The ANSYS Rigid and Flexible Dynamic Analysis training course covers rigid and flexible body kinematics analysis using the Workbench-Simulation interface.
Students attending this 1-day training course will learn how to perform a Rigid body analysis that assumes rigid links between joints of a multi-bodied structure and calculates motion only at those joints. In addition, students will learn how to perform a Flexible body analysis that is similar to a Rigid body analysis except that it includes not just the joint motion but also considers the stiffness, mass, and damping effects of the flexible links.
The advantages of a Rigid body analysis include:

• Very fast solutions
• Rigid bodies are connected with joints resulting in a minimum number of dof
• Very robust, no convergence issues
• Graphics provide complete visualization of the part motion
• Can be used interactively to test kinematics
• Can include springs and dampers

The advantages of a Flexible body analysis include:

• Bodies can be flexible
• All nonlinearities are supported
• All boundary conditions are supported
• Surface to surface contact between bodies can be included
• Rigid or flexible can be used on a part by part basis

Course Topics:

• Introduction to ANSYS Rigid and Flexible Dynamic Analysis
• Rigid Body Dynamic Setup
• Joints and Springs
• Rigid Body Dynamic Solution Setup and Joint Conditions
• Rigid Body Dynamic Postprocessing
• Flexible Dynamic Analysis

The training course also includes "hands-on" workshops for the students to complete.