Mastering Ansys: A Comprehensive Guide to Learning Resources and Tutorials

Ansys is a powerful simulation software used across various engineering disciplines for design validation, optimization, and risk assessment. To effectively utilize Ansys, a wealth of learning resources are available, catering to diverse skill levels and learning preferences. This article provides a structured overview of these resources, empowering you to embark on a successful Ansys learning journey.

The Ansys Ecosystem: Customer Access Sites

With every purchase of an Ansys product, users gain access to a network of web pages filled with informative articles and tutorials addressing a wide range of problems. These resources offer downloads and expand your knowledge of the software you are currently using.

Ansys Customer Portal

The Ansys Customer Portal serves as the central hub for downloading Ansys software, including Fluids, Structures, and Electronics.

Ansys Customer Center

The Ansys Customer Center provides a centralized location for managing your Ansys implementation.

Ansys Innovation Space

The Ansys Innovation Space grants access to free courses designed for educators, students, and engineers seeking to expand their knowledge in physics, engineering, and simulation. The Ansys Cloud forum can also be found within the Ansys Innovation Space, where users can find questions and posts from other Ansys users with inquiries about Ansys Cloud.

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Ansys Learning Hub

The Ansys Learning Hub is a paid annual subscription that provides access to a multitude of learning resources to tackle complex projects.

Ansys Campus

Ansys Campus is an interactive map, with each virtual building dedicated to a different Ansys product.

Ansys Platform Support

The Ansys Platform Support page contains information guides that help users understand which computing platforms are tested and supported by Ansys. It provides links to PDFs listing components currently compatible with each software release.

Ansys Help

The Ansys Help page contains manuals and helpful videos on using all Ansys products. Products are listed alphabetically, each with its own subcategory. These resources are great for learning the interface and how to set up different problems.

Ansys Student Resources

Ansys provides free software downloads for students pursuing careers in engineering. The students page also provides access to the Student Learning forum where users can browse discussion categories for answers to software process questions, connect with other students, and Ansys experts.

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Additional Learning Avenues

Beyond the official Ansys resources, several other avenues can enhance your learning experience.

Paid Ansys Training Courses

Paid Ansys training courses accelerate learning and help users stay current with the latest simulation technologies. These courses often include lectures, hands-on workshops, and group Q&A sessions. Ozen Engineering, an Elite Channel Partner of Ansys, offers state-of-the-art learning resources and training services for all experience levels across various industry applications. SimuTech Group and Ozen Engineering have joined forces to better serve you.

Ozen Engineering Training

Ozen Engineering offers customized training solutions to meet specific needs.

In-Person Training

Experience immersive, face-to-face training sessions at Ozen’s Sunnyvale, CA headquarters, engaging in real-world problem-solving exercises, collaborating with peers, and receiving personalized guidance from expert instructors.

Online Training

Access high-quality instruction from anywhere in the world through interactive virtual courses, scheduled with instructors in real-time. Enjoy live demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and real-time Q&A sessions designed to provide the same exceptional learning experience as in-person programs.

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Ansys Certification

Ansys certification validates key skills and knowledge, demonstrating the ability to conduct simulations, analyses, and problem-solving tasks, boosting professional credibility.

Standard Training

Standard Training provides online courses tailored to various experience levels and fields of interest. Follow learning paths to develop relevant skills or venture into new areas to diversify your skillset. ALH also hosts supplemental training content, including best practice guides and demo videos.

