Problem Specification
1. Start-up and preliminary set-up
2. Specify element type and constants
3. Specify material properties
4. Specify geometry
5. Mesh geometry
6. Specify boundary conditions
7. Solve!
8. Postprocess the results
9. Validate the results
Step 2: Specify element type and constants
Specify Element Type
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Add...
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Close the Element Types dialog box and also the Element Type menu.
Specify Element Constants
Main Menu > Preprocessor> Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add...
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Close the Real Constants menu.
Save Your Work
Toolbar > SAVE_DB