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Autoconstraints

Turn on Autoconstraints by following the instructions at this link. In some versions such as ANSYS 15.0, this feature is turned off by default. If Autoconstraints is not turned on, vertices and lines in your sketches will not be coincident with the coordinate axes. This can cause problems in your solution later on in which case  you have to start from scratch which is never fun. 

2D Analysis Type

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Launch Design Modeler

In the geometry step, we specify the domain for our boundary value problem which is a rectangle. We'll do this in DesignModeler, the geometry engine in ANSYS Workbench. DesignModeler lets you create a geometry from scratch or import it from a CAD package. We'll do the former for our simple geometry. In order to start DesignModeler (Double Click) Geometry , Image Removed. Twiddle your thumbs for a bit. After DesignModeler opens, select meter as the desired length unit.

Proper Orientation

The sketching will be done in the XY plane, so (Click) XY Plane , Image Removed, then click on the face plane button, Image Removed.

Sketching

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Dimensioning

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Create Rectangle

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Save Project

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Surface Body Creation

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Close DesignModeler and Save

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