Ansys 13.0 through 15.0

  • If a component has the Shared Topology property set to Shared (or Merged in Ansys 15.0 and 16.0), then that component and all components beneath it become a share group.
  • The Shared Topology property of components lower in the structure are ignored, so you can't use them to create sharing exceptions.
    • For example, if you set Shared Topology to true for the root component, then the entire model will be one share group.
  • The name of the component node is the name of the component from which recursive sharing starts.
  • The bodies under this node are listed with full path names through the assembly, such as Axle Sub-Assy (Front)\Wheel (Left)\Solid, using component names in parentheses if they are present.
  • You can have multiple distinct share groups, but a body can only belong to one group.