{rate} 

 
{toc}
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
Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2

This is an introductory tutorial on the ANSYS software package that details how to solve a simple static truss problem.  No previous knowledge of ANSYS is assumed in this tutorial.

[Go to Step 0: Problem Specification. |ANSYS - Truss 0 Problem Specification Content]
{include:ANSYS - Truss 0 Problem Specification Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Start-up & preliminary set-up Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Specify element type and constants Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Specify material properties Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Specify geometry Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Mesh geometry Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Specify boundary conditions Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Solve Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Postprocess the results Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Validate the results Content}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Problem Set 1}
{include:ANSYS - Truss Problem Set 2}



h4.