Example Ansys Training Courses

Introduction to Ansys Mechanical: This course teaches the basics of using Ansys Mechanical to perform finite element analysis (FEA), covering pre- and post-processing for common analysis types like static structural, modal, and steady-state thermal.
Ansys Mechanical Nonlinearities: This course explores nonlinear procedures and diagnostics, including contact formulations and characteristics, rate independent metal plasticity, buckling, nonlinear stabilization, and mesh nonlinear adaptivity using the Mechanical interface.
Introduction to Ansys Mechanical APDL: This course provides a foundation for Ansys Mechanical APDL (Classic Ansys), including tutorials in Mechanical APDL to learn the classic methodologies and interface.
Ansys Sherlock: Learn how to predict and prevent reliability challenges before they happen with Ansys Sherlock.
Ansys FEA Meshing: This course is designed for beginners and intermediate users looking to develop a strong foundation in Ansys FEA meshing technologies.
Ansys Thermal Analysis: Become proficient in analyzing the thermal response of structures and mechanical components to heat transfer effects by using Ansys Workbench Mechanical to perform steady-state, transient, phase change, linear, and nonlinear thermal analyses and coupled thermal-structural analyses. All three modes of heat transfer are covered: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Ansys Explicit Dynamics: Learn to distinguish problems that should be solved explicitly versus implicitly, perform all procedures for an explicit dynamic analysis, and identify and choose element types, materials, and commands used in explicit dynamic analyses.
Introduction to Ansys Discovery: Suitable for the new or occasional Ansys user, this course teaches the basics of using Ansys Discovery to perform geometry editing and preparation for analysis. Engineers will gain proficiency with geometry modeling, simplification and preparation for analysis.
Ansys Motion: Learn to simulate the motion of interconnected rigid bodies under the influence of forces, constraints, and joints using Ansys Motion. Gain practical experience setting up rigid body models, defining joints and contacts, and analyzing motion, loads, and reaction forces.
Ansys Thermal Desktop: This course will introduce you to the Ansys Thermal Desktop interface and the modeling process required to build thermal networks. This course will provide practice building and solving models as well as interpreting results, using Thermal Desktop as a stand-alone analysis environment.
Introduction to Ansys Zemax OpticStudio: This introductory course covers the basics of optical system design in Ansys Zemax OpticStudio. Participants will learn the fundamentals of optical design, including identifying aberrations, different optimization techniques, image simulations, and tolerancing.
Advanced Ansys Zemax OpticStudio: This course is an introduction to non-sequential optical modeling in Ansys Zemax OpticStudio, covering sources and detectors, radiometry and photometry, illumination system optimization, polarization, scattering, complex geometries, and stray light analysis.
Advanced Ansys Icepak: Learn advanced applications of using Ansys Icepak in the Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) environment.
Ansys Motor-CAD: Get a fundamental understanding of electric motor design using Ansys Motor-CAD. Through concise training materials, participants are led through the modeling and design process of three motor types: BPM machines, inverter-fed IM, and direct online IM.
Ansys Maxwell: Learn how to use Ansys Maxwell to simulate rotating electric machines as well as the recommended processes for achieving optimal simulation outcomes. This course teaches the best practices for achieving strong simulation outcomes.
Ansys Motor-CAD and optiSLang: Learn how to improve electric motor designs using Ansys Motor-CAD and Ansys optiSLang while considering noise and vibration issues.
Ansys Fluent: Learn Ansys Fluent fundamentals and perform computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software simulations.
Ansys CFX: Develop skills in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using Ansys CFX.
Ansys CFD Meshing: This paid Ansys CFD Meshing course is designed for beginners and intermediate users looking to develop a strong foundation in Ansys CFD meshing technologies.

Textbooks

Textbooks can provide a theoretical foundation, although they may sometimes focus heavily on solver theory. "Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Practical Approach" by Jiyuan Tu offers a good introduction to solver mathematics while providing practical advice on meshing and solving, referencing Fluent throughout.

YouTube Tutorials

YouTube offers numerous tutorials on setting up specific problems. Start by learning the Fluent UI, setting up basic problems, and obtaining results.

Additional Resources

Gain access to hundreds of training workshops, presentations, demos, and tips & tricks videos that can provide you with the support and solutions for today’s leading design applications, simulation products, and industry topics.

Hands-on Component

The process of learning Ansys products has a strong hands-on component. To successfully complete the courses and adequately get familiarized with the products’ interface, features and workflows, students will require access to the appropriate software web conferencing system Teams Meetings and to the relevant Ansys software. It is the students’ responsibility to ensure access is adequately set-up.

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