How to shift the entire cylinder?

- March 1, 2024 at 8:13 pm
  
  javat33489
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  Hi all.
  I consider 1/4 test part in LS-Dyna ACT Workbench.
  The model is a cylinder and it stands on a plane.
  The calculation involves two loads: first, a force presses on the cylinder from above, then the cylinder shifts.
  The problem is that if I apply a shift to the cylinder, due to symmetry it is placed on all 4 sides. And the result is compression, but the complete part does not fit in.
  How to shift the entire cylinder?
- March 1, 2024 at 10:05 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  You can only use symmetry when both the geometry AND the loads are symmetric. In this case, the load is only symmetric about one plane but not the other. Use 1/2 symmetry instead of 1/4 symmetry for this analysis.
  - March 3, 2024 at 4:34 am
    
    javat33489
    Subscriber
    
    Thanks for your answer sir! Tell me, does this answer only apply to Ls-Daina AST? Or is this also for other modules (static, transient, etc.)?
- March 3, 2024 at 10:45 am
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  It applies to all types of analyses.