{"id":154418,"date":"2019-01-03T05:39:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T05:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/using-parameters-in-multi-step-simulations-ansys-mechanical-2\/"},"modified":"2019-01-03T05:39:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T05:39:59","slug":"using-parameters-in-multi-step-simulations-ansys-mechanical-2","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/using-parameters-in-multi-step-simulations-ansys-mechanical-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Using &#8216;Parameters&#8217; in multi-step simulations (ANSYS Mechanical)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m modelling a bolted steelwork arrangement in&nbsp;ANSYS Mechanical. The model includes bolt pretension forces and an applied load. The pretension is applied in the first timestep and locked during the second. The applied load is only applied during the second timestep.<\/p>\n<p>I want to efficiently obtain&nbsp;results at many different bolt pretension and applied load values.&nbsp;In other single-timestep models I&#8217;ve developed I could set the applied loads and desired results as parameters, and efficiently run multiple models through the &#8216;Parameters&#8217; interface.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that you can no longer use &#8216;Parameters&#8217; if the model has more than one time-step. Is there an alternative tool I could use to efficiently run multiple models with different input load values?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-154418","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":[""],"_bbp_view_count":["1373"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0","0"],"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1346"],"_bbp_subscription":["238288"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["154418"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["240","161519","253378"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["154426"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["154426"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2022-04-13 01:00:12"]},"test":"micsinco"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/154418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/154418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}