In reading through the help section I see the option mentioned to, Model the fastener with brick elements. Basically import a model of the bolt, most likely simplified, and use it. I've done this in Ansys Workbench and applied preload to the bolt model. Is that possible in Simulation 2012? I know we can apply preload to a beam element representation of a bolt, but I wanted to do it to a simplified bolt model.
If it can't be done directly are there any recommendations of how to fake a preload on a bolt model, like with thermal loads or a separate external load?
Thanks for the help.
