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on. The simplified version that will be used for this problem is that of a flat
rectangular plate with a hole shown in the following figure.

Step-by-Step ANSYS Solution
Preprocessing: Defining the Problem

1. Give the simplified version a title:
Utility Menu > File > Change Title
2. Form geometry:
Boolean operations provide a means to create complicated solid models.
These procedures make it easy to combine simple geometric entities to
create more complex bodies. Subtraction will used to create this model;
however, many other Boolean operations can be used in ANSYS.
Create the main rectangular shape. Instead of creating the geometry
using keypoints, we will create an area (using GUI):
Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Areas > Rectangle >
By 2 Corners