I am using the regular package now and I got the output. I am confused with the units. What's the unit of stress here? Is it N/M2?
On Friday, November 27, 2015 at 11:24:43 AM UTC+1, Robert Cimrman wrote:

On 11/26/2015 10:19 AM, naya...@gmail.com wrote:
> Robert,
>   Thanks a lot for your help. I was previously using Python(x,y) on my
> windows. I was getting errors during post processing. Now I want to install
> SfePy in Ubuntu. Which one would you suggest Python(x,y) or Canopy?

I would use the regular package system - all the packages are there. See [1] -
let us know if something is missing there. I do not have a preference in
scientific python distributions (not using them personally).

r.
[1] http://sfepy.org/doc-devel/installation.html#ubuntu

> Thanks in advance,
> Nayan
>
> On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 10:37:56 AM UTC+1, Robert Cimrman wrote:
>>
>> Hi Nayan,
>>
>> On 11/23/2015 09:25 PM, naya...@gmail.com <javascript:> wrote:
>>> Hello Robert,
>>>    I am trying to simulate a rectangular block with the fixed bottom and
>>> loaded at the top by an area force.
>>>
>>> I have following doubts. Please clarify
>>> 1.How to consider the area force.
>>
>> Use the dw_surface_ltr term.
>>
>>> 2.Which elastic equation should I use? I am not finding any equation for
>>> area loads.
>>
>> Check [1].
>>
>>> 3.I'm sharing my problem description file. Kindly look into it and help
>> me
>>> understand. I am very new to SfePy.
>>
>> I have modified your problem description file for the area loads, see the
>> attachment. I have also fixed the region definitions (do not use '=') and
>> the
>> field shape.
>>
>> Does it help?
>>
>> r.
>>
>> [1]
>>
>> http://sfepy.org/doc-devel/examples/linear_elasticity/linear_elastic_tractions.html
>>
>