How to apply force on fence in Ansys Workbench 14

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To apply a load on a grid-structured box in Ansys Workbench 14, compute the force using the desired pressure and the area of each grid section. Select the wire intersection nodes on each side of the box to apply the calculated force individually. Users have noted challenges in selecting all wires simultaneously for force application. A suggestion is to apply the same force to each node one at a time. This method allows for observing deformation and stress in the structure under the applied load.
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I have a box, the bottom and the four walls are made of grid. I wan to apply load in the box and see how the bottom and the four walls deform (and stress too). How can I do it? I do not want to apply a force to each wire vertically and horizontally. I want to apply a load to the bottom and the walls lika applying pressure to a surface. Thanks in advance.
 
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gu93togi: Let the pressure you want to apply be p. Compute force F = p*A, where A = area of each grid. Select all wire intersection nodes on one box side, and apply force F to each node. Repeat for each box side and the bottom. See if this might work for you.
 
I can not select all wires at the same time and apply force to them. I have to select the wire one by one. It is a way to select all wires at once and apply same force to all of them? Thank you in advance.
 
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