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Please download the .igs file for the geometry here: monocoque.IGS. To Import import the geometry, right-click Geometry, go to File->Import... A dialog box will open as shown below:

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To view the .igs files, go to the pull down menu to the left of the File name text box and change it to Geometry File(...). Go to the mouse-over Import Geometry and  select Browse.  Then, navigate to the location where you saved the monocoque.igs file and click Open. Your workbench should look like this:A green checkmark should now appear next to Geometry.

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Build the Geometry

Double-click Geometry  to bring up Design Modeler. On the top toolbar, select Units and then choose  inch .

This particular geometry contains solids, surfaces and line bodies. In default setting, ANSYS does not build the line bodies, but we can change that with the following steps:

Double-click Geometry  to bring up Design Modeler.

On the top toolbar, select Units and then choose  inch .

easily. Under Detail of Import1, change Line Bodies to Yes  as shown below:

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