Change Solution Control Settings

Set values for the incomplete Solution Control settings.

  1. On the Messages tab, click the Action Required message indicating that EndTime is not defined.

    In the Setup branch, the Solution Control branch is highlighted. Corresponding settings are shown below in the Properties pane.

  2. Set End Time to 10[s].

    The end time is the same as the Transient Structural system's time duration. The choice of 10s gives enough time to observe the plate oscillating a few times.

  3. Set Time Step Size to 0.1[s].

    The coupling iteration size is same as the transient analysis' time step, and the choice of 0.1s is small enough to observe the plate's oscillations to a reasonable degree.

  4. Ensure that Maximum Iterations is set to 5.

    For this analysis to converge, five coupling iterations within each coupling step is sufficient. If a system has trouble converging within the coupling step, you may want to increase the number of maximum iterations or reduce the time step size.