Hello Pavel,
Thank you for your explanation.
I would just like to apply the forces acting on, say the L4 and L5 vertebrae and analyze the stress distribution on the intervertebral disc between them. As you know, the AnyBody model lacks the Intervertebral discs. However, since I am using different L4, L5 and Intervertebral disc models in Ansys, I have not been able to effectively transfer these forces directly using the output files from AnyBody.
This is why I was checking if summing these forces by myself from AnyBody and applying them on the endplates would alter the results by much. I think this approach is covered in the first lesson in FE analysis with AnyBody.
How does one sum the forces in AnyBody into a CSV file?
Best regards,
Victor.