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- 1. CAE Associates ANSYS e-Learning Series Managing Material Property Data with theProperty Data with the Workbench Engineering Data Manager Steve Hale CAE Associates Inc 息 2012 CAE Associates CAE Associates, Inc.
- 2. Introduction Objectives: Objectives: Provide an overview of the Engineering Data manager. Demonstrate the procedure for using the Engineering Data manager to enter, store view organize and import material property datastore, view, organize, and import material property data. Why? To enter critical material property data. To organize and share material property data. Speed up the analysis process and improve work flow Material Properties 2
- 3. Introduction What is the Engineering Data Manager? What is the Engineering Data Manager? It is a tool for defining, storing, and organizing material properties. Can use properties stored in material libraries. P ti b d t lib i f i th W kb h j t Properties can be saved to libraries for use in other Workbench projects. POLL 3
- 4. Demonstration Model: Fan and case thermal-structural analysis Model: Fan and case thermal-structural analysis Cyclically symmetric sector model Define different material properties for the fan/rotor and for the case Fan/rotor: Aluminum properties temperature-dependent Case: Steel (Modified properties from an existing library) 4
- 5. Material Properties The Engineering Data application is native to the Workbench The Engineering Data application is native to the Workbench environment. Engineering Data can be added as a standalone or as part of an Analysis SystemSystem. Standalone Component Included in Analysis System 5
- 6. Material Properties The Engineering Data display is controlled by two icons on the toolbar: The Engineering Data display is controlled by two icons on the toolbar: The Physics Filter toggles between displaying all The Physics Filter toggles between displaying all materials/properties and displaying only materials/properties relevant to the active analysis system. The Data Source/Project toggle controls the Engineering Data Sources display. Engineering Data Sources = Material Libraries Engineering Data Sources = Material Libraries Can add library materials to the Project Engineering油Data油Source油 W kb h P j t 6 g g (Material油Library) Workbench油Project
- 7. Material Properties The Engineering Data application in Data Source view: The Engineering Data application in Data Source view: P t T bl Data Sources (material libraries) T lb Property Table Toolbox P t Individual Materials Property Chart Material Properties 7 Material Properties
- 8. Material Properties The Engineering Data Table:g g These are the materials that are available for use in the analysis. Materials available for the current analysisMaterials available for the current analysis 8
- 9. Material Properties ANSYS supplies a number of material libraries shown above New user ANSYS supplies a number of material libraries shown above. New user defined libraries may be added by entering a name and a location for the library file. Materials can be added to the Favorites area from multiple data sources making it a custom library available in every project. 9
- 10. Material Properties The Toolbox provides numerous material property definitions that can bep p p y added to new or existing materials. To modify materials in existing libraries the library must first be unlocked To modify materials in existing libraries, the library must first be unlocked. Materials can be modified or added to the library. Materials from other libraries can be added. 10
- 11. Material Properties Other info: Other info: Material Property import is available with Inventor, ProEngineer and NX. Materials imported from CAD will appear in the Engineering Data item of the l i tanalysis system. 11
- 12. Summary and Conclusions The Engineering Data Manager The Engineering Data Manager provides a powerful tool for defining, organizing, and storing material properties.properties. A great variety of material models are available in the Toolbox menu. Material data can be stored in librariesMaterial data can be stored in libraries which can be accessed in any project. Properties can be temperature dependent and will be plotted for review. To use Materials in a project, materials must be added to the Engineering D t t blData table. 12
- 13. CAE Associates ANSYS e-Learning Series Next Webinar: Structural Element Selection Next Webinar: Structural Element Selection October 16th and 18th Peter Barrett THANK YOU 13