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  • Using "Automatic Connections" to connect the crank arm and the gage doesn't always work. An alternate procedure to manually connect the two entities is shown in a later video below.
  • When specifying the edge sizing for the gage, set Behavior=Hard as in the snapshot below. Otherwise, ANSYS might over-ride your edge setting and you will get more than one element.




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    An overview of the procedure followed in the video and explanation of the associated steps can be found in this powerpoint presentation from MAE 3272, Spring 2013.

    Our ANSYS Mechanical 14.0 model with a strain gage mounted can be downloaded here for your review. Download the .wbpz file and double-click on it to load it in ANSYS Workbench. To save the file in the usual .wbpj format, select File > Save as. To reduce the file size, the results have not been saved. You'll have to clear all results by selecting (right-click)Results > Clear Generated Data in the project page. Then, re-solve in ANSYS Mechanical (the red M in the taskbar) to see the results.



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The above video shows how to add a connection between the crank arm and the gage using Create Automatic Connections. But this automated procedure doesn't always work. In that case, one has to connect the two entities manually using Insert > Manual Contact Region as shown in the video below.


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Meshing with Hexahedrals using the Multi-Zone Method

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The steps for using the multi-zone meshing method for the bike crank geometry are shown in the video below.

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Creating a New Coordinate System in ANSYS Mechanical

If your default coordinate system is not centered on one of the holes in the crank, or you wish to learn how to define new coordinate systems inside the mechanical window, please refer to the following video:

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