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How to mesh thin sheet metal parts accurately in Ansys without excessive elements?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys meshing shell-elements sheet-metal thin-structures
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How do I perform a modal analysis with pre-stress in Ansys Workbench?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys modal-analysis pre-stress bolt-pretension workbench
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How to properly set up bonded vs frictional contact in Ansys for an interference fit assembly?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys contact-analysis interference-fit mechanical convergence
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Why is my static structural simulation in Ansys showing unrealistic deformation results?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys static-analysis deformation troubleshooting mechan
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How can I import a Solidworks model into Ansys for fluid flow simulation without losing geometry details?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in Process Simulation
solidworks ansys import-export cfd geometry
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What's the best way to perform a thermal stress analysis in Ansys Workbench for a composite material?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys thermal-analysis stress-simulation composites workbench
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How do I create a parametric assembly in Solidworks that adjusts dimensions based on user input?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in Assemblies
for SOLIDWORKS
solidworks parametric modeling assemblies configurations
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I'm trying to simulate a simple metal pin pressed into a hole for an interference fit in Ansys. My contact setup is giving me wild results or won't solve.

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys-nonlinear contact-analysis interference-fit static-structural advanced simulation
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How does your team conduct efficient design reviews on complex SolidWorks models without everyone having the full, slow assembly open?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in Assemblies
for SOLIDWORKS
solidworks collaboration design-review edrawings cad workflow
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Our field data shows components failing from vibration, but I'm confused about whether to use Modal, Harmonic, or Random Vibration analysis in Ansys to diagnose it.

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys-mechanical vibration-analysis modal-analysis random-vibration dynamic-simulation
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My Ansys mesh has 2 million elements, my solve time is huge, but my boss asks if 500k elements would be "good enough." How do you decide where to stop refining?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys-meshing mesh-convergence fea best-practices computational-efficiency finite-element-analysis
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My large assembly in SolidWorks (500+ parts) is so slow it's almost unusable. I use Lightweight mode and SpeedPak, but rebuilding and rotating still lags. What are your secret tactics for restoring sanity?

Fahad Elahi Khan
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for SOLIDWORKS
solidworks large-assemblies performance configuration management cad-management
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How do you accurately model a component that's heated and then bolted down? My thermal expansion is being over-constrained.

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys thermal thermo-mechanical analysis bolted-connection contact-nonlinearity fea modeling-techniques
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How can I use Ansys to find the optimal cross-section for a lightweight frame without running 100 manual simulations?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys-mechanical design-optimization fea parametric-study lightweight-design
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My Ansys Static Structural simulation shows a crazy high stress spike at a sharp corner, but my FEA mentor says it's a "singularity." How do I properly interpret this and get a realistic stress value for my safety report?

Fahad Elahi Khan
in FEM
ansys mechanical fea stress-singularity mesh-convergence stress-analysis
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