Import of ANSYS meshes to Elmer with elmer_au or elmer_ch
Posted: 28 Mar 2018, 14:58
Dear All,
I've been trying to use the elmer_au and/or elmer_ch macro to export meshes from ANSYS, in a format openable by Elmer. Following the instructions in the ElmerGrid manual, I've downloaded the files start56.au, elmer_au.mac, and elmer_ch.mac from <www.nic.funet.fi>, and placed them in the directory that I believe to be the working directory for the subsequent run of ANSYS. However, when I start ANSYS (Workbench 18.1), I can't see any sign of the toolbar buttons for elmer_au and elmer_ch. The most likely explanations are either that I've misunderstood what's meant by "working directory" in an ANSYS context, or that the relevant toolbar buttons are there, and I'm just failing to spot them. So, please will someone explain what ANSYS considers the "working directory", and/or describe what the toolbar buttons look like so I know what I'm looking for?
Thanks,
Dan
I've been trying to use the elmer_au and/or elmer_ch macro to export meshes from ANSYS, in a format openable by Elmer. Following the instructions in the ElmerGrid manual, I've downloaded the files start56.au, elmer_au.mac, and elmer_ch.mac from <www.nic.funet.fi>, and placed them in the directory that I believe to be the working directory for the subsequent run of ANSYS. However, when I start ANSYS (Workbench 18.1), I can't see any sign of the toolbar buttons for elmer_au and elmer_ch. The most likely explanations are either that I've misunderstood what's meant by "working directory" in an ANSYS context, or that the relevant toolbar buttons are there, and I'm just failing to spot them. So, please will someone explain what ANSYS considers the "working directory", and/or describe what the toolbar buttons look like so I know what I'm looking for?
Thanks,
Dan