Load Types Panel
Use the Load Types panel to update load types and equations.
Location: Analysis page
A template file must be provided to use this functionality.
Panel Options
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
| force = | Force loads allow for a concentrated force (mass*length/time2) to be applied to the model. Forces are applied at nodes and are load config 1. |
| moment = | Moment loads allow for a concentrated moment (length*force) to be applied to the model. Moments are applied to nodes and are load config 2. |
| constraint = | Constraints allow for constrained degrees of freedom to be defined on the model by constraining the DOF of nodes. Constraints are load config 3. |
| pressure = | Pressure loads allow for a pressure (force*length2) to be applied to the model. Pressures are applied on elements, and are load config 4. |
| temperature = | Temperature loads allow for a concentrated temperature to be applied to the model. Temperatures can be applied to nodes, components surfaces, sets, points, or lines, and are load config 5. |
| flux = | Flux loads are defined as an amount that flows through a unit area per unit time (amount/length2/time). Fluxes are typically used in modeling transport phenomena such as heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid dynamics, and electromagnetism. Fluxes are applied to nodes and are load config 6. |
| velocity = | Velocity loads allow for a velocity (length/time) to be applied to the model. Velocities are applied to nodes and are load config 8. |
| acceleration = | Acceleration loads allow for an acceleration (length/time2) to be defined on the model. Accelerations can be applied to to nodes, components, sets, surfaces, points, or lines, and are load config 9. |
| equation = | Equation entities contain mathematical equations that define more complex loads. They are used to define linear constraints in local and global coordinate systems. |
| loads / equations | Select the entities to modify, and alter their load types as desired. |
| update | Apply the load type changes for a load or equation to your model. |
Command Buttons
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| update | Apply any changes you have made. |
| return | Exit the panel. |