The Substructure Generation system supports the preliminary computation (Generation Pass) for top-down substructuring of condensed geometry. It also supports load vectors and constraints for super element Generation Pass.
For a more detailed overview of substructures, see Substructure Analysis in the Mechanical User's Guide.
This analysis is configured in the Mechanical application, which uses the Mechanical APDL solver to compute the solution.
To work through a Substructure Generation system:
To add a Substructure Generation analysis system, drag the system from the Toolbox to the Project Schematic or double-click the system in the Toolbox.
To load the geometry, right-click the Geometry cell and select from the context menu.
To view the geometry, right-click the Model cell and select from the context menu or double-click the Model cell.
Alternatively, you can complete this step using the Setup cell.
In the Mechanical application window, complete your analysis using the application's tools and features.
See Condensed Part in the Mechanical Object Reference for more information on conducting this analysis.