Tutorial - Analysis of Bracket in SolidWorks Simulation?

Here is the tutorial.
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Step 1:
Open the bracket part in SolidWorks.
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Step 2:
Click New study under study advisor in Simulation tab.
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Step 3:
Input name Bracket and click OK.
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Step 4:
Click Apply material.
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Step 5:
Select alloy steel. Click apply and then close.
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Step 6:
Select fixed geometry under fixture advisor.
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Step 7:
Select the circular faces of the holes. Click OK.
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Step 8:
Select Force under external loads advisor.
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Step 9:
Select the top face of the bracket and input force of 1000N.
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Step 10:
Select Create mesh under run.
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Step 11:
Change mesh density to fine. Since this is not a big geometry we can decrease the mesh size and increase precision. Even then it's upto you to define the mesh size. Click OK.
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Step 12:
Now our model is meshed.
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Step 13:
Click Run to start simulation.
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Step 14:
Now the solver will start solving the problem.
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Step 15:
After solver is finished we have our plots. Default is Stress (von-Mises) plot.
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Step 16:
Double click Displacement for displacement plot.
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Step 17:
Double click Strain for strain plot. Now we have successfully completed the analysis of the bracket model in SolidWorks.