Define DLOAD on: Elements or Geometry

Use the Define DLOAD on: Elements or geometry option to define the default (pressure) type of DLOAD on individual elements or geometric surfaces. Pressure loads created on elements have special graphical display in HyperMesh. Loads created on geometric entities such as surfaces are automatically mapped to FEA mesh on export. You can also map them using the Map Loads on Geometry button.

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The Define tab for Define DLOAD on: Elements or geometry contains the following buttons:

Button

Action

Define from Pressures panels

Opens the Pressures panel to create/update DLOAD.

To create a pressure on elements, go to the create subpanel, select the elems button, pick the desired elements from the HyperMesh graphics, select nodes using the switch, pick two or three nodes from a face of a selected element, input the magnitude, and click create.

To create a pressure on geometry, go to the create subpanel, select the surfs option from the toggle, pick the desired geometry from the HyperMesh graphics, input the magnitude, and click create.

Notes:

•	Loads created on geometric entities are automatically mapped to FEA mesh on export. You can also map them using the Map Loads on Geometry button.

•	You can also update an existing DLOAD from the update subpanel.

•	While you are in the Pressure panel, press the H key to view panel-specific help.

•	When you finish creating or updating boundary conditions, click return and the Step Manager is updated with the new loads.

Map Loads on Geometry

Opens the Loads on Geom panel to map loads on geometry to FEA mesh entities.

Click Map loads to map all geometric loads in the current load collector to FEA entities.

Notes:

•	You can also pick other load collectors by clicking on the loadcols and map loads in all of them together.

•	While you are in the Loads on Geom panel, press the h key to view panel-specific help.

•	When you finish, click return to update the Step Manager with the new loads.