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Load collectors collect and organize loads and equations.  Load collectors are created, edited, and deleted from the Model browser and are shown under the LoadCollector folder.

Loads and equations can be organized into a load collector using the Organize panel.  Every load and equation must be organized into one, and only one, load collector and therefore are mutually exclusive to a load collector.  Newly created loads and equations are automatically organized into the current load collector.

The current load collector is shown in the status bar and is also bold in the Model browser.  The current load collector can be set using the Model browser context menu on a selected load collector within the LoadCollector folder.  Load collectors can also be card edited using the Model browser context menu on selected load collectors within the LoadCollector folder.

Load collectors have a display state, on or off, which control the display of all loads and equations organized within the load collector in the graphics area.  The display state of a load collector can be controlled using the icons next to the load collector in the Model browser.  Geometry and element display states can be controlled separately for load collectors.

Load collectors also have an active and export state.  The active state of a load collector controls the display state of the load collector and the listing of the load collector in the Model browser and any of its views.  If a load collector is active, then its display state is available to be turned on or off and it is listed in the Model browser and any of its views.  If a load collector is inactive, then its display state is turned off permanently and it is not listed in the Model browser or any of its views.  If a find operation "finds" an inactive load collector, that load collector will automatically be set to active.

The export state of a load collector controls whether or not that load collector and all loads and equations organized within the load collector are exported when the custom export option is utilized.  The all export option is not affected by the export state of a load collector.  The active and export states of load collectors can be controlled using the Entity State browser.

Operations performed on a load collector affect loads and equations within the load collector.  For example, if you delete a load collector, the loads and equations within the load collector are also deleted.

The data names associated with load collectors can be found in the data names section of the HyperMesh Reference Guide.

 

 

Solver Card Support for Load Collectors

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A load collector is a repository for loads and constraints.  Each load or constraint must belong to a load collector.  There are two card images called HISTORY and INITIAL_CONDITION.  Loads or constraints that are to be used as history data (under *STEP) should be collected into load collectors with the HISTORY card image.  These load collectors also need to be added to the corresponding load steps (*STEP) from the load steps panel.  In contrast, loads or constraints for model data should be collected into load collectors with INITIAL_CONDITION card image.  They will automatically be written out in the model portion of the Abaqus input deck.

Note:The Import tab - Options section provides the user to select to Expand Loads on Sets. Selecting this option means that all loads and boundary conditions on sets are expanded to individual nodes and elements.

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

*CFILM

Define film coefficients and associated sink temperatures at one or more nodes or vertices

AMPLITUDE, FILM AMPLITUDE, REGION TYPE = {LAGRANGIAN/SLIDING, EULEREIAN}, OP

Only in HISTORY card image

*CONNECTOR HARDENING

 

 

 

*CONNECTOR LOAD

Specify loads for available components of relative motion in connector elements

AMPLITUDE, LOAD CASE, OP

Only in HISTORY card image

*CONNECTOR MOTION

Specify the motion of available components of relative motion in connector elements

AMPLITUDE, LOAD CASE, OP

In both HISTORY and INTIAL_CONDITION card image

*DSLOAD

Specify distributed surface loads

AMPLITUDE, LOAD CASE, CYLIC MODE, OP

Only in HISTORY card image

*INERTIA RELIEF

Apply inertia-based load balancing

FIXED, ORIENTATION, REMOVE

Only in HISTORY card image of Standard template

*INITIAL_CONDITION_FLUID_PRESSURE

Specifies initial pressures for hydrostatic fluid filled cavities.

 

 

*INITIAL_CONDITION_TEMPERATURE

Specifies initial temperatures for heat transfer analysis.

 

 

*INITIAL_CONDITION_TYPE_STRESS

Specifies initial stresses.

 

 

*INITIAL_CONDITION_VELOCITY

Specifies initial velocities for dynamic analysis.

