Lecture 12

Introduction to ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension

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Introduction to ANSYS LS-DYNA

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What is ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension

ANSYS LS-DYNA in Workbench

Very powerful for geometry modeling and mesh generation

Extremely easy to setup contact and boundary conditions
Capability of design optimization
Have to start three different user interfaces for pre-processing, solving, and
post-processing

ACT (Application Extension Toolkit)

Easy to use and comprehensive toolkit for performing customization within
ANSYS Mechanical
Become full release in R14.5

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ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension:

ANSYS LS-DYNA integrated with ACT Interface
Single user interface that integrates pre-processing, solving, and postprocessing together
Much convenient and easy to use
Partnered with LSTC in its development
Available after R14.5 release
Work with existing ANSYS LS-DYNA license
User can customize user interface to expand its features by themselves with
the least amount of work, when they have ACT development license from
ANSYS

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In ANSYS R14.5 Workbench, Extension is added into the pull-down

menu

Click on Extension and then Install Extension to browse to the file

LSDYNA.wbex and install ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension

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Click on Extension again and then Manage Extension

In Extension Manager, check the box of LSDYNA and then Close to

load the extension

ANSYS LS-DYNA system will be added under Analysis System in

Workbench Toolbox as a new system. See next slide.

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To create an ANSYS LS-DYNA project

Drag and drop ANSYS LS-DYNA system to Project Schematic
Or double click on ANSYS LS-DYNA system

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Workshop 8 Soft Ring Impact in the ANSYS LS-DYNA Training

course is used to demonstrate the use of ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension

In the Workshop 8, Keyword Snippet is used to

Change the contact type
Increase the slave penalty stiffness
So over-penetration could be prevented between the soft and the hard
materials

Using ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension, slave penalty stiffness can be

specified directly in user interface. No need to use Keyword Snippet.

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In Engineering Data, add a new material Soft

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In Geometry, load the geometry file of soft ring and hard wall

Double click on Model to open the model

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ANSYS LS-DYNA Extension Pre and Post Toolbar

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Overview of the Extension Toolbar

Pre-processing toolbar
For each Part in the model
Specify different Section properties such as
element formulations
Specify different Hourglass Controls
Define Airbag, not available in R14.5
Include more contact definitions and Constraints

Define Results Trackers for Time History plot

Post-processing toolbar
Enable ASCII output plot

More options will be added into the toolbar in future

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Complete definition of geometry

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Under Step Controls of Analysis Settings,

change End Time to 5E-4 s

More options are available

Memory Allocation, HPC

Switching analysis type, single/double precision, units

Specify global damping
Specify global hourglass control
Specify global control if model has ALE parts
Specify output control

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Under Output Controls of Analysis Settings

Change Calculate Results At to Equally Spaced Points
Change Value to 100

Under Time History Output Controls

of Analysis Settings
Change Calculate Results At to
Equally Spaced Points
Change Value to 10
Change Output to Global Data

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Right click on Analysis

Settings to apply Fixed
Support boundary
condition to the Wall

More boundary
condition types are
available

Fixed Rotation
Elastic Support
Nodal Force
Nodal Displacement
Temperature
Convection
Heat Flux
Radiation

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Right click on Initial Condition to insert Velocity and scope it to Ring

X Component = 0 m/s
Y Component = 200 m/s
Z Component = -150 m/s

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Right Click on Solution and then Insert Deformation and Total

Save the project

Click on Solve to run the simulation

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Solve Output under Solution Information

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Solve Output under Solution Information

Contains the following information

LS-DYNA version number and your system information

Initialization details
Warning messages
Error messages
Time step size and other cycle details
Timing information

If these is a problem with your model, look at the Solver Output first
to diagnose the problem

If you need to submit a Service Request to ANSYS Technical Support,

make sure the Solver Output (or files d3hsp and messag) is attached
to the Service Request

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Post-Processing Results in the LS-DYNA

Extension

Plot Total Deformation, observe the over-penetration

Over-Penetration

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Under Connections and then

Contacts, create Frictionless Ring To
Wall with Top as the Shell Face

Suppress Body Interaction

Right click on ANSYS LS-DYNA and

then insert Contact Properties

Change Contact to
Frictionless Ring To Wall

Change Type to Forming

Change Slave Penalty Scale Factor to

10

Change Master Penalty Scale Factor

to 1

Click on Solve to re-run the analysis

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Post-Process Solution: No Over-Penetration

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Post-Process Solution: Time History

In LSDYNA Post tool bar, click

on ASCII and then Global Data

Global Data will be inserted

under Solution

Click on Tabular Data in the

details of Global Data

Click on the symbol in the

Tabular Data to add a new
line

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Post-Process Solution: Time History

Click on the yellow field to

see the list and then select
the variable, for example,
Kinetic Energy

Click on the symbol and then

the yellow field again to add
more variables such as Total
Energy, Internal Energy,
Hourglass Energy, and
External Work to Tabular
Data

Click on Apply to plot time

history of these variables

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Post-Process Solution: Time History

Click on Worksheet on the top tool bar to show the

time history plot

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