Analysis Design Productivity Limited
DesignXplorer
Audience
The DesignXplorer training course is for CAD designers and Analysts using ANSYS WorkBench Environment wishing to do quick 'what if?' types of analysis by examining the relationship between the response parameters and the design parameters.
Recommended background knowledge
- Engineering degree or engineering experience
- Basic functional familiarity with computers
- Familiarity with a CAD package such as Pro/Engineer, Unigraphics, Mechanical Desktop, Solid Edge, SolidWorks, or any other general Parasolid or ACIS modeling package.
- Experience of using DesignSpace and/or ANSYS WorkBench Environment.
Topics Covered
Introduction to DesignXplorer
- What is DesignXplorer?
- DesignXplorer Definitions
- How Does DesignXplorer Work?
- DOE Method
- Response Surfaces
- Goals and Candidates
- Design Sets
- DesignXplorer File Management
- The DesignXplorer Interface
Using DesignXplorer
- Creating a DesignXplorer Scenario
- Parameter Definitions
- Model Definition
- Goals and Candidates
- Automatic Samples
- My Designs
- Response Parameter Objects
Results and Optmisation
- Response Charts
- Chart Navigator
Sample Workshops
- Optimization of the Parameters in a Link
- Deflection and Mass Responses in a Bracket while varying the Load and Geometry
- Minimizing the Mass of a Part while keeping the First Natural Frequency as Low as Possible
Objectives
The course provides students with the ability to operate DesignXplorer and basic understanding of optimisation concepts and results interpretation.
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