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Release 16.0
April 9, 2015
2015 ANSYS, Inc. 1/53 ANSYS Workbench LS-DYNA R16.0 V1 Users Instructions
Table of Contents
Introduction
Installation Instructions
Problem Setup
Engineering Data
Geometry
Body Interactions
Meshing
Initial Conditions
Boundary Conditions
Analysis Settings
Result Processing
Stress
Strain
Global Data
Nodal Output
Body Data
Animation
LS-DYNA Keywords
Additional Information
Documentation
Changes in R15.0.7
Changes in R16.0
Tips
Technical Support
License Requirements
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ANSYS Workbench LS-DYNA is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for
running ANSYS LS-DYNA. It provides the extensive power of ANSYS
Workbench environment to facilitate the use of the LS-DYNA program
by greatly reducing the effort required to set-up and run complex
Introduction problems.
Workbench LS-DYNA R16.0 uses LS-DYNA version R7.1.1 Revision 88541
Comprehensive CAD to solution capabilities include:
CAD import from all leading sources
Geometry clean-up to facilitate fast accurate explicit analysis
Parameters usable for optimization based on varying geometry,
material models and boundary conditions
State of the art meshing designed to produce high quality meshes
ideally suited for explicit simulations
Automatic Explicit preference for high quality meshing
Mesh generation in parallel without additional license requirement
Highly efficient parallel simulations
Comprehensive post processing
In summary it is LS-DYNA empowered by ANSYS Workbench for ease of
use and quick solutions unmatched by any other comprehensive pre and
post processing environment offered in a single intuitive fully
interactive, modern Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Workbench LS-DYNA is the result of a collaborative effort between
Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC) and ANSYS, Inc. The
interface was created using the ANSYS Customization Toolkit (ACT), a
product of ANSYS, Inc. designed to enable customization of the user
interface of ANSYS products.
Images courtesy of CADFEM GmBH
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The ANSYS LS-DYNA program is able to run the complete keyword set
published in the LS-DYNA KEYWORD USER'S MANUAL (Version 971
R7.1). In the current implementation, a limited subset of the extensive
list of keyword inputs can be generated by Workbench LS-DYNA. The
Introduction keywords generated through the standard user interface are
supported by ANSYS technical support. The following areas of use are
not supported with Workbench LS-DYNA:
User-defined material definition
LS-DYNA user subroutines
Mesh-free methods: SPH & EFG
Some special elements such as Seat belt and others
Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI)
Advanced, knowledgeable users may modify the input file generated
and take advantage of the full keyword set, however ANSYS, Inc. does
not provide technical support for modified input files. Note that post-
processing may not work correctly with modified .k files. For those
cases use LS-Prepost available in the standard the installation.
The Workbench LS-DYNA environment is available to all customers
with an ANSYS LS-DYNA license and requires that license to run
problems (see: License Requirements).
SMP and MPP Parallel processing are both available, they do however
require the use of ANSYS LS-DYNA HPC licenses. The standard ANSYS
HPC packs and HPC Workgroup licenses do not work with ANSYS LS-
DYNA. Use ANSYS LS-DYNA HPC licenses for running in parallel.
These instructions assume that the users is familiar with the
Mechanical GUI and the basics of LS-DYNA.
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Installation Instructions
If you have not already done so, install the
ANSYS Structural and ANSYS Explicit
products before the Workbench
LS-DYNA installation.
Administrator rights are required to install
Workbench LS-DYNA.
Multiple versions of Workbench LS-DYNA
can be installed with the use of the
environmental variable AWP_ROOT145,
AWP_Root150. and AWP_Root160. Set the
value of the variable to the install directory.
Use this environmental variable for
Network Installations.
Download Workbench LS-DYNA R16.0.zip.
from the Customer Portal Extension Library.
Unzip the file into a temporary directory.
Right click on the setup.exe file and select
Run as administrator.
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Installation Instructions
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Select Extensions/Manage Extensions
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Un-Installation Instructions
Use the standard Windows
un-installation process.
In the Windows Control Panel select
Add/Remove programs
or Program Features
Click on Uninstall
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Problem Setup: Materials
These instructions will be most useful
for users who are familiar with the
Workbench ANSYS Mechanical user
interface as well as the use of the ANSYS
LS-DYNA program.
