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Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

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Chapter 2: Loading<br />

Ending angle (THETA2): 180<br />

17. Click OK to create the cylinder and close the Create Cylinder by Dimensions dialog box.<br />

18. Select Utility Menu> WorkPlane> Display Working Plane (toggle off ).<br />

19. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Operate> Booleans> Glue> Volumes.<br />

20. Pick all (in the picker).<br />

21. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Numbering Ctrls> Compress Numbers.<br />

22. Select All for Item to be compressed and click OK.<br />

23. Select Utility Menu> Plot> Volumes.<br />

2.8.4.6. Mesh Geometry<br />

1. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Meshing> Meshtool.<br />

2. Under Element Attributes, choose Global and click Set.<br />

3. Set the Material number to 1 and click OK.<br />

4. Be sure smart sizing is off and click Mesh.<br />

5. Pick volumes 4 and 5 (the two annular plates) and click OK in the picking menu.<br />

6. Select Utility Menu> Plot> Volumes.<br />

7. In the MeshTool dialog box, choose Global and click Set under Element Attributes.<br />

8. Set the Material number to 2 and click OK.<br />

9. Click Mesh.<br />

10. Pick volumes 1, 2, and 3 and click OK in the picking menu.<br />

11. Close the MeshTool dialog box.<br />

12. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Numbering.<br />

13. Choose Material numbers for Elem/Attrib numbering and clickOK.<br />

14. Select Utility Menu> Plot> Elements.<br />

15. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Sections> Pretension> Pretensn Mesh> With Options> Divide<br />

at Valu> Elements in Volu.<br />

16. Pick volume 1 and click OK in the picker.<br />

17. Enter the following information in the dialog box and click OK:<br />

NAME: Example<br />

KCN: Global Cartesian<br />

KDIR: Z-axis<br />

VALUE: 0.5<br />

ECOMP: elems<br />

18. Select Utility Menu> Select> Comp/Assembly> Create Component.<br />

19. Enter Line for the Component name (Cname).<br />

20. Choose Lines for the Entity and click OK.<br />

21. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Magnification.<br />

22. Choose User Specified.<br />

23. Enter 1.1 for the User specified distance and click OK.<br />

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