1. | From the Menu Bar, select LoadCase > Gravity Load > Create. |
2. | Enter a name in the Gravity Load Creation field and validate with Ok. |
3. | Enter the function values to import from an already existing function. (Learn how to create the function.) |
4. | In the Selections folder, select nodes using the different tools from the Selection folder. |
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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. |
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add/remove object by ellipse selection. |
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add nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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add all nodes. |
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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. |
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add parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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add the parts selected in the tree. |
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remove the parts selected in the tree. |
5. | Click the Reference Axis folder. |
6. | Define the reference axis using the different tools of the Reference Axis folder. |
7. | In the Sensor folder, define the sensor to activate and deactivate the gravity. (Learn how to create a sensor.) |
8. | In the Properties folder, set a scale factor for the abscissa of the defined curve in the Scale factor field. |
9. | Click Function to modify the function. |
11. | Click Save to save the created gravity load; or |
Click Cancel to cancel the gravity load creation.
12. | Click Close to close the menu. |