For background information or a
refresher, refer to:
Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical 15.0
Problem setup is most efficiently done
when following the workflow offered by
Workbench LS-DYNA. Starting with the
project page:
Start with the Definition of Materials
Models from Engineering Data. Only the
material models supported by ANSYS LS-
DYNA are shown in Engineering Data for
Workbench LS-DYNA.
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Problem Setup: Geometry
Select Geometry to be used, by creating
new geometry using DesignModeler or
SpaceClaim.
Alternatively import geometry from a
CAD model or a previously created
(.agdb) file.
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Problem Setup: Contact
Body Interaction parameters are
defined in the Connection branch of the
Model tree. Different types of contact
can be selected from the Contact
dropdown menu in the Connection
toolbar.
For the majority of problems Automatic
Contact can be used, requiring no
additional input by the user.
By default all bodies participate in
contact. The default contact is
frictionless, but can be changed.
Details of the contact are shown in the
Details of Body Interaction window.
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Problem Setup: Springs
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Problem Setup: Meshing
Meshing is a critical part of explicit
simulations. Uniform size hexahedral
elements are ideal for accurate and fast
simulations. For complex geometries it
is difficult to generate an all hex mesh.
Workbench meshing continues to
improve the quality of the mesh
produced. As an example Multizone
meshing can automatically decompose
complex geometry into sweepeable
parts and create an all hex mesh.
Workbench LS-DYNA automatically
selects the explicit preference for
meshing, thus the mesher attempts to
produce a mesh well suited for ANSYS
LS-DYNA. The user need only specify an
element size to be used.
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Problem Setup: IC
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Problem Setup: BC
Specifications for
Rigid Body and Rigid wall
constraints are available
from the Constraints
dropdown menu
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Problem Setup: Nodal Data
To collect Nodal Data, insert one or
more Result Trackers prior to running
the simulation. Result trackers must be
scoped to a node.
Add Nodal Output below the solution,
scope it to a node and select the type of
output.
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Analysis Settings
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Analysis Settings
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Analysis Settings
Additional Controls
Using Section in the part definition,
additional controls of Element
Formulation and Hourglass Control are
also available to further specify how the
problem is to be run.
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Result Processing
Once ANSYS LS-DYNA has been started,
Solution Information will display the
message file as the calculation runs.
Clicking on Stop Solution will terminate
the ANSYS LS-DYNA run.
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Result Processing
Stress and Plastic Strain are
written by default (can be
suppressed) but Strain is not
written by default and must
be selected by the user if
desired.
Results can be inserted from
the Solution branch of the
tree.
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Result Processing
Results can also be added from the
Solution toolbar
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Result Processing
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Results: Nodal data
Time history plots at result trackers are
shown with Nodal Output. They can
show :
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Results: Global Data
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Results: Global Data
To view Time History Outputs select the ones desired from
the ASCII drop down menu.
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Results: Global Data
Insert Global Data in Solution.
Define the time histories desired for
each plot In Details of Global Data click
on Tabular Data.
Expand the Datas pop-up box,
then click on the small table symbol,
then select from the dropdown box:
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Results: Global Data
To view the Global Data time history,
right click on Global Data under Solution
and select Generate. Then click on
Worksheet to view the results.
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Results: Contact Force
Insert Contact Forces from the ASCII
dropdown list.
Select Body Interaction in Details of
Contact Force.
Right click on Contact Force and select
Generate.
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Results: More ASCII Output
Similar to the Contact Force plot,
Material Output (Body data) and
Reaction Force plots can be added from
the ASCII Dropdown list and plotted.
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Animations can be generated with one click
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$# LS-DYNA Keyword file
*KEYWORD
LS-DYNA Keywords *DATABASE_FORMAT
0 0
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
As noted in the Introduction, only the 0.0007 10000000 0.001 1000 100000
keywords generated through the *CONTROL_TIMESTEP
0 0.9 0 0 0 0 1 0
standard Workbench LS-DYNA user 0 0 0
interface are supported by ANSYS *CONTROL_CONTACT
Technical Support. 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
This section describes the Keywords that 2 1 0 1 0 1 0.5
are generated and lists the Keywords 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
that are supported. 1 0 0 0 1
*CONTROL_ENERGY
2 2 2 2
*CONTROL_ACCURACY
1 4 0
0
*CONTROL_BULK_VISCOSITY
1.5 0.06 -2
*CONTROL_SOLID
1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*CONTROL_SHELL
20 1 -1 4 2 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
0 0 2
*CONTROL_OUTPUT
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
*CONTROL_PARALLEL
0 0 1 0
*CONTROL_SOLUTION
0 0 0 0
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LS-DYNA Keywords Generated - Materials
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LS-DYNA Keywords Generated - Model
Body Interactions
Frictionless and Frictional creates
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE
Angular Velocity
Both create keyword *INITIAL_VELOCITY.
