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Introduction
CAD Integration
Overview
Toolbars
Tree Outline and Toolboxes
Graphics Window
Details View
Status Bar
DesignModeler Application Fundamentals
Introduction to the Modeling Environment
Introduction to Parametric Sketching and Modeling
Sketch and Model Information
Project Schematic Operations
DesignModeler Application Behavior in Project Schematic
Context Menu Operations
Properties List
Project Files List
Data Sharing and Data Transfer
License Preferences
File Management
Parameters in Project Schematic
DesignModeler Application Parameter Publishing
CAD Parameter Publishing
Mechanical Parameter Publishing
Changing Parameters in the DesignModeler Application
Changing Parameters in Ansys Workbench
Updating Parameters from CAD
Parameter Units
DesignModeler Application in Project Schematic
CAD in Project Schematic
Licensing
Typical Usage
Ansys Release 2024 R2 Tutorials
GUI Navigation
Glossary
DesignModeler Hotkeys
3Dconnexion Products
Menus
File Menu
Refresh Input
Start Over
Load DesignModeler Database
Save Project
Export
Attach to Active CAD Geometry
Notations
Attach Properties
Import External Geometry File
Import Properties
Geometry Interface Recommendations
Import and Attach Options
Import Shaft Geometry
Write Script: Sketch(es) of Active Plane
Run Script
Print
Auto-save Now
Restore Auto-save File
Image Capture
Recent Imports
Recent Scripts
Close Ansys DesignModeler
Create Menu
Concept Menu
Tools Menu
Repair Features
Analysis Tools
Form New Part
Parameters
Electronics
Upgrade Feature Version...
Addins
Options
Units Menu
View Menu
Help Menu
Context Menus
Delete right mouse button option in Model and Details View
Delete right mouse button option in Feature Tree Outline
Edit Dimension Name/Value
Edit Selections
Explode Part
Export Cross Sections to Script
Feature Insert
Feature Suppression
Form New Part
Go To Body
Go To Feature
Hide/Show Faces
Measure Selection
Move Dimensions
Named Selection from Model View Window
Named Selection Suppress/Hide Body and Face
Quick Cut Copy Paste
Rename right mouse button option
Select All
Show Dependencies
Show Problematic Geometry
Sketch Instances
Sketch Projection
Sketch/Plane
Suppress/Hide Part and Body
Suppress/Hide Parts from Feature Tree Outline
Sort Bodies and Parts
Viewing
Model Appearance Controls
Shaded Exterior and Edges
Shaded Exterior
Wireframe
Graphics Options
Edge Coloring
Face Coloring
Display Legends
Frozen Body Transparency
Edge Joints
Cross Section Alignments
Display Edge Direction
Display Vertices
Cross Section Solids
Ruler
Triad
Outline Options
Context Menu Viewing Options
Graphics Options Toolbar
Edge Types
Display Toolbar
Display Plane
Display Model
Display Points
Look at Face/Plane/Sketch
Rotation Modes Toolbar
Rotate
Pan
Zoom
Box Zoom
Zoom to Fit
Magnifier Window
Previous View
Next View
Isometric View
Section Planes
Print Preview
Window Layout
Reset Layout
2D Sketching
Sketches and Planes
Construction Sketches
Color Scheme
Sketch Status
Auto Constraints
Details View in Sketching Mode
Sketch Details
Edge Details
Dimension Details
Right mouse button option items with (icon) check marks
Draw Toolbox
Line
Tangent Line
Line by 2 Tangents
Polyline
Polygon
Rectangle
Rectangle by 3 Points
Oval
Circle
Circle by 3 Tangents
Arc by Tangent
Arc by 3 Points
Arc by Center
Ellipse
Spline
Construction Point
Construction Point at Intersection
Modify Toolbox
Fillet
Chamfer
Corner
Trim
Extend
Split
Drag
Cut
Copy
Paste
Move
Replicate
Duplicate
Offset
Spline Edit
Select New Spline
Re-Fit Spline
Create Missing Fit Points
Create Missing Control Points
Delete New Fit Points
Drag Fit Point
Drag Control Point
Insert Fit Point
Delete Fit Point
Dimensions Toolbox
General
Horizontal
Vertical
Length/Distance
Radius
Diameter
Angle
Semi-Automatic
Edit
Move
Animate
Display Name/Value
Constraints Toolbox
Fixed
Horizontal
Vertical
Perpendicular
Tangent
Coincident
Midpoint
Symmetry
Parallel
Concentric
Equal Radius
Equal Length
Equal Distance
Auto Constraints
Settings Toolbox
Grid
Major Grid Spacing
Minor-Steps per Major
Snaps per Minor
Selection
Selection Toolbar
New Selection
Select Mode
Selection Filter: Points
Selection Filter: Sketch Points (2D)
Selection Filter: Model Vertices (3D)
Selection Filter: PF Points (Point Feature Points, 3D)
Selection Filter: Edges
Selection Filter: Sketch Edges (2D)
Selection Filter: Model Edges (3D)
Selection Filter: Line Edges (3D)
Selection Filter: Faces
Selection Filter: Bodies
Selection Filter: Solid Bodies (3D)
Selection Filter: Line Bodies (3D)
Selection Filter: Surface Bodies (3D)
Extend Selection
Extend to Adjacent
Extend to Limits
Flood Blends
Flood Area
Extend to Instances
Expand/Shrink Face Selection
Expand Face Selection
Shrink Face Selection
Graphical Selection
Highlighting
Picking
Painting
Depth Picking
Planes and Sketches
Active Plane/Sketch Toolbar
Active Plane Drop Down
New Plane
Active Sketch Drop Down
New Sketch
Terminology
Reference Geometry
Point Reference
Direction Reference
Direction Reference Toggle Window
Plane Properties
Plane Transforms
