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(ANSYS APDL STRUCTURAL) Model problem on shell's & Command prompt

Preferences > structural > ok.

Pre - processor > element type > add/edit/delete > add > shell > 3D - 4 node 181 > ok > close.

Pre - processor > material properties > material model > structural > linear > elastic > isotropic > enter (EX = 50, PRXY = 0.49) > ok > materials > exit.

Pre - processors > sections > shell > lay-up > add/edit > enter "thickens = 1 > ok.

Pre - processor > modelling > create > key points >  in active cs > enter the below co-ordinates.

Key point No
X - location
Y - location
Z - location

1
0
0
0
Apply
2
10
5
0
Apply
3
10
15
0
Apply
4
0
5
0
apply
5
0
15
0
Ok

Pre - processor > modeling > create > lines > lines > straight lines > join (key points 2&3) > ok.

Pre - processors > modeling > create > lines > arcs > by end kps & radius > select (key point 1&2) > ok > select key point 4 > ok > enter radius =15 > ok.

Pre - processors > modeling > operate > extrude > lines > about axis > (select lines 1-2 & 2-3) > ok > select key point (1 & 5) > ok > enter arc length in degrees = 360 > ok.

Pre - processor > meshing > mesh tool > in size control > element edge length = 0.1 > select " mesh " > pick all > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > define loads > apply > structural > displacement > on lines > select the open side lines as shown in the diagram > ok.

Pre - processor > loads > define loads > apply > structural > force/moment > on nodes > select some nodes at the closed side of the shell ( bullet ) > ok > FY = 100 > ok.

Solution > solve > current LS > ok > close.

General post processor > plot results > deformed shape > def+ un-deformed > ok.

General post processor > plot results > nodal solution > DOF solution > displacement sum vector > ok.

Command prompt (SESSION EDITOR)
 /NOPR   ! Suppress printing of UNDO process
/PMACRO ! Echo following commands to log   
FINISH  ! Make sure we are at BEGIN level   
/CLEAR,NOSTART  ! Clear model since no SAVE found  
! WE SUGGEST YOU REMOVE THIS LINE AND THE FOLLOWING STARTUP LINES  
/input,menust,tmp,''
/GRA,POWER 
/GST,ON
/PLO,INFO,3
/GRO,CURL,ON
/CPLANE,1  
/REPLOT,RESIZE 
WPSTYLE,,,,,,,,0
!* 
/NOPR  
KEYW,PR_SET,1  
KEYW,PR_STRUC,1
KEYW,PR_THERM,0
KEYW,PR_FLUID,0
KEYW,PR_ELMAG,0
KEYW,MAGNOD,0  
KEYW,MAGEDG,0  
KEYW,MAGHFE,0  
KEYW,MAGELC,0  
KEYW,PR_MULTI,0
KEYW,PR_CFD,0  
/GO
!* 
!* 
/PREP7 
!* 
ET,1,SHELL181  
!* 
!* 
MPTEMP,,,,,,,, 
MPTEMP,1,0 
MPDATA,EX,1,,40
MPDATA,PRXY,1,,0.49
sect,1,shell,, 
secdata, 1,1,0.0,3 
secoffset,MID  
seccontrol,,,, , , ,
K,1,,,,
K,2,10,5,, 
K,3,10,15,,
K,4,0,5,,  
K,5,0,15,, 
LSTR,       3,       2 
!* 
LARC,1,2,4,15, 
FLST,2,2,4,ORDE,2  
FITEM,2,1  
FITEM,2,-2 
FLST,8,2,3 
FITEM,8,1  
FITEM,8,5  
AROTAT,P51X, , , , , ,P51X, ,360, ,
/USER,  1  
/FOC,   1,  0.668417146500    ,   8.39168148334    ,   0.00000000000
/REPLO 
/VIEW,  1,  0.114111073660    ,  0.232803291520    ,  0.965806031419
/ANG,   1,  0.875239728119 
/REPLO 
TYPE,   1  
MAT,       1
REAL,  
ESYS,       0  
SECNUM,   1
!* 
MSHAPE,0,2D
MSHKEY,0
!* 
FLST,5,8,5,ORDE,2  
FITEM,5,1  
FITEM,5,-8 
CM,_Y,AREA 
ASEL, , , ,P51X
CM,_Y1,AREA
CHKMSH,'AREA'  
CMSEL,S,_Y 
!* 
AMESH,_Y1  
!* 
CMDELE,_Y  
CMDELE,_Y1 
CMDELE,_Y2 
!* 
FLST,2,8,5,ORDE,2  
FITEM,2,1  
FITEM,2,-8 
ACLEAR,P51X
GPLOT  
ESIZE,1,0, 
FLST,5,8,5,ORDE,2  
FITEM,5,1  
FITEM,5,-8 
CM,_Y,AREA 
ASEL, , , ,P51X
CM,_Y1,AREA
CHKMSH,'AREA'  
CMSEL,S,_Y 
!* 
AMESH,_Y1  
!* 
CMDELE,_Y  
CMDELE,_Y1 
CMDELE,_Y2 
!* 
FLST,2,4,4,ORDE,4  
FITEM,2,9  
FITEM,2,11 
FITEM,2,13 
FITEM,2,15 
!* 
/GO
DL,P51X, ,ALL, 
/VIEW,  1,  0.102347774109    , -0.402411652996    ,  0.909719624207
/ANG,   1,   1.84487096348 
/REPLO 
/VIEW,  1,  0.296450509111    , -0.608358771044    ,  0.736217835523
/ANG,   1,  -5.85913971632 
/REPLO 
/VIEW,  1,  0.352821695791    , -0.664681027576    ,  0.658571167422
/ANG,   1,  -9.82717985014 
/REPLO 
FLST,2,65,1,ORDE,40
FITEM,2,188
FITEM,2,-192
FITEM,2,200
FITEM,2,-202
FITEM,2,244
FITEM,2,265
FITEM,2,383
FITEM,2,-387
FITEM,2,392
FITEM,2,-397
FITEM,2,400
FITEM,2,-405
FITEM,2,410
FITEM,2,-413
FITEM,2,419
FITEM,2,-424
FITEM,2,430
FITEM,2,498
FITEM,2,-500
FITEM,2,515
FITEM,2,517
FITEM,2,542
FITEM,2,-543
FITEM,2,563
FITEM,2,-565
FITEM,2,796
FITEM,2,-798
FITEM,2,840
FITEM,2,-841
FITEM,2,861
FITEM,2,-862
FITEM,2,1102
FITEM,2,1112
FITEM,2,-1113  
FITEM,2,1120
FITEM,2,-1121  
FITEM,2,1140
FITEM,2,-1142  
FITEM,2,1150
FITEM,2,1177
!* 
/GO
F,P51X,FY,100  
FINISH 
/SOL
/STATUS,SOLU
SOLVE  
FINISH 
/POST1 
!* 
/EFACET,1  
PLNSOL, U,SUM, 0,1.0
/VIEW,  1,  0.700487658994    , -0.668532756642    ,  0.249761872379
/ANG,   1,  -39.2647639656 
/REPLO 
/VIEW,  1,  0.861306639378    , -0.507485960896    ,  0.246753410760E-01
/ANG,   1,  -49.9396414449 
/REPLO 
/VIEW,  1,  0.928762322705    , -0.350329245521    , -0.121119641910
/ANG,   1,  -53.8642761591 
/REPLO 
!* 
PLDISP,1
!* 
)/GOP    ! Resume printing after UNDO process  
)! We suggest a save at this point 


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