Named Selection

- January 4, 2019 at 4:37 am
  
  balsaidi
  Subscriber
  
  It is tedious to do nodes named selection manually by selecting each node then naming it. How would I create list of named selection of nodes from certain edge or face in the geometry.
  
  In another way, I have certain edge in geometry that I can select and I would like to calculate the reaction forces for each node along that edge, how would I do that?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Bashir
- January 4, 2019 at 4:42 am
  
  Sandeep Medikonda
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Bashir,
  
  You can use selection logic and worksheet to easily capture the nodes based on a surface, edge or location. Please see these articles by one of our Channel Partner (PADT):
  
  Article 1
  
  Article 2
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByVtViHQTMA
  
  Regards,
  Sandeep
- January 4, 2019 at 5:26 am
  
  balsaidi
  Subscriber
  
  Hi Sandeep,
  
  I was thinking of creating named section for each node, then calculate reaction force for each node, then add them up to find the total reaction force.
  
  I see from what you shared with me that I select all nodes under one named selection. Does that mean when the solver evaluate reaction forces for that one named section it does calculate it for all of these nodes together and add the up?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Bashir
- January 4, 2019 at 6:39 pm
  
  Sandeep Medikonda
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Bashir,
  
  Yes, the reaction force is a summation based on the OUTRES command. See this section from the help.
  
  Regards,
  Sandeep