Manual Contact Regions
Bonded creates *CONTACT_TIED keywords, either NODES_TO_SURFACE or
SURFACE_TO_SURFACE with the OFFSET option
Bonded Breakable creates
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK or
*CONTACT_ONEWAY_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK
Frictionless and Frictional creates *CONTACT_AUTOMATIC keywords, either
NODES_TO_SURFACE or SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
Spot welds
Breakable and Non-Breakable creates *CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD
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LS-DYNA Keywords Generated Initial and
Boundary Conditions
Initial conditions
Velocity
Angular Velocity
Both create keyword *INITIAL_VELOCITY.
Loads
Inertial: Acceleration and Standard Earth Gravity. Both create keyword
*LOAD_BODY_X, Y or Z depending on direction of acceleration.
Pressure: creates *LOAD_SEGMENT_SET.
Force: creates *LOAD_NODE_SET.
Supports
Fixed Support: creates *BOUNDARY_SPC.
Displacement: creates *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_SET.
Velocity : creates *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_SET.
Impedance Boundary: creates BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING.
Simply Supported: creates *BOUNDARY_SPC.
Fixed Rotation: creates *BOUNDARY_SPC.
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Keywords: User Defined
Advanced users can take advantage of
the file include capability of LS-DYNA by
specifying the name of the file to be
included.
An include file *INCLUDE Filename1
keyword card will be generated pointing
to the file specified by the user.
Included files can contain any valid LS-
DYNA keyword cards created by the
user. Using include files eliminates the
necessity of editing the .k input file by
the user each time the file is created by
Workbench LS-DYNA.
Note that included file can contain other
include file statements, providing a
fairly general capability for simply
adding predefined inputs.
ANSYS Support does not provide
technical assistance for keywords not
generated by Workbench LS-DYNA
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LS-DYNA Keywords Supported
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Additional Information: Documentation
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Additional Information: Training & Tutorials
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Additional Information: Terminology
To be added:
translation from ANSY Mechanical to LS-DYNA terminology
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Additional Information: Changes in R15.0.7
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Additional Information: Changes in R16.0
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Additional Information: Tips
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Additional Information: Tips Caution!
Do not modify the .k file within Workbench
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Additional Information: Tips Caution!
LS-DYNA cannot use pyramid elements
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Additional Information: Tips Caution!
Workbench LS-DYNA with design points
Work around:
Copy the original log.html file to each _dp project.
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Additional Information: Tips
Cancel the Rigid Body Force
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Additional Information: Tips
Open Solver Files Directory
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Additional Information: Tips
Generate .rst file
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Additional Information: Tips
The current project has been modified. Do you want to save it?
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Additional Information: Tips
Commands snippets can be used
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Additional Information: Tips
With the R16.0 license server
old licensing preferences can block the usage of Workbench LS-DYNA
Solution:
Launch the License Mgmt. Center
Stop the License Manager
Delete the file:
license.preferences.xml
Stored in folder:
%APPDATA%\Ansys\v160\licensing
Restart the License Manager
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Additional Information: License Requirement
Note:
The ANSYS Workbench LS-DYNA User Interface is
available for use only by licensees of:
ANSYS LS-DYNA, Legacy LS-DYNA PC & Legacy LS-DYNA PrePost
who are current on TECS.
It is not available for Add-On licenses:
ANSYS Mechanical Emag LS-DYNA
ANSYS Mechanical LS-DYNA
ANSYS Multiphysics LS-DYNA
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Technical Support
Web: http://www1.ansys.com/customer/
Phone: 800.711.7199 or 724.514.3600
Email: techsupp@ansys.com
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