Open the Model

1. If Simulation Mechanical is not already running, start it using the desktop shortcut or the Windows® Start Menu. The Open dialog box appears.
   • Skip the next step and continue at step 3.
2. If Simulation Mechanical is already running, click Open on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). The Open dialog box appears.
   1. If the New or Recent Files option is selected, click the Open icon () in the upper-left corner of the dialog box to browse for other files.
   2. Navigate to your tutorial models folder.
   3. Select the Autodesk Simulation Archive (*.ach) option in the Autodesk Simulation Files section of the Files of type drop-down list.
3. Select the file, Radial Comb.ach.
   1. Click Open.
   2. Select the directory where you want the file to be extracted.
   3. Click OK. The model opens in the FEA Editor environment, as shown below.

      

   The analysis type has already been set to Electrostatic Field Strength and Voltage as archived.

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