 

 

*SFILM

Define film coefficients and associated sink temperatures over a surface for heat transfer analysis

AMPLITUDE, FILM AMPLITUDE, OP

Only in HISTORY card image

 

 

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Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Load Types

Notes

Acceleration

 

Total Magnitude, Direction, X-magnitude, Y-magnitude, Z-magnitude, Input system, Curve, Entity id

 

Boundary

 

DOF1, DOF2, DOF3, DOF4, DOF5, DOF6, Entity id

 

Force

 

Total Magnitude, Direction, X-magnitude, Y-magnitude, Z-magnitude, Input system, Curve, Entity id

 

Flux

 

Flux, Entity id

 

Moment

 

Total Magnitude, Direction, X-magnitude, Y-magnitude, Z-magnitude, Input system, Curve, Entity id

 

Thermal

 

Temperature, Entity id

 

Velocity

 

Total Magnitude, Direction, X-magnitude, Y-magnitude, Z-magnitude, Input system, Curve, Entity id

 

 

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Load collector information is specified with a required $HMNAME comment card and an optional $HMCOLOR comment card.  If an input translator encounters one of these comments while reading a load card, a new load collector is created.  For the comments to be valid, they must follow a load keyword or the last line of the previous Structured block.  The loads that follow a $HMNAME LOADCOLS comment are read into that collector.  If there is a new keyword or structured block, the previous load collector information is ignored.

For non-HyperMesh generated input decks, loads are divided into collectors based on classification.  The following load collectors are created:

Mechanical loads for forces and moments
Constraints/Displacements
Velocities
Accelerations
Pressures

If translational or rotational constraints are defined in the input model, they are placed in a separate load collector named Nodal Constraints.

Load collectors are not used by LS-DYNA, but are useful for visualization.  Additional load collectors can be defined to describe other entities.

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

*BOUNDARY_
CONVECTION_SET

Define convection boundary conditions for a thermal or coupled thermal/structural analysis. Two cards are defined for each option.

SSID, HLCID, HMULT, TLCID, TMULT, LOC

 

*BOUNDARY_NON_
REFLECTING

Define a non-reflecting boundary.

SSID, AD, AS

2D_Option

 

*BOUNDARY_NON_
REFLECTING_2D

Define a non-reflecting boundary.

NSID

 

*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_SET

Defines surface segment sets that transfer energy by radiation to the environment.

SSID, TYPE, RAD_GRP, FILE_NO, RFLCID, RFMULT, TILCID, TIMULT

 

*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET

Define nodal single point constraints.

NSID, CID, DOFX, DOFY, DOFZ, DOFRX, DOFRY, DOFRZ

Title

 

*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET_
ID

 

Dyna_Name

NSID, CID, DOFX, DOFY, DOFZ, DOFRX, DOFRY, DOFRZ

 

*BOUNDARY_
TEMPERATURE_SET

Define temperature boundary conditions for a thermal or coupled thermal/structural analysis.

NCID, LCID, CMULT, LOC

 

*CONSTRAINED_RIGID_
BODY_STOPPERS

Stops the motion based on a time dependent constraint. The stopper overrides prescribed motion boundary conditions (except relative displacement) operating in the same direction for both the master and slaved rigid bodies.

PID, LCMAX, LCMIN, PSIDMX, PSIDMN, LCVMNX, DIR, VID, TB, TD

LCMAX_as_displacment

LCMIN_as_displacement

 

*DEFINE_CURVE_
FEEDBACK

Define information that is used as the solution evolves to scale the ordinate values of the specified load curve ID.

LCID, PID, BOXID, FLDID, FSL, TSL, SFF, SFT, BIAS

Title

 

*DEFINE_CURVE_
FEEDBACK_TITLE

 

Title, LCID, PID, BOXID, FLDID, FSL, TSL, SFF, SFT, BIAS

 

*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID

Define materials to be switched to rigid at the start of the calculation.

ArrayCount

PSID, MRB

DeformToRigidHelp

Options (NONE, AUTOMATIC)

Select an arraycount for the PSID and MRB pairs.

*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID
_AUTOMATIC

Define materials to be switched to rigid or to deformable at some stage in the calculation.

SWSET, CODE, TIME1, TIME2, TIME3, ENTNO, RELSW, PAIRED, NRBF, NCSF, RWF, DTMAX, #D2R, #R2D

DeformToRigidHelp

D2R_Flag

R2D_Flag

Change the option to automatic and card edit. In the D2R fields enter the number of PIDs that need to be converted to Rigid.  Create an entity set of comps of the slave PIDs and select the set.

*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID
_INERTIA

Inertial properties can be defined for the new rigid bodies that are created when the deformable parts are switched. These can only be defined in the initial input if they are needed in a later restart.

PID, XC, YC, ZC, TM, IXX, IXY, IXZ, IYY, IYZ, IZZ

 

*INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_
BEAM

Initialize axial force in the beam for modeling bolt

BSID, LCID

 

*INITIAL_DETONATION

Define points to initiate the location of high explosive detonations in part IDs which use the material (type 8) *MAT_HIGH_EXPLOSIVE_BURN.

