- Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacement> On
Nodes. The Apply U,ROT on Nodes picking menu appears. - 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."
- Click on OK.
- Choose menu path Utility Menu> Select> Entities.
16.In the top drop down menu, select "Lines."
- Click on the "Sele All" button, then click on Cancel.
2.3.3.17. Display Boundary Conditions
- Choose menu path Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Symbols. The Symbols dialog box appears.
- Click on the "All Applied BCs" radio button for Boundary condition symbol.
- In the Surface Load Symbols drop down menu, select "Pressures."
- In the “Show pres and convect as” drop down menu, select "Arrows."
- 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.
- Choose menu path Utility Menu> Select> Entities. The Select Entities dialog appears.
- In the top drop down menu, select "Areas."
- In the second drop down menu, select "By Location."
- Click on the "Y coordinates" radio button to select it.
- Enter BENDRAD,L_HANDLE for Min, Max, and click on Apply.
- Click on "X coordinates" to select it.
- Click on Reselect.
- Enter W_FLAT/2,W_FLAT for Min, Max, and click on Apply.
- In the top drop down menu, select "Nodes."
10.In the second drop down menu, select "Attached to."
- Click on the "Areas, all" radio button to select it.
- Click on the "From Full" radio button to select it.
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