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to that origin. The location of the origin is arbitrary. Here, use the
center of the plate. ANSYS does not need to know where the origin
is. Simply begin by defining a rectangle relative to that location. In
ANSYS, this origin is called the global origin.
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create>
Areas> Rectangle> By Dimensions
Enter the following: X1=0, X2=5, Y1=0, Y2=5
OK to close the dialog box.