PID, X, Y, Z, LT

PartOption

 

*INITIAL_STRESS_
SECTION

Initialize stress in solid sections

CSID, LCID, PSID, VID

 

*INITIAL_TEMPERATURE_
SET

Define initial nodal point temperatures using nodal set IDs or node numbers.

NSID, TEMP, LOC

 

*INITIAL_VEHICLE_
KINEMATICS

Define initial kinematical information for a vehicle.

GRAV, PSID, XO, YO, ZO, XF, YF, ZF, VX, VY, VZ, AAXIS, BAXIS, CAXIS, AANG, BANG, CANG, WA, WB, WB

 

*INITIAL_VELOCITY

Define initial nodal point translational velocities using nodal set IDs. This may also be used for sets in which some nodes have other velocities.

Card 30

NSID, NSIDEX, BOXID, IRIGID, VX, VY, VZ, VXR, VYR, VZR

Options (NONE, Generation, Rigidbody)

InitialVel

This card changes the INITV definition on Control Card 11.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION

Define initial velocities for rotating and translating bodies.

PSID, OMEGA, VX, VY, VZ, IVATN, XC, YC, ZC, NX, NY, NZ, PHASE

STYP (Part Set ID, Part ID, Node Set ID, ENTIRE MODEL)

 

*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION_START_TIME

Define a time to initialize velocities after time zero.

STIME

 

*INITIAL_VELOCITY_RIGID_
BODY

Define the initial translational and rotational velocities at the center of gravity for a rigid body or a nodal rigid body.

PID, VX, VY, VZ, VXR, VYR, VZR

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK

Define a material subset for an implicit springback calculation in LS-DYNA and any nodal constraint to eliminate rigid body degrees-of-freedom.

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

Option1 (NONE, LSDYNA, NASTRAN, SEAMLESS)

Option2 (None, THICKNESS, NO THICKNESS)

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

Option1 (LSDYNA, NASTRAN, SEAMLESS, NONE)

Option2 (None, THICKNESS, NOTHICKNESS)

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA_
NOTHICKNESS

Define a material subset for an implicit springback calculation in LS-DYNA and any nodal constraints to eliminate rigid body degrees-of-freedom.

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA_
THICKNESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN_
NOTHICKNESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN_
THICKNESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS
_NOTHICKNESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*INTERFACE_
SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS
_THICKNESS

 

PSID, NSHV, FTYPE

 

*LOAD_BEAM_SET

Defines load on beam element set

ESID, DAL, LCID, SF

 

*LOAD_BLAST

Define an airblast function for the application of pressure loads due to explosives in conventional weapons.

WGT, XBO, YBO, ZBO, TBO, IUNIT, ISURF, CFM, CFL, CFT, CFP

 

*LOAD_BODY_
GENERALIZED

Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration or prescribed angular velocity over a subset of the complete problem.

Card 46

N1, N2, LCID, DRLCID, XC, YC, ZC, AX, AY, AZ, OMX, OMY, OMZ

 

*LOAD_BODY_PARTS

Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration or angular velocity using global axes directions

Card 45  

PSID

Select component set.

*LOAD_BODY_X

Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration using global axes directions

Card 39

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BODY_Y

 

Card 40

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BODY_Z

 

Card 41

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BODY_RX

Define body force loads due to a prescribed angular velocity using global axes directions

Card 42

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, XC, YC, ZC, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BODY_RY

 

Card 43

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, XC, YC, ZC, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BODY_RZ

 

Card 44

LCID, SF, LCIDDR, XC, YC, ZC, CID

Activate the proper option and enter the data.  Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*LOAD_BRODE

Define Brode function for application of pressure loads due to explosion.

YLD, BHT, XBO, YBO, ZBO, TBO, TALC, SFLC, CFL, CFT, CFP

 

*LOAD_MASK

Apply a distributed pressure load over a three-dimensional shell part.

PID, LCID, VID1, OFF, BOXID, LCIDM, VID2, INOUT, ICYCLE

 

*LOAD_NODE_SET

Apply a concentrated nodal force to a node or a set of nodes.

NSID, DOFX, LCID, SF, CID

FollowerForce

 

*LOAD_RIGID_BODY

 

PID, DOF, LCID, SF, CID, M1, M2, M3

LCID_as_displacement

 

*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET

Apply the distributed pressure load over each segment in a segment set.

