Question about truss joint analysis in ansys workbench

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The discussion revolves around a senior mechanical engineering student's challenges in analyzing a joint designed for an AGV vehicle using ANSYS Workbench. The student seeks guidance on defining support conditions and loads for a specific joint, aiming to simplify the analysis by focusing on the joint separately. There is a need for advice on how to account for the effects of other loads and displacements on the joint during this analysis. The student has not attached any pictures to clarify the issue further. Assistance is requested to navigate these complexities in their final project.
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Dear Friends,
Hi,I am senior mechanical engineering student and I'm working on my
final project which is designing an AGV vehicle.I designed a space
chassis for it and have a problem with analyzing the joint I designed
using Solidworks.I do not know how can I should define support
conditions and loads in a specific joint.I've attached pictures in
order to illustrate my problem better.since for the simplification of
the analysis,I want to analyze the joint separately but how can I
manage this in a way that other loads and displacements affect that
joint correctly?Could you help me with that?
Thank you for your help in advance.
 
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