Open the Model

We will first open the archive of the remote crank assembly.

1. If Simulation Mechanical is not already running, start it now 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.
3. 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.
   1. Navigate to your tutorial models folder.
   2. Select the Autodesk Simulation Archive (*.ach) option in the Autodesk Simulation Files section of the Files of type drop-down menu.
   3. Select the file, Remote Crank.ach.
   4. Click Open.
4. Select the folder where you want the file to be extracted.
   • Click OK. The archive files are extracted, and the model opens in the FEA Editor environment, as shown below.

     

     Note: The analysis type, as archived, had already been set to Static Stress with Linear Material Models, which is the correct analysis type for this tutorial.

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