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Run the model for the first time

Step 5 of five: launch the template, observe what changes, and perform an initial check without memorizing commands.

Step 5 — Run the template

Write in Command Input:

/INPUT,00_session_template,mac

The instruction has three parts:

/INPUT: prompts MAPDL to read commands from a file.
00_session_template: name without extension.
mac.extension

If the file is in the Working Directory, you do not need to write the full path. During the execution you will see the geometry, the mesh and finally the contours appear.

INITIAL VERIFICATION

Exist m00_session.out and m00_cantilever.rst on the Working Directory.
The Output Window does not end with a fatal error.
An elongated beam is created in the X direction.
The free end moves towards −Y.
Displacement and stress contours are shown.

MAPDL practice

Practice: first auditable run

Run the kit from a new folder and prove which files belong to this session.

Execution cycle

1 Predict which files will be created.
2 Run with /INPUT.
3 Check Job Name, .out, and .rst.
4 Explain one sign that the result is physically reasonable.

Evidence to retain

Job name .out excerpt Result screenshot or note Short physical explanation

What is the difference between MAPDL finishing and the simulation being defensible?

Graduated hints

1 · Concept hint

Folder, job, and units are part of the result.

2 · Command hint

Review /FILNAME, /UNITS, and /INPUT before interpreting a contour.

3 · Explained solution

Link the script, .out, .rst, and an order-of-magnitude check under one Job Name.

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