Support Resources
For students needing help with the ANSYS Student product, see below for available resources.
Student Community
Visit the online forum to share ideas and discuss topics.
FAQs
- ANSYS Student FAQ (PDF)
Installation Videos
- AIM Student 17.1
- AIM Student 17.2 (coming soon)
- ANSYS Student 17.2
- ANSYS Student 17.1
Getting Started Videos
For ANSYS AIM Student
- Getting Started Part 1
- Getting Started Part 2
- Geometry Modeling
- Viewing Results
- Contours on Streamlines
- Stress Concentration on a Camshaft
- Modal Analysis of the Drone Arm
- Flow Over an Airliner
- Flow Through a Thermal Mixer
- Thermo-Structural Analysis of a Disc brake
- External Flow Around a Car Model Part 1
- External Flow Around a Car Model Part 2
- Parametric Stress Analysis of a Hook
- Conjugate Heat Transfer in a Mixing Tee
- Magnetic Analysis of a Relay
- Want Some More?
For ANSYS Student 17.0
- Introduction to ANSYS Workbench
- Creating Geometry
- Generating a mesh for an FEA Mechanical simulation
- Using ANSYS Meshing for CFD Simulation
- Structural Analysis of a Rotating Wheel Sector
- Thermo-Structural Analysis
- Fluid Flow Simulation of Plate Heat Exchanger
- Fluid Flow Through a Y Duct
- Modeling Radiative Heat Transfer
- Stress Concentration-Tips & Tricks
- Bending and Torsional Loads in Mechanical
- Linear Eigenvalue Buckling Analysis
- Modeling Fluid Flow around a Tractor Trailer
- Best Practices for Turbulence Modeling
- Mixing Tank Modeling in ANSYS Fluent
- Conjugate Heat Transfer with ANSYS Fluent
For ANSYS Student 16.0
- Introduction to ANSYS Workbench
- Creating Geometry
- Using ANSYS Meshing for CFD Simulation
- Generating a mesh for an FEA Mechanical simulation
- Structural Analysis of a Rotating Wheel Sector
- Thermo Structural Analysis
- Fluid Flow Simulation of Plate Heat Exchanger
- Fluid Flow Through a Y Duct
Other Resources
- ANSYS YouTube HowTo
- ANSYS YouTube Tech Tips
- ANSYS Student Facebook Page - Connect with other students and student teams
Free Online ANSYS Student Training
Register for free online Cornell University ANSYS CFD and FEA engineering course sponsored by ANSYS: A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
Tutorials and Examples from STEM Programs
These Introductory ANSYS AIM materials are by Peters Township School District and are useful for embedding engineering simulation in STEM education.
Read more information on how school is leveraging ANSYS AIM in teaching from here.
Tutorials and Examples from Universities
- Cornell University - SimCafe - Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University
- Basic Tutorials on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) - Raef Kobeissi
- Tutorials and Videos for Finite Element Simulations - Huei-Huang Lee, NCKU, Taiwan
- Structural Mechanics - Workbench based lectures and homework assignments - David Johnson
- Introduction to Static Structural Simulation - Workbench Tutorial - DrDalyO
- ANSYS Workbench Tutorials and Lessons - GRS CAD/CAE
- ANSYS Workbench Thermal, Structural, Buckling, Fluid Flow and more Tutorials - by Teachkart.com
- ANSYS Maxwell Tutorials - Allison Kipple, Northern Arizona University
Online Subscription Training
Looking for even more training? Purchase subscriptions for our Quick Start, Introductory and Advanced fluids and structures simulation training:
- Simulation-Driven Teaching and Research - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V2 I2
- Conquering Rough Terrain: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Top of the Class - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Cornell Baja Racing Team - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Making the Grade - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Hands-On Learning at the University of Iowa - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Electrifying the Competition: Politecnico di Torino - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V8 I1
- Teaching Simulation to Future Engineers - Article - ANSYS Advantage - V4 I1
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Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications (2013) - Y.A. Cengel and J. M. Cimbala |
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Finite Element Simulations with ANSYS Workbench 15 (2015) - Huei-Huang Lee |
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ANSYS Workbench 14.0: A Tutorial Approach (2013) - Sham Tickoo |
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Finite Element Modeling and Simulation with ANSYS Workbench (2014) - Chen, X; Liu, Y |
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Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials (2013, 2nd edition) - Ever J. Barbero, West Virginia University |
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, Second Edition: A Practical Approach - Jiyuan Tu, Guan Heng Yeoh and Chaoqun Liu |
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ANSYS Workbench Tutorial Release 14 (2012) - Kent L. Lawrence, University of Texas at Arlington |
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Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Principles and Applications with Practical Perspectives - Chris Mi, M. Abul Masrur and David Wenzhong Gao |
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The Foundations of Signal Integrity - Paul G. Huray |
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ANSYS Mechanical APDL for Finite Element Analysis - Mary Kathryn Thompson, John M. Thompson |










