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[Muhammad Hamza Arshad Khan]

Hi,

I want to apply a force that acts as a function of a variable whose range I would like to provide. However, when I use the force as a function command in Ansys Mechanical it says the parameter is not known.

Is there anyway to add a custom function and define its range.

The function is : F*cos(thetha)

I want to define the range for this theta which will be dependent on time and I want to apply this force only in x-direction.

Any help?

 

Best Regards,

Hamza Arshad

[peteroznewman]

Try applying a Bearing Load to a cylindrical face on the geometry. A Bearing Load creates a force on the nodes where the maximum force is at 0 degrees and zero force is at 90 degrees on either side and the distribution of force is sinusoidal.

There is a related constraint called a Compression only Support. See this discussion.