- Click on Add. The Element Type for Real Constants dialog box appears.
- Click once on Type 1 to highlight it.
- Click on OK.The Real Constants for COMBIN14 dialog box appears.
- Enter 200 for the spring constant (K). Click on OK.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for Type 2,MASS21.
- Enter .5 for mass in X direction and click on OK.
- Click on Close to close the Real Constants dialog box.
4.5.3.4. Create the Nodes
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Nodes> In Active CS.
- Enter 1 for node number.
- Enter 0, 0, 0 for the X,Y, and Z coordinates, respectively.
- Click on Apply.
- Enter 4 for node number.
- Enter 1, 0, 0 for the X,Y, and Z coordinates, respectively.
- Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Numbering. The Plot Numbering Controls dialog box ap-
pears. - Click once on "Node numbers" to turn node numbers on.
- Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Nodes> Fill between Nds. A
picking menu appears.
12.In the ANSYS Graphics window, click once on nodes 1 and 4 (on the left and right sides of the screen).
A small box appears around each node.
- Click on OK on the picking menu. The Create Nodes Between 2 Nodes dialog box appears.
- Click on OK to accept the default of 2 nodes to fill. Nodes 2 and 3 appear in the graphics window.
4.5.3.5. Create the Spring Elements
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Elements> Auto Numbered>
Thru Nodes. A picking menu appears. - In the graphics window, click once on nodes 1 and 2.
- Click on Apply. A line appears between the selected nodes.
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