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To create a concentrated load

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To create a concentrated load
To create a concentrated load

1.	From the Menu Bar, select LoadCase > Concentrated Load.

2.	The Concentrated Load tab appears with the following menu options.

Button	Behavior
	select/unselect all
	review
	create a new object
	pick objects to see in the list.
	pick parts to see in the list and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar.
	select parts in tree to see object in the list.
	cross reference
	show/hide checks
	delete selected item(s).

3.	Right-click to access the context menu, and make a selection from the available choices.

Create a new concentrated load

1.	When you select Create New from the context menu, the /CLOAD card panel appears.

Button	Behavior
	pick nodes in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar.
	add/remove object by ellipse selection.
	add nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).
	remove nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).
	add all nodes.
	pick parts in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar.
	add parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).
	remove parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box).
	add the parts selected in the tree.
	remove the parts selected in the tree.

2.	Click to edit fields and right-click in applicable fields for more options.

3.	Click to expand the sub-menu's and make selections from the menu, as applicable.

4.	Click Save or Cancel when you are finished creating the card.

5.	In the Reference Axis folder:

•	Click the Reference Axis folder.

•	Define the reference axis using the different tools from the Reference Axis folder.

6.	In the Sensor folder, define the sensor to activate and deactivate the concentrated load. (Learn how to create a sensor.)

7.	In the Properties folder:

•	Set a scale factor for the abscissa of the defined curve in the Scale factor field.

•	Click Function to modify the function.

8.	Under Direction, set the following:

•	Click Fx and/or Fy and/or Fz to impose the concentrated load (Forces) in translation around the X, Y, or Z direction.

•	Click Mxx and/or Myy and/or Mzz to imposed the concentrated load (Moments) in rotation around X, Y, or Z direction.

9.	Click Save to save the created concentrated load; or

Click Cancel to cancel the concentrated load creation.

10.	Click Close to close the menu.

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