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Defining Parameters in Solidworks to be used in ANSYS Workbench

Open Solidworks, and confirm that the "ANSYS “ANSYS 13.0" 0” button appears on the toolbar. This shows that the ANSYS-Solidworks plug-in has been installed.

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Create the Solidworks part/assembly as you normally would. Next, we need to define the parameters so they will be imported into ANSYS. In SolidWorks, open the part and then click on the part or on the feature in the tree. Then right-click the dimension on the model, and edit the name of the dimension under the "Primary Value" “Primary Value” window. An important note about parameter names: the key to ANSYS recognizing a CAD parameter are the letters DS or ds. Also, parameter names cannot contain spaces or dashes "“-"”, so seperate with an underscore, "“_"”, instead. Examles of acceptable parameter names would be DS_radius, lengthds, or DSwidth.

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After doing this return to the main project window and simply drag the type of analysis desired, such as "Static Structural" “Static Structural” in the plate with a hole optimization, onto the Geometry to link the two. Your Project Schematic window should appear similar to the image below, depending on the type of analysis selected.

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