Define a force or moment load using a spatial table (Simcenter Samcef)

The Spatial Table type lets you define a force or moment load in terms of a spatial distribution over nodes.

1. Choose Home tab→Loads and Conditions group→Force or Moment .

2. In the Force or Moment dialog box, select Spatial Table from the Type list.

3. In the Nodes group, click Select Object and select the nodes to which the force or moment will be applied.

4. In the Direction group, select the coordinate system to use to define the load.

5. (Optional) If you set Coordinate System to a local type, in the Local list, specify the coordinate system.

6. In the Components group, from the Specify Field list, select Table Constructor .

7. In the Table Field dialog box Domain group, select an Independent domain.

8. In the Data Points group, do one of the following:Import the data as follows:Click Import from File .Select the .csv file, and click OK. The spatial table is imported into the Data Points table. To populate the table correctly, the .csv file must have the same number of columns as the ones that define the data. Manually define the data by typing in the box and clicking Accept Edit for each row of data.

9. Click OK to save the Table Field.

10. In the Components group, define the three Scale Factors that scale the Table Field.

11. In the Node Search Tolerance group, define the search Tolerance. You will define a force load using a set of nodes located near the spatial locations in the magnitude field. For each node in the target set, the load magnitude defined in the field is multiplied by the scale factor.

12. (Optional) To define a follower force (valid for a structural nonlinear solution only), select the Follower Force check box.For more information, see Follower force and moment load overview (Simcenter Samcef).

13. Click OK.The load is applied to the model.

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