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window and input the value of 1e8 and hit Enter. Click
Show Mesh button on the upper tab to display mesh on the
model.

 Note that the right edge is constrained so that it can’t move
in the z-direction. This can be done by selecting the
Supports tab on the upper menu bar with Displacement
option, then select Face icon (box with arrow and green
face). Move the cursor to the right edge and click at it, the
edge will become green. Click Apply button next to the
Geometry button under the Details of “Displacement”
window and change the Z Component to be Constant as 0.

 The problem is now ready to solve for solution. Right click
the Solution item and under Static Structural and select
the Solve tab.