Applying Force In the Simulation study tree, right-click the External Loads icon and select Force. In the PropertyManager: Click inside the Faces and Shell Edges for Normal Force box , then click the vertex shown in the figure. This vertex is at the center of the full model. Select the Selected direction option. Click inside the Face, Edge, Plane for Direction box , then select the Front Plane from the flyout FeatureManager design tree. Set the Unit to SI. Under Force, click Along Plane Dir 1 and type -2.5 (N) in its value box. Click . Parent topicSnap-Through/Snap-Back of a Cylindrical Sheet Previous topic Applying a Symmetry Condition to the Boundary Edges Next topic Meshing the Model