Presented By: David Ort

Chris Berry

History of ANSYS CAE Platform

• ANSYS was developed by Dr. John Swanson and incorporated for use in 1970 through Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc.

• This company was purchased by TA Associates in 1994, and renamed as ANSYS, Inc.

(Reference Source 1)

ANSYS, Inc. Company Profile

• ANSYS, Inc. home base is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

• Publicly Traded Company• Currently has 1,600 employees• Company goal is to provide a diverse CAE

platform.• This product is involved in all aspects of

engineering design and analysis in all sectors.• Distributed in over 40 countries.

(Reference Source 2 and Source 5)

Software Goals

• Design Predictions

• Advanced Simulations

• Customizable Simulation Platform

• Provide System Services

(Reference Source 2)

ANSYS Workbench Platform 12.1

• Simplifies ANSYS user interface by utilizing a schematic view approach.

• Projects are shown graphically as connected systems in a flowchart-like diagram.

Live Demo

• Will showcase geometry modeling techniques and capabilities, as well as unique flowchart solution practices and accuracy.

• Will revisit the C-Link from Project 5 and compare simulation results.

Solution Results

Analytical SolidWorksANSYS

Workbench

(psi) (psi) (psi)

Maximum Von Mises Stress 20,954-21,141 20,922-21,147 21,008

Meshing

SolidWorks ANSYS

Solution Convergence

Stress Analysis Comparison

SolidWorks ANSYS

ANSYS Workbench vs. SolidWorks

ANSYS Workbench SolidWorks

CAD Capabilities X

FEA GUI X

Simulation X

Accuracy X

Current User Growth

According to “Cyron Research Corporation” in 2010, software license revenue has steadily increased over a 4 year period, which is indicative of a steadily increasing user base (Reference Source 4).

Share in the CAD Market

• Approximately 20% in each market segment.

• ANSYS is leading engineering simulation software

• ANSYS – FEA has about 35% market share amongst competitors.

• ANSYS Fluid has more than 70% market share (fluent + CFX).

• Fluent is #1, and CFX is #3 in market share and sum of market share is larger than 70%.

Questions?

References

[01] Shen-Yeh(2010). Unofficial ANSYS History [Online] Available:

http://www.fea-optimization.com/ansys/ANS-history.txt

[02] ANSYS, Inc. (2010). About ANSYS, Inc. [Online] Available:

http://ansys.com/corporate/default.asp

[03] ANSYS, Inc. (2010). ANSYS Workbench Platform. [Online] Available:

http://www.ansys.com/assets/brochures/workbench-platform-12.1.pdf

[04] Cyon Research Corporation. (2010). Forecasting ANSYS’ Growth. [Online] Available:

http://cofes.com/Blogs/tabid/272/EntryId/256/Forecasting-Ansys-growth.aspx

[05] ANSYS, Inc. (2010). Snecma Standardizes on ANSYS Workbench Technology. [Online] Available:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Snecma-Standardizes-on-ANSYS-bw-243587691.html?x=0&.v=1