In these tutorials the use adaptive mesh refinement will be

review
Workbench 12.1

Aalborg Universitet esbjerg

Sren Heide Lambertsen

Start an Static structural

analysis and then import an
geometry. Then open the
model by double clicking on
Model

After the model window

appears click on mesh

Click on Update to create

the mesh.

When you have clicked on

mesh you can see the
properties in this menu. It is
possible to refine the mesh by
changing Relevance

After clicking the update

bottom the mesh will appear.

Click on Analysis settings

and then choose the menu
Loads

In the Loads menu click on

"Force"

Select the surface. When the

surface is selected it will
appear as green. After that
click on Apply

Insert 1000 N.

Then rotate the body so it

is possible to select the
opposite surface.

Then insert a Fixed support

Select the surface and click

on Apply

Now the surface is fixed.

Click on Solution and

then on Stress in the top
menu.

Select Equilvalent (von-Mises)

Right click on equilvalent

stress and click insert and
select Convergence.

Now click on convergense and select 1%.

This allows a maximum change in
solution of 1%.

Like this.

Then select Solution

Set the Max refinement

Loops to 10.

Then click on Solve

Click on Convergence when

the solve process is running. It
is now possible to follow the
convergence history.

When the solver is finished

click on Equivalent stress
and then select Show
Elements

Now the mesh from the last

solution is shown.