Step 2: Specify element type and constants
Enter the Preprocessor module
Main Menu > Preprocessor
This is the module where you create the geometry, specify appropriate displacement constraints and loading, and mesh the geometry. We are more or less going to march down this menu to set up the problem. You will find yourself negotiating through a series of menus as you work off the Main Menu.
Specify Element Type
Main Menu > Preprocessor> Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Add...
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