As in any other type of Mechanical APDL analysis, for transient magnetic analyses you create a physics environment, build a model, assign attributes to model regions, mesh the model, apply boundary conditions and loads, obtain a solution, and then review the results. Most of the procedures for conducting a 2D transient magnetic analysis are identical or similar to the procedures for doing 2D static analyses; this chapter discusses the tasks that are specific to transient analysis.

A 2D transient magnetic analysis uses the same procedures as a 2D static analysis to set GUI preferences, element KEYOPTS, and real constants and to choose a system of units. 2D Static Magnetic Analysis describes these procedures. When specifying material properties, in general use the same methods discussed in 2D Static Magnetic Analysis; that is, where possible, use existing material property definitions from the Mechanical APDL material library or that other Mechanical APDL users at your site have developed.