Setting the Study's Properties

  1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click Study 1 and select Properties.
  2. In the Nonlinear - Static dialog box, on the Solution tab:
    1. In the Stepping options box:
      Make sure of the following settings:
      • 1 is typed for End time.
      • Automatic (autostepping) is selected.
      • Initial time increment is set to 0.01.
      • Min is set to 1e-08.
      • Max is set to 1.0.
        The total number of steps in this case will be determined by auto-stepping.
    2. In the Geometry nonlinearity options box, make sure that the Use large displacement formulation box is checked.
    3. Under Solver Selection, select Automatic.
    4. Click Advanced Options.
  3. In the Nonlinear - Static dialog box, on the Advanced tab:
    1. In the Method box make sure that Control is set to Force and Iterative technique is set to NR (Newton-Raphson).
    2. Click OK.