SSID, LCID, SF, AT

LCIDoption

 

*LOAD_SHELL_SET

Apply the distributed pressure load over one shell element or shell element set.

ESID, LCID, SF, AT

LCIDoption

 

*LOAD_SUPERELASTIC_
FORMING

 

LCP1, CSP1, NCP1, LCP1, CSP1, NCP1, ERATE, SCMIN, SCMAX, NCYL

 

*LOAD_THERMAL_
CONSTANT

Define nodal sets giving the temperature that remains constant for the duration of the calculation.

NSID, INSIDEX, BOXID, T, TE

 

*LOAD_THERMAL_LOAD_
CURVE

 

LCID, LCIDDR

 

*LOAD_THERMAL_
VARIABLE

Define nodal sets giving the temperature that is variable in the duration of the calculation.

NSID, NSIDEX, BOXID, TS, TB, LCID, TSE, TBE, LCIDE

 

 

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There are two types of load collectors for Nastran:

Specific load collectors with a card image
Generic load collectors without a card image

 

Generic load collectors are used to collect loads and constraints for display purposes and to assign an ID to the loads. Specific load collectors are used for specialized loading cards, such as SPCADD, MPCADD, EIGRL, EIGB, EIGC, EIGP, EIGR, FREQ, FREQ1, LOAD, GRAV, RFORCE, and TEMPD.  Specific load collectors have card images which can be edited to do the following:

Group other load collectors together for simultaneous application in a single subcase
Provide special information for a specific analysis type (such as modal analysis)

 

General boundary conditions, such as loads and constraints, should not be collected into specific load collectors.

When reading in a Nastran deck, loads that have the same SID are collected into the same load collector.  If a load collector already exists in the database with the same SID, one of the following can occur:

If overwrite is off (default), the new load collector’s ID is offset and all loads in that collector will have a new SID upon export.

If overwrite is on, the new load collector replaces the existing load collector.  The original load collector and the loads it contains are deleted.

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACSRCE

Defines the power versus frequency curve for a simple acoustic source.

EXCITEID, DELAY, DPHASE, TP, RHO, B

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

AEFACT

Defines real numbers for aeroelastic analysis.

Total_Number

 

BCPARA

Defines contact parameters.

PARAM, VALUE

BCPARA_NUM

 

BCRPARA

 

SURF, OFFSET, TYPE, MGP

 

BMFACE

 

 

 

DAMPING

Defines a parameter and hybrid damping specification.

G, ALPHA1, ALPHA2, HYBRID, GEFACT, W3, W4, WH

 

DELAY

Defines the time delay term in the equations of the dynamic loading function

 

Supported as constraints

DLOAD

Defines a dynamic loading condition for frequency response or transient response problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via RLOAD1 or RLOAD2 entries for frequency response or TLOAD1 or TLOAD2 entries for transient response

DLOAD_NUM

 

DTI SPECSEL

Defines table data blocks

SPECSEL, RECNO, TYPE, TID, DAMP

DTI_TID_NUM

 

EIGB

Defines data needed to perform buckling analysis

contOpt

 

EIGC

Defines data needed to perform complex eigenvalue analysis

Cont

 

EIGP

Defines poles that are used in complex eigenvalue extraction by the Determinant method

n/a

 

EIGR

Defines data needed to perform real eigenvalue analysis

contOpt

 

EIGRL

Defines data needed to perform real eigenvalue (vibration or buckling) analysis with the Lanczos method

n/a

 

FLFACT

Used to specify density ratios, Mach numbers, reduced frequencies, and velocities for flutter analysis.

FORMAT (IDS, THRU_FORMAT)

 

FLUTTER

Defines data needed to perform flutter analysis.

n/a

 

FREQ

Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems.

n/a

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ1

Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, frequency increment, and the number of increments desired.

n/a

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ2

Alternative form of frequency list. Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, final frequency, and the number of logarithmic increments desired.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ3

Frequency List, Alternate Form 3. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the number of frequencies between modal frequencies.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ4

Frequency List, Alternate Form 4. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the amount of "spread" around each modal frequency and the number of equally spaced frequencies within the spread.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ5

Frequency List, Alternate Form 5. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specification of a frequency range and fractions of the natural frequencies within that range.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi.

GRAV

Defines acceleration vectors for gravity or other acceleration loading

n/a

 

HYBDAMP

Defines a hybrid modal damping for direct dynamic solutions.

