Export and Run

So far we have paired the bodies in our structural assembly with the corresponding Moldflow studies, calculated strength reduction factors for the weld surfaces, and mapped the results. Now we can export the model and run the structural analysis.

  1. Click (Home > Export > Settings).
  2. Switch to the Rupture tab, activate the Enable Rupture check box, and click OK.

Before exporting, we must define the export settings for the pedal arm pair.

  1. Click (Home > Assemblies > Display).
  2. Select the pedal arm pair. Since weld surfaces are only used in the pedal arm model, we must switch the display in order to verify that weld surface results will be exported to the .sif file.
  3. Click (Home > Export > Settings).
  4. Make sure Output weld surfaces is activated.
  5. Switch to the Rupture tab, activate the Enable Rupture check box, and click OK.
  6. Click (Home > Export > Export to Structural Package).
  7. Name the file pedal_assembly_ame.dat and click Save.

Now we are ready to run our analysis.

  1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the .dat, .hin, and .sif files (use the Command Shell desktop shortcut to easily open a command prompt).
  2. Enter the following command to submit the model for analysis (in this case with ANSYS 16.2): 
    >>ansys-helius 162 pedal_assembly_ame.dat

Parent topic: Tutorial 3 - Structural Assembly with Weld Surfaces