Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies /blog/ (Useful tips and tricks for Ansys users. Very valuable to improve and widen the knowledge of Ansys package, both Workbench and APDL)
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Are you looking for a Ansys Classical introduction or Ansys Workbench. Assuming Workbench, I did one introduction recently, which I can recommend doing, as it does a good job of presenting the background as well as how its modeled in Ansys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ePBKlkGFqE
Good luck and all the best. Buckling is really important to consider!