Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

6. Click OK.The two nodes appear in the ANSYS Graphics window.

Note

The triad, by default, hides the node number for node 1.To turn the triad off, choose

menu path Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Window Controls> Window Options and select

the "Not Shown" option for Location of triad. Then click OK to close the dialog box.

7. Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Nodes> Fill between Nds. The
   Fill between Nds picking menu appears.


8. Click on node 1, then 11, and click on OK.The Create Nodes Between 2 Nodes dialog box appears.


9. Click OK to accept the settings (fill between nodes 1 and 11, and number of nodes to fill 9).


10. Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Elements> Auto Numbered>
    Thru Nodes. The Elements from Nodes picking menu appears.


11. Click on nodes 1 and 2, then click on OK.


12. Choose menu path Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Copy> Elements> Auto Numbered. The
    Copy Elems Auto-Num picking menu appears.


13. Click Pick All. The Copy Elements (Automatically-Numbered) dialog box appears.


14. Enter 10 for total number of copies and enter 1 for node number increment.


15. Click OK.The remaining elements appear in the ANSYS Graphics window.

7.6.3.5. Define the Boundary Conditions

1. Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Unabridged Menu> Analysis Type> New Analysis. The
   New Analysis dialog box appears.


2. Click OK to accept the default of "Static."


3. Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Analysis Type> Analysis Options. The Static or Steady-
   State Analysis dialog box appears.


4. In the scroll box for stress stiffness or prestress, scroll to "Prestress ON" to select it.


5. Click OK.


6. Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacement> On
   Nodes. The Apply U,ROT on Nodes picking menu appears.


7. Click on node 1 in the ANSYS Graphics window, then click on OK in the picking menu. The Apply U,ROT
   on Nodes dialog box appears.


8. Click on "UY" and “ROTZ” to select them, and click on OK.


9. Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacements> On
   Nodes. The Apply U,ROT on Nodes picking menu appears.

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