Open the Model

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1. Click Open in the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). The Open dialog box displays.
   • Navigate to your tutorial models folder.
   • Select the Autodesk Simulation Archive (*.ach) option in the Autodesk Simulation Files section of the Files of type drop-down list.
2. Select the file, 2-D Weldment.ach, and click Open.
   • Select the directory where you want the file to be extracted.
   • Click OK. The model opens in the FEA Editor environment, as shown below.  

     

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