Issue with fixed support in static structural analysis

- June 21, 2020 at 4:38 pm
  
  albuspotter
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  Hi! I have a problem with fixed supports in Ansys. I have four fixed supports as they can be seen in the picture. But when I solve for total deformation or even directional deformation, I can see that only one face is fixed while the other 3 faces undergo deformation.
- June 21, 2020 at 7:54 pm
  
  albuspotter
  Subscriber
  
  I have also tried only using one fixed support with all four faces selected. Even in that case, I am encountering the same issue.
- June 22, 2020 at 12:23 am
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  It looks like you have multiple bodies and are relying on bonded contact to hold things together. If you insert a Contact Tool under the Connections folder and Evaluate Initial Contact Status, you might find that some of the contacts are not closed.
- June 22, 2020 at 9:23 am
  
  albuspotter
  Subscriber
  
  It looks like you have multiple bodies and are relying on bonded contact to hold things together. If you insert a Contact Tool under the Connections folder and Evaluate Initial Contact Status, you might find that some of the contacts are not closed.
  
  Thank you so much! I did the required changes and added contacts and now it runs perfectly.

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