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SIMULATION: ANSYS 12 - Plane Truss - Panel
SIMULATION: ANSYS 12 - Plane Truss - Panel

2. Geometry

Double-click on the geometry button,Image Added, in the Project Schematic area, which should launch the Design Modeler in ANSYS. A folder called "A: Static Structural (ANSYS) should be expanded in the tree outline of the Design Modeler.Image Added If it is not expanded, then expand it now.
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Proper Orientation

Click once on the XYPlane button, Image Added.  Next, click once on the royal blue Z vector (displayed below) which should be in the bottom right section of the Design Modeler window.
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Now, you should be looking directly at the XY plane and the axises in the bottom right corner should be oriented as they are in the image below.
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