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Summed force over many nodes (or pressure) 1

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Researcher123

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I applied a displacement to a structural surface. In postprocessing, I am able to find the reaction force on a single selected node, but I want to the know the TOTAL FORCE over all 300 or so nodes so that I can calculate pressure on the surface. How should I go about finding this value?

Thanks!

-Will
 
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Hi, you have to use FSUM command.
 
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