{"id":393731,"date":"2024-11-12T09:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/simulating-a-movement-in-ansys-mechanical\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:50:33","slug":"simulating-a-movement-in-ansys-mechanical","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/simulating-a-movement-in-ansys-mechanical\/","title":{"rendered":"Simulating a movement in Ansys Mechanical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello everyone,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I am having some difficulties with a problem in ANSYS Mechanical. I want to simulate the movement and deformation of an object over time.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The object was generated using the sweep function along a C-shaped line, and I want it to deform and move as time progresses. 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