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Entities: Ansys DiscoveryExploreExplore ModeGPU-based solverheads-up displayModeloverlay help systemRefine
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hello and welcome to this user interface overview video for ancest Discovery the goal of this video is to familiarize you with the interface and the user experience let's get started upon
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opening Discovery for the first time you'll be greeted by our welcome page this page allows you to configure Discovery to your liking by giving you the options to choose your default stage theme and view controls you can also click this button here to be taken to our settings panel where you can further
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configure the discovery interface to your liking also on this page you will find other tabs such as our getting started guide which provides extremely detailed content that will help you get acclimated with Discovery Additionally you can access our what's new section where you can read all about all of our
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new enhancements by each release finally you can access our learn section on this tab you can see we have a variety of different learning resources ranging from our Anis Innovation space Cas our online help documentation as well as a direct link to our ancis Discovery
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learning content on the ancis Learning Hub Additionally you can also access our verification for our explor mode solver let's go ahead and close this welcome page by clicking this x to access our homepage the homepage is our launching point for creating or opening a project
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and will be your default view if this was not your first time opening discovery on this page you can see we have access to our recent files samples and our interactive tool tours on our samples tab you will find a variety of setup simulation models that cover a wide range of simulation types like
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static structural topology optimization and fluid flow additionally we can navigate to our interactive tour section by clicking this button these tours are our fantastic learning resources as they are interactive modules that will guide you through the granular steps of a
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specific workflow such as part design or various different simulation types above these three tabs you will see the buttons of new browse and learn the new button creates a blank project where we are able to create a new design with our integrated modeling tools if you do
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choose new you can still import models by dragging files into the discovery window from the Windows File Explorer as you can see we have the option to open the file or insert the file into our current project where it will be added to the existing geometry that you have
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open when choosing browse we are placed into a new window where we can access our recent files once again but also a variety of other locations on our PC where we can load a geometry or even a save Discovery project as a quick note if you opening a new geometry we highly
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recommend opening the native CAD format rather than a neutral format like a step file let's go ahead and close this window by clicking this x now that we are back at our homepage we can finally click the learn button where we will be taken back to the learning resources that we previously
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reviewed let's close this window and now navigate back to the sample section of our homepage from here let's choose a sample model to open after opening a sample model you should be placed in our explore mode which leverages our GPU based solver
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inside of Discovery you have access to the three stages of model explore and refine to identify which mode you are in simply review the stage manager at the bottom center of your screen to access one of the three stages in Discovery you can click either of these arrows when
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changing between modes you will notice that our ribbon will be updated based on which mode you are in if we are in the simulation modes of explore refine you will see Discovery automatically chooses our simulation tab where we can access our simulation Focus tools if we
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navigate to model you will notice that the ribbon will automatically change to our design tab where we have access to our direct modeling toolkit before we continue to other parts of the interface let's briefly review the available tabs first you will find our design tab that allows us to
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access our direct modeling toolkit that will allow us to edit or create geometry regardless of its original Source following design we have our subd tab which gives us access to our subdivisional modeling tools great for organic geometry edits the display and
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measure tabs following the design and subd tabs provide us with various view controls and CAD measuring tools respectively next we have our facets tab which gives us a dedicated set of tools for working with and creating faceted geometry we have tools to clean up repair create
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and modify faceted geometry as well as a set of tools meant for reverse engineering faceted geometries back into solid components on our repair tab we'll find a variety of options for fixing any unexpected geometry issues we may encounter on the left side of this tab
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you will find our solidify section if you ever find that your geometry was imported as a set of surfaces rather than a solid object you can use these tools to convert these surfaces back into a solid geometry additionally on this tab you'll find a variety of other tools to fix edges and curves as well as
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the ability to adjust and improve the quality of faces on your bodies finally we have our check geometry tool which will help us identify issues with our geometry and even giving you the option to automatically fix these problems I always recommend running this tool when
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something is not working properly but many models import cleanly with our default import healing options before our simulation tab you'll find our prepare tab that includes a variety of tools meant to help you develop a more simulation ready model first you will
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find the tools to extract beam and shell geometries for simulation in other tools like ansis mechanical or Anis fluent next you will find our two categories of structural preparation tools for creating idealized bolt and weld beam elements following this area we have our
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generate section which will help us create bodies for cfd simul imulation additionally on this tab you will find other tools to identify and remove various aspects of your geometry that may cause Oddities or unexpected behavior in your simulation such as for
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Threads holes logos and more next you will find our shared topology controls and finally you can see our geometry transfer section which will allow you to transfer your geometry to other Anis tools after your geometry preparation is
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completed finally we come to our simulation tab that controls all of the simulation related aspects of Discovery as you can see we can control our material definitions apply physics boundary conditions postprocess or simulation results and much more including transferring our Discovery
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simulations to other ancest Flagship tools now that we've reviewed the tabs on our ribbon let's briefly review our other components of our interface on the left side of our screen you will see we have a geometry and a physics tree in the geometry tree we can hide or show
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objects with the I iccon and we can activate or suppress objects for simulation with this other toggle button below our geometry tree you will find our physics tree which will contain our material definitions as well as our physics boundary conditions in the
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bottom left and right corners of your screen you will find our view and results arcs The View Arc provides you with various controls related to the graphics rendering of the cad bodies and Discovery the results Arc allows us to access a variety of post-process in
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tools great for helping understand the results of our simulations in the bottom center of our screen you will see our stage navigator that we reviewed earlier in this video but you will also see a series of other hex shapes the large hex in the center is our simulation information display
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which will provide us with the state of our simulation as well as provide us with an icon indicating which type of physics we are solving you can hover your mouse over the simulation information display and it will highlight the bodies that are participating in the physics simulation finally you will also see a
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small hex that includes a dialogue bubble clicking this button will open one of our messages panels where Discovery can display a variety of messages related to airs warnings or simply informational messages you can also find messages in this location our
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status bar but these are mainly related to Geometry operations before closing out this video I would like to give you a brief introduction on how to use any of the tools in Discovery let's choose a design tab on our ribbon and click on the pull tool as soon as we
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do so our heads up display will open this heads up display is how we interact with each tool in the interface as well as control a variety of different sub options for the tool that we have open you'll notice that as I click on various faces of my geometry the heads up
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display will follow and sent around my selection if you do not like this Behavior you can simply click and drag the heads up display to a desired location using this but button here if you wish to have the heads up display follow your selection once again simply unselect this movement button and it
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will reset its location to close the heads up display simply hit the Escape key two times as one final note you can access a variety of commonly used ribbon tools directly from this small hex clicking this hex will open our halo on the
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outside of the Halo you will see a variety of categories of tools such as our simulation boundary conditions where the icons in the Halo mirror the icons on the ribbon in the center of the Halo you can change the tools on the outer ring of the Halo by cooking any of these
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three icons which will allow us to see simulation modeling and selection tools on the outside ring of the Halo while learning a new application and interface may seem intimidating I encourage you to stay optimistic about your Learning Journey we have a variety
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of learning tools built within Discovery to help guide you but as I close this video I'll leave you with my favorite feature our overlay help system when opening a tool and Discovery you may see some icons that you are not familiar with in this instance simply hit F1 on your keyboard to open our overlay help
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system as you can see it will provide contact sensitive help based on the tool that you have open regardless if it is a simulation or geometry Focus tool thank you for watching this user interface overview video for anest Discovery we hope that you found it helpful thank you
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take care