METHOD

SDAMP

KDAMP

 

LOAD

Defines a static load as a linear combination of load sets defined via FORCE, MOMENT, FORCE1, MOMENT1, FORCE2, MOMENT2, PLOAD, PLOAD1, PLOAD2, PLOAD4, PLOADX1, SLOAD, RFORCE, and GRAV entries.

LOAD_Num_Set

 

LSEQ

Defines a sequence of static load sets.

EXCITE, LID, TID

 

MARCOUT

Selects output to be saved on the Marc t16 end/or t19 file(s) used in SOL 600 only.

WHERE, IO

MARCOUT_MAX

 

MFLUID

Defines the properties of an incompressible fluid volume for the purpose of generating a virtual mass matrix

 

 

MPCADD

Defines a multipoint constraint set as a union of multipoint constraint sets defined via MPC entries.

Number_Of_Sets

 

NLAUTO

Defines parameters for automatic or fixed load/time stepping used in SOL 600 only.

ID, TINIT, TFINAL, RSMALL, RBIG, TSMIN, TSMAX, NSMAX, NRECYC, IENHAN, IDAMP, NSTATE, NCUT, LIMTAR, IFINISH, FTEMP, IFLAG, CRITERIA, SETID, Y1-Y4, X1-X4

 

NLDAMP

Defines damping constants for nonlinear analysis when Marc is executed from SOL 600 only.

EID1, EID2, ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA

 

NLPARM

Defines a set of parameters for nonlinear static analysis iteration strategy

ID, NINC, DT, KMETHOD, KSTEP, MAXITER, CONV, INTOUT, EPSU, EPSP, EPSW, MAXDIV, MAXQN, MAXLS, FSTRESS, LSTOL, MAXBIS, MAXR, RTOLB

NLPCI

 

NLRGAP

Defines a nonlinear radial (circular) gap for transient response or nonlinear harmonic response.

ID, GA, GB, PLANE, TABK, TABG, TABU, RADIUS

 

NLSTEP

Describes the control parameters for Mechanical, Thermal and Coupled Analysis in SOL 400 and for Linear Contact Analysis in SOL 101.

GENERAL, FIXED, ADAPT, ARCLN, HEAT, MECH, COUP, RCHEAT

 

NLSTRAT

Defines strategy parameters for nonlinear structural analysis used in SOL 600 only.

PARAM, VALUE

ID options (1, 0, User)

 

NOLIN1

Defines a forcing function for transient responses or nonlinear harmonic responses.

NOLIN1_NUM

 

NSMADD

Defines non structural mass as the sum of the sets listed.

S

 

NTHICK

Defines nodal thickness values for beams, plates and/or shells.

ID, THICK

 

RADCAV

Identifies the characteristics of each radiant enclosure.

ELEAMB, SHADOW, SCALE, PRTPCH, NFECI, RMAX, NCOMP, RADCAV_SET_NUM=, VIEW3D

 

RANDPS

Defines load set power spectral density factors for use in random analysis having the frequency dependent form

randps_01

NUMBER_OF_RANDPS

RANDT1

 

RFORCE

Defines a static loading condition due to an angular velocity and/or acceleration

n/a

 

RLOAD1

Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load of the form

rload1_equation

for use in frequency response problems

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

RLOAD2

Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic excitation of the form

rload2_equation

for use in frequency response problems

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

RSPEC

Defines a directional combination method, modal combination method, excitation direction(s), response spectra and scale factors for response spectrum analysis.

 

 

SPC1

Defines a single-point constraint, alternate form.

C

THRU

SPC1_NUMIDS

 

SPCADD

Defines a single-point constraint set as a union of single-point constraint sets defined on SPC or SPC1 entries

SPCADD_Num_Set

 

SPCR

Defines an enforced relative displacement value for a load step in SOL 400 and SOL 600.

 

 

TABDMP1

Defines modal damping as a tabular function of natural frequency

TABDMP1_NUM

 

TABLED1

Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads

TABLED1_NUM

 

TABLED2

Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table

TABLED2_NUM

 

TABLED3

Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table

TABLED3_NUM

 

TABLED4

Defines the coefficients of a power series for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table

TABLED4_NUM

 

TABLEM1

Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.

