April 10, 2023 at 10:19 am
Saumadeep
Ansys Employee

Hi Mark,

 

I think the way you mentioned is the proper way to create a geometry of steel jacket. For modeling and analysis of Bolts, you can check out the following Ansys free Learning Track: Pre-loaded Bolted Connections - ANSYS Innovation Courses

 

Regards,

Saumadeep Choudhury

How to access Ansys help links

Guidelines for Posting on Ansys Learning Forum