GSAM- Genesis Structural Optimisation for ANSYS Mechanical
Free Trial or CallbackGSAM is an integrated extension to Ansys Workbench, providing GENESIS structural optimisation to Ansys. As an embedded tool within the Workbench environment, applying structural optimisation to the Ansys Analysis workflow enables engineers to benefit from automatically generating innovative designs in a reliable, easy to use interface.
As a plugin module within Ansys, minimal training is required to enable users to quickly apply Ansys Topology optimisation to their design process. Ansys Topology can be performed for static, normal modes and linear buckling load cases.
Optimisation results can be exported to design in STL or IGES format.
GSAM also offers a direct export option to VR&D Genesis and Design Studio, enabling users to gain direct access to the extended topology optimisation capabilities, including sizing, shape, topography and topometry methods.
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Benefits and Capabilities;
Concept Design and Optimal Load Path Development
Supporting multiple loading conditions and many manufacturing constraint options, Genesis Topology Optimisation
Sizing – Optimise almost any property in your analysis model including:
• Panel gauges
• Beam Cross Sections
• Mass, Cog and Inertia
Extending the sizing optimisation method, Topometry allows users to refine the property optimisation to an element-by-element basis. The method is ideally suited to the automatic calculation of:
• Casting thickness distribution
• Moulding thickness distribution
Topography, also known and bead shape optimisation, allows users to automatically develop swaging patterns in shell structures. Topography is very efficient for:
• Solve panel vibration issues
• Improve component stiffness and reduce stress at no additional mass
The free-shape methods allows the outer boundary of a solid structure to be freely moved to improve the performance or reduce its weight. Free shape is particularly well suited to:
• Fine tuning a design to achieve weight savings on a mature design
• Identifying and resolving localised stress issues for a given design
For those with access to Design Studio, there are also capabilities to do shape optimisation with domains. GSAM supports static structural, modal and linear buckling to name a few, as well as multiple material properties including isotropic, orthotropic and general anisotropic.
