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Problem Specification 1. Pre-analysis & Start-Up 2. Geometry 3. Mesh 4. Setup (Physics) 5. Solution 6. Results 7. Verification & Validation

Solution

We need to find the reaction force at the frictionless support. Right click on Solution (B5) > Insert > Probe > Force Reaction.

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In "Details of Force Reaction", Select Boundary Condition for Location Method and Frictionless Support for Boundary Condition.

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The problem is ready to be solve.

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You have the option to use multiple processors on the Swanson workstations. Click on Tools > Solve Process Settings. In Solve Process Settings, click on Advanced. In the Advanced properties, change the Max number of utilized processors to 4. This is the maximum number of processors you can use in Swanson.
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