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Open ANSYS Workbench by going to Start > ANSYS > Workbench. This will open the start up screen seen as seen below.

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To begin, we need to tell ANSYS what kind of simulation we are doing. If you look to the left of the start up window, you will see the Toolbox Window. Take a look through the different selections. We are doing a modal analysis simulation. Load the Modal(ANSYS) box by dragging and dropping it into the Project Schematic.

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Name the project:  Modal Analysis of a Satellite.

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Now we need to specify what type of material we are working with. Double click Engineering Data and it will take you to the Engineering Data Menus.

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If you look under the Outline of Schematic A2: Engineering Data Window, you will see that the default material is Structural Steel. The Problem Specification states we will be using Aluminum 6061-T6. To add a new material, click in an empty box labeled Click here to add a new material and give it a name. Our Material is Al 6061-T6. On the left hand side of the screen, in the Toolbox window, expand Linear Elastic and double click Isotropic Elasticity to specify the Elastic Modulus and Poisson's Ratio.

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