Imported Forces

Apply forces, spot forces, and spot displacements from an external comma separated values (.csv) file.

  1. In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
  2. Choose one of the following:
    OptionSteps
    Import Forces Within a tolerance, forces are mapped from the specified force location to the point on the closest part face. Forces and locations are specified in the global coordinate system. Multiple load cases can be specified in each .csv file, although only one may be applied at a time.
    Depending on the analysis type, select the desired method:
    • On the Analysis Workbench toolbar, select > Imported forces.
    • For multi-loadcases, on the Multi-loadcases Workbench, select > Imported forces
    Import Spot Forces Forces and moments are applied on spots which are created on the fly on the closest part face from the specified location. Forces, moments, and locations are specified in the global coordinate system. Multiple load cases can be specified in each .csv file, although only one may be applied at a time.
    Depending on the analysis type, select the desired method:
    • On the Analysis Workbench toolbar, select > Imported spot forces.
    • For multi-loadcases, on the Multi-loadcases Workbench, select > Imported spot forces
    Import Spot Displacements Translations and rotations are applied on spots which are created on the fly on the closest part face from the specified location. Translations, rotations and locations are specified in the global coordinate system. Multiple load cases can be specified in each .csv file, although only one may be applied at a time.
    Depending on the analysis type, select the desired method:
    • On the Analysis Workbench toolbar, select > Imported spot displacements.
    • For multi-loadcases, on the Multi-loadcases Workbench, select > Imported spot displacements.
  3. In the dialog, click Import from CSV.
  4. Browse to the desired .csv file in the File Explorer.
  5. Click Open.
  6. In the dialog, if more than one load case is present in the .csv file, select the load case to apply in the drop-down menu.
    Note: For the Multi-loadcases Workbench, when more than one load case is specified in the .csv file, multiple load cases are automatically created on import. Applicable only for imported forces, imported spot forces and imported remote load.
  7. Optional: If desired, edit a coordinate value to fine-tune the position.
    Note: This may be required if the tolerance to the part face is too large.
  8. Optional: For geometric non-linear analysis, you can specify the loads as follower loads.
  9. Optional: Delete rows from imported forces.
    1. Select one or more rows in the dialog to delete, and then click Delete selected from the Delete rows option.
    2. If there are any invalid forces among the imported, they are highlighted in red. Those invalid loads can be deleted all at once (If there are multiple) by selecting Delete invalid from the Delete rows option.
    3. Click OK.
  10. Click OK.