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When Ansa is used as Abaqus preprocessor for analysis, the problem of applying bolt pretension is often encountered. In addition to the complex settings, it is also easy to make mistakes, and various problems may occur if you are not careful. The following records the Ansa bolt pretension setting process and some easy mistakes, which will be used as a reference for related analysis later.

1. Solid+Assistant

The connection between the solid bolt and the flange surface must be established first. For details, please refer to Abaqus contact settings 。

1. Preparation

161GB of disk space is required for the full installation. Please ensure that the remaining available disk space meets the requirements. You can choose the installation content according to your needs.

At least 8GB of memory is required during the installation process, and 16~32GB of memory is recommended.

Why did you choose SIMULIA? First, Abaqus is powerful and can solve most structural problems. Second, fluid-structure coupling is convenient. STAR-CCM+ comes with a case that shows you how to couple with Abaqus bidirectionally. Third, it is the inertia of past experience. After all, automobile companies use Abaqus a lot, and there are a lot of cases and resources.

1. Preparation

First install the development environment and some necessary software: