Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

10. Click on OK.


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


12. Click on Pick All. The Apply U,ROT on Nodes dialog box appears.

13.In the scroll list for DOFs to be constrained, click on "ALL DOF."

14. Click on OK.


15. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Select> Entities.

16.In the top drop down menu, select "Lines."

17. Click on the "Sele All" button, then click on Cancel.

2.3.3.17. Display Boundary Conditions

1. Choose menu path Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Symbols. The Symbols dialog box appears.


2. Click on the "All Applied BCs" radio button for Boundary condition symbol.


3. In the Surface Load Symbols drop down menu, select "Pressures."


4. In the “Show pres and convect as” drop down menu, select "Arrows."


5. Click on OK.

2.3.3.18. Apply Pressure on Handle.

In this step, apply pressure on the handle to represent 100 N finger force.

1. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Select> Entities. The Select Entities dialog appears.


2. In the top drop down menu, select "Areas."


3. In the second drop down menu, select "By Location."


4. Click on the "Y coordinates" radio button to select it.


5. Enter BENDRAD,L_HANDLE for Min, Max, and click on Apply.


6. Click on "X coordinates" to select it.


7. Click on Reselect.


8. Enter W_FLAT/2,W_FLAT for Min, Max, and click on Apply.


9. In the top drop down menu, select "Nodes."

10.In the second drop down menu, select "Attached to."

11. Click on the "Areas, all" radio button to select it.


12. Click on the "From Full" radio button to select it.

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