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Adaptive Meshing function in ANSYS 10.0

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netown

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Hi guys,

I would like to enquire on the limitations and criterias to meet in order to use adaptive meshing in ANSYS, as well as the steps to use adaptive meshing in ANSYS both in the GUI and command methods.

I am trying to use adaptive meshing on this geometry below:

/Prep7

! Define Geometry
*ask,LENGTH1,What is the length of A1?,0.1
*ask,WIDTH1, What is the width of A1?,0.01
BLC4,0,0,LENGTH1,WIDTH1


*ask,LENGTH2,What is the length of A2?,0.03
*ask,WIDTH2, What is the width of A2?,0.02
BLC4,0,WIDTH1,LENGTH2,WIDTH2

AADD,ALL

! Define element
ET,1,Plane82
Keyopt,1,3,3

! Define real constants
R,1,10

! Define material properties
*ask,EX2,What is the Young Mod?,68900000000
*ask,PRXY2,What is the Poisson ratio?,0.35

MP,EX,1,EX2
MP,PRXY,1,PRXY2

MPTEMP,,,,,,,,
MPTEMP,1,0
MPDATA,DENS,1,,2710
MPDATA,DAMP,1,,0.004

FINISH

I deeply hope someone can help urgently. Any websites or guides are most welcome. Thankx

Best Regards,
Dunstan. T
 
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