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Problem Specification
1. Start-up and preliminary set-up
2. Specify element type and constants
3. Specify material properties
4. Specify geometry
5. Mesh geometry
6. Specify boundary conditions
7. Solve!
8. Postprocess the results
9. Validate the results

Step 5: Mesh geometry

Bring up the MeshTool:

Main Menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool

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ANSYS issues a warning that 5 out of 3986 elements violate shape warning limits. Since the number of "bad" elements is small, this is a minor concern and we'll press on. But keep in mind that what we'll obtain is a reasonable first-cut solution but it will not be the final word. For that, you'll have to show that the solution is independent of the mesh. Close the warning window and the Meshtool.

Save Your Work

Toolbar > SAVE_DB

Go to Step 6: Specify boundary conditions

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