Right hand side of the beam is applied with force of 25 KN while left hand side is fixed in all degrees of freedom. Perform static structural finite element analysis of cantilever beam as shown in figure 1. APDL also called as Mechanical APDL (MAPDL) or ANSYS Classic. In this blog we will discuss about How to perform the cantilever beam analysis through MAPDL ? We will discuss how to create APDL script for geometry creation, material assignment, meshing to results extraction through MAPDL. The GUI creates APDL commands and sends them to MAPDL, which processes the commands continuously as they are received. APDL also have GUI where you can prepare the FEA deck and perform the analysis by selecting various options from main GUI menu. If you know the APDL script language then even more complex simulation will become easier. APDL is base for various features which are not even exposed to workbench mechanical and hence sometimes we need to use APDL scripting in mechanical.APDL offers various conveniences such as macros, looping, table & array, parameterization, branching and complex math operations, etc.APDL uses powerful scripting language to represent each model and analysis types.APDL stands for ANSYS Parametric Design language which simulates various types of analysis such as Structural, Acoustic, Thermal, Piezoelectric, Electromagnetic, etc.
