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feadude, Thanks for the response. I'm interested in the post snap-thru behavior of the structure described above. A colleague suggested using the linear buckling analysis of I-DEAS to find the first mode shape, save the geometry and fem (I haven't figured out how to do this) of this...

Hello All, I'm modelling large deflections of a thin-walled cylinder (0.25m dia, 0.1m long, 0.005m thick) under symmetric 'pinching' forces (as if the cylinder was squeezed between two platens radially). The nonlinear (geometric and material) statics analyses I've attempted seem to get hung up...

Thank you all. I'll look into the 'restart' feature. Sorry, forgot to mention that I'm working with IDeas 10.

Hello, Is it possible to save a deformed model from a nonlinear statics analysis so that subsequent analysis can be performed on it with different loading? The loading differs in magnitude, direction and position. Failing this, is there a way to schedule loading so that one set is applied...

Thanks, Leon. I'll check on the dynamic loading. Peter

Hello, Is it possible to save a deformed model from a nonlinear statics analysis so that subsequent analysis can be performed on it with different loading? Failing this, is there a way to schedule loading so that one set is applied after another? I understand there is the 'Restart' feature...