Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

13. Click on Apply.

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

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


16. Click on the "Reselect" radio button.


17. Enter L_HANDLE+TOL,L_HANDLE-(3.0*L_ELEM)-TOL for Min, Max.


18. Click on OK.


19. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Parameters> Get Scalar Data. The Get Scalar Data dialog box
    appears.

20.In the scroll box on the left, scroll to "Model Data" and select it.

21.In the scroll box on the right, scroll to "For selected set" and select it.

22. Click on OK.The Get Data for Selected Entity Set dialog box appears.


23. Enter "minyval" for the name of the parameter to be defined.

24.In the scroll box on the left, click once on "Current node set" to select it.

25.In the scroll box on the right, click once on "Min Y coordinate" to select it.

26. Click on Apply.


27. Click on OK again to select the default settings. The Get Data for Selected Entity Set dialog box ap-
    pears.


28. Enter "maxyval" for the name of the parameter to be defined.

29.In the scroll box on the left, click once on "Current node set" to select it.

30.In the scroll box on the right, click once on "Max Y coordinate" to select it.

31. Click on OK.


32. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Parameters> Scalar Parameters. The Scalar Parameters dialog
    box appears.


33. Type the text PTORQ=100/(W_HEX*(MAXYVAL-MINYVAL)) in the Selection text box and click on Accept.


34. Click on Close.


35. Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Pressure> On
    Nodes. The Apply PRES on Nodes picking menu appears.


36. Click on Pick All. The Apply PRES on Nodes dialog box appears.


37. Enter PTORQ for Load PRES value and click on OK.


38. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Select> Everything.


39. Choose menu path Utility Menu> Plot> Nodes.

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