{"id":391460,"date":"2024-10-26T11:59:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/seeking-advice-on-fem-analysis-for-bike-frame-model-in-ansys\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T11:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T11:59:14","slug":"seeking-advice-on-fem-analysis-for-bike-frame-model-in-ansys","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/seeking-advice-on-fem-analysis-for-bike-frame-model-in-ansys\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Advice on FEM Analysis for Bike Frame Model in Ansys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;I&rsquo;m working on a bike frame model for FEM analysis in Ansys and I have a 3D model ready.&lt;br&gt;How does symmetry work in ANSYS? When I divide an object in half, do I need to apply boundary conditions, such as loads, at half the value? Specifically, does ANSYS consider the applied force as acting on the entire model, even though the mesh only represents half? I&#8217;m concerned that I&#8217;m getting results that are twice as large as expected. Could I be missing something? Thanks!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/26-10-2024-1729943918-bike.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-391460","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-mechanical"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":["157.158.160.114"],"_btv_view_count":["370"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_subscription":["240","475035"],"_edit_lock":["1729968709:475035"],"_bbp_topic_id":["391460"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["240","475035"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["9"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["392166"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["392166"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-10-31 07:04:39"]},"test":"dawidmezygmail-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/391460","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\/391460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}