Step 7

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 7: Solve!

Enter Solution Module

Select in Main Menu:

Solution > Solve > Current LS

Review the information in the /STAT Command window.

Close this window.

Click OK in Solve Current Load Step dialog box_._

ANSYS performs the solution and a yellow window should pop up saying "Solution is done!"

Save your work

Click on SAVE_DB in the ANSYS Toolbar to save the database.

Go to Step 8: Postprocess the results