WEEK 1 & 2

In this module you will be introduced to the CAE domain along with introduction to FEA basics. You will learn the Graphical User Interface(GUI) of the ANSA tool. You will get to know about different solvers and types of analysis carried out using them You will be introduced to basic tools that will help you with geometric cleanups and other deck setups in ANSA.

The topics covered in this module are, 

• Introduction to FEA,

• ANSA GUI,

• Geometric Tools and Topology cleanup

• Types of CAE process Tools for structural CAE, 

• Types of elements, 

• Different Tools used in TOPO deck

WEEK 3

In this module, you will study the basics of 2D meshing. You will also learn how to extract mid surface, deploy 2D mesh on the mid surface, reconstruct already meshed areas, along with various techniques for achieving the mesh flow. You will also learn how to eliminate the tria concentration present in the geometry, capture the important features in the geometry.

You will be working on a sheet metal component in this module. You will also be taught how to achieve mesh quality for the component by assigning the quality criteria parameters.

You will study the following topics in this module,

• Manual Mid Surfacing for Sheet metal components, 
• 2D meshing on sheet metal components, 
• Quality checkup and taking measures to achieve quality, 
• Introduction to different Tools used in Mesh deck
• Revising the basic commands
• Basic commands used in TOPO and MESH deck,
• Practice model provided 

WEEK 4

Manual Mid-Surfacing-Plastic Trims and Cast Parts

In this module you will be learning about extracting the mid surface and working on a plastic part. Plastic parts are of variable thickness therefore, extracting the mid surface and assigning the thickness is more tricky while compared to the sheet metal component.

You will study the following topics in this module,

• Manual mid-surfacing for plastic trim components & cast parts, 
• 2D meshing, quality checkup 
• Different tools used in mesh deck
• A plastic part is given for practice

WEEK 5

Solid Meshing(Tetra & Hexa)

In this module, you will learn the different tools and techniques to generate the Tetra mesh for a given geometry. You will also learn the different methods involved in generating a Hexa mesh. You will also understand the quality checks for Tetra elements and how to rectify failed tetra elements.

You will study the following topics in this module,

Establishing Solid (Tetra) meshing on 2 different components

• Solid (Tetra) Meshing, 

• 3D meshing quality criteria,

• Volume mesh deck

Introduction to Solid (Hexa) meshing

• Solid (Hexa) meshing,

• Volume mesh deck

WEEK 6

In this module, you will be introduced to connections in ANSA. This enables the user to generate FE models for durability, NVH, and crash analysis. Connections are now efficiently designed with the help of the tool. You will also generate connections for the automotive seat & front door.

These are the topics that you will learn in this module,

Different types of connectors such as:

- Two Nodes RBE2 

-  Cluster RBE2

-  RBE2-CBUSH-RBE2 

-  RBE2-HEXA-RBE2

-  Nut and Bolt representation

-  Seam weld data representation

Different operations such as

 -  Converting and Realizing operations 

 -  Connection Manager operations

 -  Assigning mass to a node

WEEK 7

In this module, you will learn about batch meshing, casting methods, and its applications in industries. Batch meshing/casting method will help you to model the component efficiently and quicker than if you tried to model them manually. But these tools do not guarantee the best results always, there will areas where you need to manually check the results.

You will study the following topics in this module

• Introduction to casting & batch meshing operations 
• Auto mid surfacing and meshing by using casting and skin methods

WEEK 8

In this module, you will learn about a few morphing techniques in ANSA. ANSA allows a full-fledged morphing menu which is completely integrated with ANSA's interface. The functions of the morphing menu can be used to efficiently re-shape both FE and/or geometry-based models.

You will study the following topics in this module,

• Direct morphing
• Box morphing 
• Hatches
• Morphing was done in FE model
• Morphing done in CAD geometry