ANSYS APDL

- May 16, 2024 at 11:51 am
  
  Balagari Keerthi
  Subscriber
  
  I have done a 3D model with elements SOLID185 and SOLID46. As these elements do not have rotational DOFs I used MPC184 elements connected to the edge of the top plate to apply rotational displacement. Along with rotational displacement, I have to apply horizontal displacement as monotonic loading. Unable to retrieve nodal force at the top plate as MOnotonic loading instead it is giving cyclic loading. Exactly where do I need to find Nodal forces, is it on the top plate or at the master node?
- May 17, 2024 at 10:59 am
  
  Chandra Sekaran
  Ansys Employee
  
  You can get the reaction force (to the applied rotation and translation) using PRRS command in MAPDL. Is this what you are doing?
- May 18, 2024 at 3:12 am
  
  Balagari Keerthi
  Subscriber
  
  yes sir, iam using this command only. Is there any problem in Applying MPC184 to edge nodes?