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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Bending of rod by applying point mass and then its rotation Reply To: Bending of rod by applying point mass and then its rotation

peteroznewman
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I recommend you mesh a line body with beam elements so you can make it long with a small diameter so that is will be sufficiently flexible to form the shapes you want to see it deform into.

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