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Mesh

In this section, will specify our surface elements to have a mesh size of one. We will also hard code commands to the surface bodies so that ANSYS treats treats them with a stiffness of zero. But first, let's give the surface bodies a proper thickness.

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We now show you how to insert commands to the surface bodies.

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For the surface bodies to be fixed to the crank, much like a strain gauge would be perfectly glued on the crank, we need to specify the contacts between these two bodies as being bonded. Here, we show you how to perform this step using automatic connections.

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(Optional) If automatic connections do not work, then one must define the contacts manually. The following video will show you how to do this.

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Finally, we specify the surface elements to have a mesh size of one using edge sizing.

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Go to Step 4: Physics Setup

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