The purpose of using a solid model is to relieve you of the time-consuming task of building a complicated finite element model by direct generation. Some solid modeling and meshing operations can help you to speed up the creation of your final analysis model
The solid modeling features of Mechanical APDL are known to have robustness issues. With careful planning and alternative strategies, you can successfully create the model required for analysis. However, you may be better served using your CAD modeler or SpaceClaim under the Ansys Workbench environment to create your model.
The followng solid modeling topics are available:
- 5.1. An Overview of Solid Modeling Operations
- 5.2. Creating Your Solid Model from the Bottom Up
- 5.3. Creating Your Solid Model from the Top Down: Primitives
- 5.4. Sculpting Your Model with Boolean Operations
- 5.5. Updating after Boolean Operations
- 5.6. Moving and Copying Solid Model Entities
- 5.7. Scaling Solid Model Entities
- 5.8. Solid Model Loads
- 5.9. Mass and Inertia Calculations
- 5.10. Considerations and Cautions for Solid Modeling