{"id":383317,"date":"2024-09-20T12:17:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/symmetry-region-whit-a-bolt-pretension\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T12:17:26","slug":"symmetry-region-whit-a-bolt-pretension","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/symmetry-region-whit-a-bolt-pretension\/","title":{"rendered":"Symmetry region whit a Bolt Pretension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I would like to use the symmetry tool in my model in the following way:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/20-09-2024-1726833836-mceclip1.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/20-09-2024-1726833809-mceclip0.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this case, If I use the &lsquo;Bolt Pretension&rsquo; function and my model is symmetrical, does the force I apply have to be divided by 2?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;if my effort on a complete model is 11000N, in my case of symmetry and even if I use the &#8220;Bolt Pretension&#8221; I have to divide my effort by two. Is that correct?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/20-09-2024-1726834579-mceclip2.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank in advance for your reply.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Philippe&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-383317","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":["31.217.233.177"],"_btv_view_count":["183"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_subscription":["431745","58821","7427"],"_bbp_topic_id":["383317"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["7427","58821","431745"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count":["3"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["383658"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["383658"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-09-23 11:29:57"]},"test":"philippe"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/383317","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\/383317\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}