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Introduction

Starting up ANSYS

ANSYS Environment

ANSYS Interface

Convergence Testing

Saving/Restoring Jobs

ANSYS Files

Printing Results

Working with Pro/E

Index

Contributions

Comments

MecE 563

Mechanical Engineering

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ANSYS Inc.

ANSYS Files

Introduction

A large number of files are created when you run ANSYS. If you started ANSYS without specifying a jobname, the

name of all the files created will be FILE.* where the * represents various extensions described below. If you

specified a jobname, say Frame, then the created files will all have the file prefix, Frame again with various

extensions:

frame.db

Database file (binary). This file stores the geometry, boundary conditions and any solutions.

frame.dbbBackup of the database file (binary).

frame.err

Error file (text). Listing of all error and warning messages.

frame.out

Output of all ANSYS operations (text). This is what normally scrolls in the output window during an ANSYS

session.

frame.log

Logfile or listing of ANSYS commands (text). Listing of all equivalent ANSYS command line commands

used during the current session.

etc...

Depending on the operations carried out, other files may have been written. These files may contain results,

etc.

What to save?

When you want to clean up your directory, or move things from the /scratch directory, what files do you need to

save?

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q If you will always be using the GUI, then you only require the .db file. This file stores the geometry,

boundary conditions and any solutions. Once the ANSYS has started, and the jobname has been specified, you

need only activate the resume command to proceed from where you last left off (see Saving and Restoring

Jobs).

q If you plan on using ANSYS command files, then you need only store your command file and/or the log file.

This file contains a complete listing of the ANSYS commands used to get you model to its current point. That

file may be rerun as is, or edited and rerun as desired (Command File Creation and Execution).

If you plan to use the command mode of operation, starting with an existing log file, rename it first so that it

does not get over-written or added to, from another ANSYS run.

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