Page 201 - Using ANSYS for Finite Element Analysis Dynamic, Probabilistic, Design and Heat Transfer Analysis

188 • using ansys for finite eLement anaLysis
1. Choose menu path Utility Menu> File> Clear & Start New.
Click on OK.
2. When the Verify dialog box appears, click Yes.
3. Change the jobname. Choose menu path Utility Menu> File>
Change Jobname. The Change Jobname dialog box appears.
4. Change the jobname to hexplate and click on OK.
5. Choose menu path Utility Menu> File> Read Input from. In
the Files list, click on hexplate.lgw. Then click on OK. You see
a replay of the entire analysis. Click on Close when the “Solu-
tion is done!” message appears.

! *******************************
! First Pass: Create analysis file.
! ********************************
*create,hexplate
!
! GEOMETRY (in mm)
!-----------------
*afun,deg !Degree units for trig. functions
inrad=200*cos(30)-20 ! Inner radius
t1=30 ! Thickness
fil=10 ! Fillet radius
/prep7
! Create the three bounding annuli
cyl4,-200,,inrad,-30,inrad+t1,30
cyl4,200*cos(60),200*sin(60),inrad,-
90,inrad+t1,-150
cyl4,200*cos(60),200*sin(-
60),inrad,90,inrad+t1,150
aplot
aadd,all
adele,all ! Delete area, keep lines
lplot
! Fillets on inner slot
lsel,,radius,,inrad+t1 ! Select inner arcs
l1 = lsnext(0) ! Get their line numbers
l2 = lsnext(l1)
l3 = lsnext(l2)
lfillet,l1,l2,fil ! Fillets
lfillet,l2,l3,fil
lfillet,l3,l1,fil