277
Function Tool, 79
components, 79
example usage, 84
function boundary conditions, 84
Function Editor component, 80
Function Loader component, 83
graphing or listing functions, 89
primary variables, 81
understanding, 79
G
general load step options, 57
general postprocessor (POST1), 145
geometry display
using the GUI, 259
gradient slopes, 36
gradients
specifying for cylindrical coordinate systems, 36
graph plots, 213
graphics
aborting a display, 241
action commands, 240, 259, 277
adjusting input focus, 237
animation, 287
in ANSYS, 287
in DISPLAY, 299
annotation button menu, 283
ANSYS logo, 252
array parameter graphs, 277
automatic scaling, 240, 249
background, 264
best quality macro, 264
changing the viewing direction, 247
clipped and capped displays, 262
color number, 267
color values, 267
colors, 266
command-driven functions, 240
contours, 267, 272
creating graphics displays, 240
cutting plane, 262
dashed element outlines, 261
device names, 233
displaced shapes, 271
display aspect ratio, 261
DISPLAY program, 298
displaying results graphically, 151
edge displays, 261
Encapsulated PostScript, 300
erasing the display, 241
expanded element displays, 260
exporting, 295
exporting from Linux, 297
exporting in batch mode, 295
external, 295
facets, 262
fatigue graphs, 277
files, 297
focus point, 248
frozen scaling and focus, 249
geometric results displays, 269
geometry displays, 259
graphics environment variables, 235
graphs, 277
GUI-driven functions, 240
hardcopy, 301
Hewlett Packard Graphics Language, 300
hidden-line options, 262
immediate mode, 240
in desktop publishing programs, 300
in word processing programs, 300
interactive versus external, 233
layer orientation, 268
light-source shading, 264
line directions, 268
load symbols, 267
magnification, 248
material properties, 277
membrane stress graphs, 277
numbering, 266
optimization graphs, 277Release 15.0 - © SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential informationIndex