4.5.3.8. Define Loads and Boundary Conditions
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacement> On
Nodes. A picking menu appears. - Click on Pick All. The Apply U, ROT on Nodes dialog box appears.
- In the scroll box for DOFs to be constrained, click once on "UY" to highlight it (make sure no other selec-
tions are highlighted). - Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacement> On
Nodes. A picking menu appears. - In the graphics window, click once on nodes 1 and 4.
- Click on OK.The Apply U, ROT on Nodes dialog box appears.
- In the scroll box for DOFs to be constrained, click once on "UX" to highlight it and click once on "UY" to
deselect it. - Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Force/ Moment> On
Nodes. A picking menu appears.
11.In the graphics window, click once on node 2.
- Click on OK.The Apply F/M on Nodes dialog box appears.
13.In the scroll box for direction of force/moment, click once on "FX."
- Enter 200 for the real part of force/moment and click on OK.
4.5.3.9. Solve the Model
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Solve> Current LS.
- Review the information in the status window and click on Close.
- Click on OK on the Solve Current Load Step dialog box to begin the solution.
- When the solution is finished, a dialog box stating "Solution is done!" appears. Click on Close.
4.5.3.10. Review the Results
For this sample, you will review the time-history results of nodes 2 and 3.
- Choose menu path Main Menu> TimeHist Postpro> Define Variables. The Defined Time-History
Variables dialog box appears. - Click on Add. The Add Time-History Variable dialog box appears.
- Click on OK to accept the default of Nodal DOF result. The Define Nodal Data dialog box appears.
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