Sign-up for free online course on ANSYS simulations!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
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Recall that this is an optional step that customizes the graphical user interface so that only the menu options valid for structural problems are made available.