Enter the ANSYs program by using the Launcher.

Type Truss (or a file name of your choice) in the Jobname entry field of the dialog box. \

Pick Run to start the GUI. Create a title for the problem. This title will appear on ANSYS
display windows to provide a simple way of identifying the displays. To create a title,
issue the command
utility menu: File Change Title...

Define the clement type and material properties:

main menu: Preprocessor -, Element type -, Add/Edit/Delete
Assign the cross-sectional area of the truss members:
main menu: Preprocessor Real Constants I Add/Edit/Delete

Assign the value of the modulus of elasticity:

main menu: Preprocessor Material Props Material Models Structural Linear -
Elastic - Isotropic
Note: Double-click on Structural and then on Linear. Elastic, and Isotropic.
Save the input data:
ANSYS Toolbar: SAVE-DB
Set up the graphics area (i.e.. work plane. zoom. etc.):
utility menu: Work Plane - VP Settings.

Toggle on the work plane by the following sequence:

utility menu: work plane - Display working Plane Bring the work plane to view using the
following sequence:
utility menu: PlotCtrls . Pan, Zoom. Rotate

Click on the small circle until you bring the workplane to view. You can also use the
arrow buttons to move the workplane in a desired direction. Then, create nodes by
picking points on the workplane:
main menu: Preprocessor , Modeling- Create -Nodes On working Plane
On the workplane. pick the location of joints (nodes) and apply them:

You may want to turn off the workplane now and turn on node numbering ins stead
utility menu: Workplane -Display working Plane
utility menu: PlotCtrls - Numbering...

You may want to list nodes at this point in order to check your work:
utility menu: List --- Nodes

Close
ANSYS Toolbar: SAVE_DB
Define elements by picking nodes:
main menu: Preprocessor---, Modeling -- Create Elements - AutoNumbered --Thru
Nodes

ANSYS Toolbar: SAVE_DB

Apply boundary conditions and loads:
main menu: Solution - Define Loads - Apply - Structural - Displacement On Nodes

main menu: Solution - Define Loads - Apply - Structural -, Force/MomentOn Nodes

ANSYS Toolbar SAVE.DB

Solve the problem:

main menu: Solution , Solve Current LS

Close (the solution is done!) window.

Close (the /STAT Command) window.
For the post processing phase. first plot the deformed shape:
main menu: General Postproc - Plot Resultsn - Deformed Shape

main menu: General Postproc List Results - Nodal Solution

Close

To review other results. such as axial forces and axial stresscs, we must copy these
results into element tables. These items are obtained using itel?l label and sequence
,,g,n,bers, as given in the Table 4.1-4.3 section of the ANSYS elements manual. For
truss elements, the values of internal forces and stresses, which ANSYS comp uuees
from the nodal displacement results. may be looked up and assigned to user- defined
labels. For Example 3.1. we have assigned the internal force. as computed by ANSYS.
in each member to a user delined label Axiorce. However. note that ANSYS allo up to
eight characters to define such labels. Similarly, ihe axial stress result for each member
is assigned to the label Axstrkss. we now run the
following sequuence:n
main menu: General Postproc Element Table - define Table

main menu: General Postproc - Element Table - Plot Element Table or

main menu: General Postproc - Element Table - List Element Table

Close
List reaction solutione:
main menu: General Postproc - List Results - Reaction Solu

Exit ANSYs and save everything, including element tables and reaction forces:
ANSYS Toolbar QUIT

Ir. for any reason. you need to modify a model. first launch ANSYS and then type
the file name of the model in the Jobname entry field of the Launcher dialog box.
Then press Run. From the File menu, choose Resume Jobname.DB. Now you
have complete access to your model. You can plot nodes. elements, and so on to
make certain that you have chosen the right problem.