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Technical Overview
for customer-specific applications that can be directly
integrated within the ANSYS program. Through these
services, engineers in multiple industries gain access to
the powerful and robust analysis tools available in
ANSYS products.
Development is currently underway for interfacing
major CAD packages with ANSYS. These interface
customization services represent just one example of
how the Program Customization Services group can
mold and shape the ANSYS program to meet specific
customer requirements. These interfaces make ANSYS
directly accessible from within CAD software environments; improving design speed and quality, eliminating
rework and data transfer delays, and expanding access
to ANSYS technology.
Training
Both ASDs and ANSYS, Inc. offer a complete series
of ANSYS training programs. A three-day introductory
seminar provides attendees with a comprehensive
overview of ANSYS capabilities and familiarizes them
with operational techniques. Advanced seminars offer a
more in-depth study of subjects including dynamics,
heat transfer, solid modeling, nonlinearities, and
substructures. Seminars on specialized topics such as
design optimization, undersea structures, magnetics,
and user elements are also regularly presented.
Documentation
The ANSYS documentation set, distributed on-line,
provides a complete program description, data input
information, and explanations regarding two ways to
perform ANSYS operations (using the GUI menus or
commands). This set includes Analysis Guides, one
for each analysis discipline with example scenarios;
Command and Element References; Theory Manual;
Workbook; and Verification Manual.
On-line documentation enables a powerful hypertext-based HELP system that includes a descriptive
outline of new product features, and helps users correctly
complete an analysis. The user can retrieve detailed information on program functions, commands, and procedures, often through one or two mouse clicks. Users can
get text, diagrams, and other program information by
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selecting a hypertext block in the main HELP index, or
by using the system’s word search capability. Users type
in the topic for which they need information (e.g., nonlinearities), and the program does the rest.
In addition to the on-line documentation set,
ANSYS provides an ANSYS Operations Guide
which is an introductory manual describing how to
use the ANSYS GUI and how to perform basic
ANSYS operations.
Users can also order User Guides which are
in-depth treatments of specific features, such as fracture mechanics, design optimization, or composite
structure elements. These notes are used in conjunction
with ANSYS training seminars, but are also available
by order. Theory, methodology, command explanations,
and examples are included.
PQ
The Productivity Quotient (PQ) Assessment was created
to give design organizations a tool for assessing the efficiency of their particular design process, and to help
software developers identify areas for improvement while
getting the most out of their technology investment.
Developed by D. H. Brown Associates, a leading
engineering technology analyst firm, PQ measures an
organization’s effectiveness against industry standards
regarding applications of computer-aided design and simulation technologies. Product development managers
and design specialists answer questions in 25 key categories that assess the productivity of their processing.
Evaluating and assessing productivity is the only
way to determine the effective application of simulationbased design software. Productivity is the ultimate test
of a software’s success.
ANSYS News®
ANSYS, Inc. publishes a quarterly technical periodical.
ANSYS News, a magazine available to all users and others
interested in the ANSYS program, provides tips on
program use, reviews new ANSYS capabilities, includes
important ANSYS, Inc. business news (including the
CEO message), and previews upcoming seminars and
user group meetings.