ANSYS for complete beginners

Learn ANSYS Workbench from scratch by running rigid dynamics, transient structural, static structural, and thermal simulations, for engineers and students new to FEA.

<h2>About this course</h2>In this course, you learn ANSYS Workbench through five progressive sections, each ending with a chapter summary and quiz. You begin with what Workbench means for FEA, the interface, the materials database, and simulation workflow, then create geometry in DesignModeler, SpaceClaim, or other CAD programs.Rigid Dynamics gets the most attention. You import geometry and materials, set up contacts and joints, evaluate joint motion, work with coordinate systems, mesh and solve, and read joint load reaction forces, with a look at governing equations and solver types. You then launch SpaceClaim from Workbench to update hole and fastener sizes, refresh the Mechanical model, redefine fastener contacts and joints, and recheck motion.In Transient Structural, you start making components flexible, set up and mesh the flexible model, refine the mesh, and run the analysis to evaluate initial stresses, displacements, and reaction forces. Static Structural builds on that model to add fatigue and cycle life, review load and constraint types, compare pure and spring force, then re-solve with larger fasteners.Finally, you set up a combined thermal and mechanical stress model, assign material data, review initial results, and redesign a handle by adding corner radii and removing mass before updating the Mechanical model and solving again.<h2>Who should take this course</h2>This course is for you if you want to build simulation and FEA skills, whether you are an engineering student or graduate heading toward mechanical, civil, or aerospace roles, or a mechanical design engineer bringing simulation earlier into your design process. It also fits R&D professionals and analysts validating designs under real-world load and thermal conditions, educators and researchers wanting a structured ANSYS Workbench workflow, and anyone moving into CAE or FEA roles.<h2>Prerequisites</h2>No prior ANSYS experience is required. You should have a basic understanding of engineering mechanics such as stress, strain, and load behavior, and a Windows computer with ANSYS Workbench installed. Familiarity with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Inventor, or Fusion 360 helps when importing geometry.