I have attached the report file mentioned in my earlier post / original question.
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I am a relatively new user. I am trying to use ANSYS for analyzing the crimping and expansion of stents. I started with elementary shapes like a simple 'u' shaped hair-pin, and then a full sinusoidal wave shaped rod/pin. I was able to successfully 'squeeze' such shapes by applying suitable...