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Geometry

Initial settings

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The following videos use the legacy geometry engine, DesignModeler. Please see this page of the EdX course for updated instructions using the new geometry engine, SpaceClaim.

Sketch the Midline

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Specify Moment of Inertia

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Check Your Understanding

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Consider the case where we replace our square cross-section in ANSYS with a different cross-section that has a lower cross-sectional area but the same moment of inertia. How is the total potential energy of the beam affected?

It:

1. Decreases
2. Stays the same 
3. Increases

Go to Step 3: Mesh

Proper Orientation

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Line Sketching

First instinct is to make a rectangular solid as a model for our cantilever; While this would work, it would make the mesh more complex than it needs to be. This is a one-dimensional problem, so all we really need at our base is a one-dimensional figure: a line; (We still need to tell ANSYS it has volume, though.)

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Line Body

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Cross Section

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Merge the Cross Section with the Line Body

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Verify Geometry

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Go to Step 3: Mesh

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