Define a force or moment using a node ID table

The Node ID Table type lets you define a force or moment load with a node ID table, which contains a list of node IDs and corresponding scale factors for each nodal component (X,Y,Z). For each node in the node ID table, the load magnitude at the component is multiplied by the scale factor.

For more information, see Create a node ID table.

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

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

3. In the Magnitude group, define the force magnitude by entering a constant value or by using an expression or field.For more information, see the Expressions. For more information, see Using fields and expressions to define boundary conditions.

4. (Optional) In the Direction group, choose the coordinate system to use to define the load.

5. (Optional) For Abaqus analyses, in the Follower Force Option group, select the Follower check box to specify that the direction of the force should rotate with the node to which you apply it.

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

7. Notice that in the Table Field dialog box, Domain group, the Independent tab is selected. Note: The Data Points table has columns for the independent variable and dependent variables.The node_id independent variable is set to unitless. Three dimensionless dependent variables represent the scale factor to apply to each nodal component.

8. In the Data Points group, click Import from File .

9. Select the .csv file, and click OK. The node ID table is imported into the Data Points table. To populate the table correctly, the .csv file must have a column that represents the node IDs, plus three other columns that represent the scale factors to apply to each of the nodal components (for example, X,Y,Z).

10. In the Table Field dialog box, click OK.

11. In the Force or Moment dialog box, click OK.The load is created on the nodes specified in the node ID table.

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