Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
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Hi all,
I want to assign element type in ANSYS Workbench. But I couldn't find any method for that. Could anyone help me? I am struggling to do it therefore your help is great appreciated.
Thank you very much.
I want to assign element type in ANSYS Workbench. But I couldn't find any method for that. Could anyone help me? I am struggling to do it therefore your help is great appreciated.
Thank you very much.





RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
does it help ?
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
and to get shell element, you create a surface and mesh it?
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
2)you can use ET,, command, it should be: ET,1,BEAM189
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
UnboundNameException: name 'ET' is not defined
I am new to ANSYS workbench so I have confused. Should I introduce ET in first lines in the command window? Could you please explain it for me? Sorry for disturbing.
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=319224
For the element type number you should not write, say Beam189, but write: et, 1, 189
You write it in Mechanical by right-clicking on each body (that you want to change element type for) and click Command/add comment (can't remember precisely) and paste the above in the window that appears.
Not sure if you can directly force elements to have midside nodes in Workbench just by adding this command on each body, you might have to mesh first, with option "midside nodes kept", in order to get degenerate/midside noded elements. If you run into troubles I would suggest you to convert all the Beam188 to Beam189 in Ansys classic, i.e after export from Workbench.
Good luck!
Christian Hansen
FEA consulting made easy - www.calcul8.it
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
RE: Assigning element type in ANSYS Workbench
Looked at your attached screen-dump from Ansys Mechanical - and you're close to the right place!
Look at the section on the left side of the screen (I think Ansys names this space something like "Project Outline"), click on the "+" where there is a question mark and the word Geometry "? Geometry" - now you see the list of bodies in your geometry (it looks like you only have one body in your geometry). Right-click on the body you wish to change default element type for and now, in the drop-down menu you should have the option of adding command/comment.
When you click 'add command' you are shown a white space, where you can paste in
"et, matid, 186" (Solid186 or whatever solid element type you need). Unfortunately you have to do this on each body you want to change (but now you have just one body
If I remember correct, these added commands will be executed just prior to execution of the solve command, if you solve directly in Workbench Mechanical. If instead you export the mesh (Click "Static Structural" in "Project Outline" -> "Tools" -> "Export ... ") the command will be executed as the mesh file is generated so that the mesh file contains your desired element type.
I find Workbench somewhat unpredictable, so if you want to be sure exactly what happens when, I suggest you do your modeling and meshing in Workbench and then export the mesh (and loads/constraints if those are applied in Workbench) and read-in the exported .inp file i Ansys Classic (.inp is the same syntax as .cdb but for some reason Ansys changed it in the export tool). In Ansys Classic you can easily change element type and actually inspect the elements to see things are performed as you expect.
Good luck!
Christian Hansen
Twitter: @chrhansen
FEA consulting made easy - www.calcul8.it