Tangent Plane
Plane Preview
Rotation Axis Rules
Planar vs. Curved-Surfaces Base Faces Behavior
Apply/Cancel in Plane
Geometry Representations
3D Modeling
Bodies and Parts
Bodies
Body States
Body Types
Body Status
Body Inheritance
Bodies Created by the Ansys DesignModeler Application
Bodies Imported from CAD
Parts
Shared Topology
Shared Topology Properties
Shared Topology Methods
Shared Topology and Multibody Part Configurations
Shared Topology Examples
Shared Topology Limitations
Form New Part
Explode Part
Part Status
Part Persistence
Multibody Part Transfer from CAD to Ansys DesignModeler
Ansys DesignModeler Part Manipulation
Instancing Support
Ansys DesignModeler Instancing
Transfer from CAD
Creation of Instances by the Pattern Feature
Creation of Body Instances by the Body Transformation Feature
Feature Modeling's Effect on Instance Data
Viewing Instance Data
Ansys DesignModeler Part Instance Transfer to Ansys Mechanical
Details View in Modeling Mode
Details
Units
Information
Optimizations
Graphics
Boolean Operations
Material Types
Model Size Box
Manifold Geometry
Types of Operations
Profiles
Edit Selections for Features and Apply/Cancel
3D Features
Generate
Share Topology
Extrude
Fixed Type
Through All Type
To Next Type
To Faces Type
To Surface Type
Revolve
Sweep
Skin/Loft
Thin/Surface
Blend
Fixed Radius
Variable Radius
Vertex Blend
Selection Rules for Blends and Chamfers
Chamfer
Point
Point Group Properties
Point Group User Interface and Behavior
Advanced Feature Properties
Target Bodies
Merge Topology
Primitives
Sphere
Box
Parallelepiped
Cylinder
Cone
Prism
Pyramid
Torus
Bend
Advanced Features and Tools
Freeze
Unfreeze
Named Selection
Multiple Selection Types
Named Selection Propagation
Named Selection after Share Topology
Named Selection in Regions of Shared Topology (Propagate Selection "No")
Attribute
Mid-Surface
Joint
Enclosure
Face Split
Split Location Group Control via Context Menu
Graphics Context Menu Options
Errors/Warnings Status of Face Split Group
Symmetry
Fill
Fill Using By Cavity Method
Fill Using By Caps Method
Surface Extension
Surface Extension Selection Methods
Surface Extension Properties
Surface Extension User Interface and Behavior
Surface Patch
Surface Flip
Merge
Merging Edges
Merging Faces
Merge Automated Search
Merge Properties
Merge Context Menu Options
Connect
Connect Properties
Topological Change Occurrences
Release-specific Notations
Connect Feature Behavior
Selective Shared Topology: Using Connect after Share Topology
Connect Limitations
Projection
Edges On Body Type
Edges On Face Type
Points On Face Type
Points On Edge Type
Conversion
Conversion Context Menu Options
GUI Navigation: to use Conversion to cleanup a body
Weld
Pattern
Body Operation
Body Transformation
Boolean
Slice
Slice by Plane
Slice Off Faces
Slice by Surface
Slice Off Edges
Slice by Edge Loop
Delete
Body Delete
Face Delete
Forms of Healing
Edge Delete
Repair
Automatically Finding Faults
Generating the Repair Feature
Viewing Faults/Results
Repair Context Menu Options
Repair Feature Types
Repair Hard Edges
Repair Edges
Repair Seams
Repair Holes
Repair Sharp Angles
Repair Slivers
Repair Spikes
Repair Faces
Repair Bodies
Analysis Tools
Distance Finder
Entity Information
Bounding Box
Mass Properties
Fault Detection
Small Entity Search
Concept Menu
Lines From Points
Point Segments
Adding Line Bodies Created by Point Segments
Lines From Sketches
Adding Line Bodies Created by Lines From Sketches
Lines From Edges
Edges
Faces
Adding Line Bodies Created by Lines From Edges
Edge Joints
3D Curve
Split Edges
Surfaces From Edges
Edge Joints
Surfaces From Sketches
Surfaces From Faces
Detach
Detach Properties
Cross Section
Coordinate Systems for Cross Sections
Editing Cross Sections
Cross Section Assignment
Cross Section Offset
Cross Section Alignment
Cross Section Inheritance
Cross Section Types
Rectangular
Circular
Circular Tube
Channel Section
I Section
Z Section
L Section
T Section
Hat Section
Rectangular Tube
User Integrated
User Defined
Deleting Cross Sections
Legacy Features
Winding Tool
Parameters
Parameters Windows
Creating Parameters
Type Settings
Deleting Parameters
Context Menus in Parameter Panes
Parametric Expressions
Parametric Functions
Sending Parameters to the Mechanical Application
Electronics
Simplify
Level 0: Bounding Box
Level 1: Prism, Cylinder Fit
Level 2: Polygon Fit
Level 3: CAD Object
Fan
Opening
Grille
Icepak Enclosure
Set Ansys Icepak Object Type
Show Ice Bodies
Show CAD Bodies
Revert View
Scripting API
Script Constants
Script Features
Functions within Script Features
Selection Functions
Point Access Functions
Plane Access Functions
Sketch
Sketch Functions
Sketch Edge Functions
Dimensions
Constraints
Units
Features within Script Features
Point
Line from Points Feature
Surface from Line Edge Feature
Cross Section Feature
Form New Part (from All Bodies & Selected Bodies)
Plane Features
Extrude
Revolve
Sweep
Skin
Features Example
Application Options in Ansys DesignModeler
Addins
Geometry
Graphics
Miscellaneous
Sketching
Toolbars
Units
Frequently Asked Questions
Index