LOADING OPTIONS

The LOAD SET dialog window displays as in Figure 5.7.2.

figure 5.7.2 Load Set

SHOW SPC

Toggle the SPC (single point constraint) display ON or OFF. See SPC OPTIONS.

CREATE FORCE at selected nodes.

Toggle FORCE on.

Select CREATE.

Enter the load set number in the next dialog window.

Define node force as shown in Figure 5.7.3.

figure 5.7.3 Define Node Force

DOF

Degree of freedom. The meaning of these numbers is as follows:

1 - X (X-translation will be loaded.)

2 - Y (Y-translation will be loaded.)

3 - Z (Z-translation will be loaded.)

4 - RX (X-rotation will be loaded.)

5 - RY (Y-rotation will be loaded.)

6 - RZ (Z-rotation will be loaded.)

LOAD CURVE ID

Load curve describes load value versus time. Refer to Section 10.9.1, UTILITIES/LOAD CURVE/CREATE CURVE for load curve description.

SCALE FACTOR

Load the curve scale factor.

Select OK in Figure 5.7.3 to select the nodes to load. Refer to Figure 5.4.2 for selecting nodes.

Select CANCEL in Figure 5.7.3 to exit.

CREATE PRESSURE on selected elements.

Toggle PRESSURE on.

Select CREATE.

Enter the load set number in the next dialog window.

Define element pressure. See Figure 5.7.4.

figure 5.7.4 Define Element Pressure

LOAD CURVE ID

See CREATE FORCE.

SCALE FACTOR

See CREATE FORCE.

BIRTH TIME

Time imposed motion/loading is active.

Select OK in Figure 5.7.4 to select the element to load.

Select CANCEL in Figure 5.7.4 to exit.

The following three functions are used for both loading node force and element pressure.

DELETE

A DYNAFORM QUESTION dialog window appears. See Figure 5.7.5.

figure 5.7.5 DYNAFORM Question Window

Select YES to delete the last selected load set.

Select NO to reject the choice.

DEFINE

Add more nodes or elements to a selected load set.

REMOVE

Remove some selected nodes/elements from a load set.

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