For an overview of Ansys Icepak modeling features, information on how to start up Ansys Icepak, or advice on how to plan your electronics cooling simulation, see Getting Started. In this section you will also find a self-paced tutorial that illustrates how to solve a simple problem using Ansys Icepak.

You should be sure to try (or at least read through) this sample problem before working on any of the tutorials in the Ansys Icepak Tutorial Guide.

To learn about the user interface, read User Interface.

For information about the different files that Ansys Icepak reads and writes, see Reading, Writing, and Managing Files.

To learn about importing IDF files into Ansys Icepak, see Importing and Exporting Model Files.

If you plan to use a unit system other than SI (British units, for example), see Unit Systems for instructions.

To learn how to define a job for your model, see Defining a Project.

For information about defining your Ansys Icepak model, see Building a Model.

For information about available objects and how to add them to your Ansys Icepak model, see Networks – Packages.

For information about modeling the effect of time-dependent phenomena, see Transient Simulations.

For information about modeling species transport, see Species Transport Modeling.

To learn about including radiative heat transfer effects in your simulation, see Radiation Modeling.

To learn how to solve constrained-design-optimization problems, see Optimization.

For information about parameterizing your model, see Parameterizing the Model.

To learn how to use macros to define common combinations of Ansys Icepak objects (such as heat sinks), see Using Macros.

To learn how to set up and review the power of objects and temperature limits, see Power and Temperature Limit Setup.

To learn how to generate a computational mesh for your model, see Generating a Mesh.

To learn how to calculate a solution for your model or to modify parameters that control this calculation, see Calculating a Solution.

To find out how to examine the results of your calculation using graphics and reporting tools, see Examining the Results and Generating Reports.