Define the Scenario

Add a step, restraint, and load to your scenario to simulate a force being applied to the end of your cantilever beam.

  1. Return to the cantilever beam simulation in Structural Scenario Creation.
  2. From the Procedures section of the action bar, click Static Step .
  3. Accept all defaults for the static step, and click OK.

    For a linear analysis, the default time incrementation settings are sufficient.

  4. From the Restraints section of the action bar, click Clamp .

    Tip: You can use the mouse to manipulate the model and access faces that are hidden. To pan the model, press the middle mouse button while dragging the pointer. To rotate the model, press the middle and left mouse buttons while dragging the pointer.

  5. Select one end of your beam as the support, and click OK.
  6. From the Loads section of the action bar, click Force .
  7. Select the opposite end of your beam as the support, and enter a force of 1000 N in the Z-direction.
  8. Click OK.