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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Ansys Working Error Reply To: Ansys Working Error

Deepak
Ansys Employee

Hi,

Solid Bolt can be modeled as a 1D beam element. Refer: Intro to Preloaded Bolted Joint Design | Ansys Courses

And more details on timestep, a detailed explanation is presented in ansys documentation: 16.2. Steps and Step Controls for Static and Transient Analyses (ansys.com)

Thanks

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