Ivar KJELBERG
                                                                                                                                                    COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)
                                                         
                            
                         
                                                
    
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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                5 feb 2011, 03:57 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    Hi
all depends how and what you want to study. 
you can start in 2D draw 2 or 3 rectangles side by side, define the "thickness" depth in "Z" direction (out of paper) , define the material properties and then go on.
You can also consider the large block as rigid and just not inlude it at all (depends on the details you are looking for)
Then in 3D you draw 3 blocks, side by side
To learn how to use the CAD section perform some of the exercices that are described in detail in the doc
There is basically no differences (apart from the GUIs) between 3.5 and 4 for the geoemtry build up 
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Good luck
Ivar                                                
                                                
                            Hi
all depends how and what you want to study. 
you can start in 2D draw 2 or 3 rectangles side by side, define the "thickness" depth in "Z" direction (out of paper) , define the material properties and then go on.
You can also consider the large block as rigid and just not inlude it at all (depends on the details you are looking for)
Then in 3D you draw 3 blocks, side by side
To learn how to use the CAD section perform some of the exercices that are described in detail in the doc
There is basically no differences (apart from the GUIs) between 3.5 and 4 for the geoemtry build up 
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Good luck
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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                6 feb 2011, 00:15 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    Thank you for your help                                                
                                                
                            Thank you for your help