TABLEM1_NUM

 

TABLEM2

Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

TABLEM2_NUM

 

TABLEM3

Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

TABLEM3_NUM

 

TABLEM4

Defines coefficients of a power series for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

TABLEM4_NUM

 

TABLES1

Defines a tabular function for stress-dependent material properties such as the stress-strain curve (MATS1 entry), creep parameters (CREEP entry) and hyperelastic material parameters (MATHP entry).

TYPE (1 or 2)

TABLES1_NUM

 

TABLEST

Specifies the material property tables for nonlinear elastic temperature-dependent materials

TABLEST_NUM

 

TABRND1

Defines power spectral density as a tabular function of frequency for use in random analysis. Referenced by the RANDPS entry.

TABRND1_NUM

 

TEMPD

Defines a temperature value for all grid points of the structural model that have not been given a temperature on a TEMP entry.

n/a

 

TIC

Defines values for the initial conditions of variables used in structural transient analysis. Both displacement and velocity values may be specified at independent degrees-of-freedom. This entry may not be used for heat transfer analysis.

 

 

TLOAD1

Defines a time-dependent dynamic load or enforced motion of the form

tload1_equation

for use in transient response analysis

DELAY_OPTION

 

TLOAD2

Defines a time-dependent dynamic excitation or enforced motion of the form

tload2_equation

for use in a transient response problem, where

tload2_equation2

DELAY_OPTION

 

TRIM

Specifies constraints for aeroelastic trim variables. The SPLINE1 and SPLINE4 entries need to be here for the finite plate spline.

SID, MACH, Q, LABEL, UX, AEQR, NUM_LABEL

 

TSTEP

Defines time step intervals at which a solution will be generated and output in transient analysis

TSTEP_NUM

 

TSTEPNL

Defines parametric controls and data for nonlinear transient structural or heat transfer analysis. TSTEPNL is intended for SOLs 129, 159, and 99.

ID, NDT, DT, NO, KSTEP, MAXITER, CONV, EPSU, EPSP, EPSW, MAXDIV, MAXQN, MAXLS, FSTRESS, MAXBIS, ADJUST, MSTEP, RB, MAXR, UTOL, RTOLB

 

VIEW

Defines radiation cavity and shadowing for radiation view factor calculations.

ICAVITY, SHADE, NB, NG, DISLIN

 

VIEW3D

 

 

 

 

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Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACC3D /

Imposed accelerations

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

ACFLD /

Acceleration field

IFUN1, SCAF1, IFUN2, SCAF2, IFUN3, SCAF3, TITLE, GES

Keyword input.

BDFOR /

Body force constraints

Type, IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, IFRAM, NODR, GES, TITLE

Keyword input

BOUNC /

Specify boundary conditions on the base body

X Y Z x y z, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

CONLO /

Concentrated nodal load

IDR, LC, SCALE, ISENS, ITYPE, TITLE, GES

Follower_Force

Keyword input

DAMP /

Nodal damping group cards

ADAMP, TIDAMP, TFDAMP, IDAMP, TITLE, GES

NUMNOD_option

DAMP START/END (TIME, SENSOR)

Keyword input

DIS3D /

Imposed displacement

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

DIS3DM /

Imposed minimum displacement

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

DIS3DX /

Imposed maximum displacement

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

INVEL /

Specify the initial velocity of the base body

VELX, VELY, VELZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, IFRAM, IRIGB, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

PREFA /

Pressure on shells

FUNCTION, MULT, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

PREBM /

Pressure on beams

FUNCTION, MULT, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RAC3D /

Imposed rotational acceleration

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RAN3D /

Imposed angular rotations

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RDA3D /

Radial 3D boundary conditions

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RDD3D /

Radial 3D boundary conditions

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RDV3D /

Radial 3D boundary conditions

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

RVE3D /

Imposed rotational velocities

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

VEL3D /

Imposed velocities

IFUN1, IFUN2, IFUN3, SCAL1, SCAL2, SCAL3, IFRAM, ISENS, TITLE, GES

Keyword input

 

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Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

$ADDMODES

Definition of static mode shapes to be added to the set of eigenmodes used for transformation to modal space.

DOFTYPE

RSYS

SOURCE

 

Available as a load collector when the source = loads.

To change the LPAT = field, set the AddmodeLoads toggle to LOADSELECT,  which ensures that each data line will define different ADDMODES.

In the NoOfLoads_AddMode = field, enter the number of load patterns to assign the ADDMODES to.

$CONTVAL

Assignment of properties to contacts referenced by contact identifier or name.

FRICTION

GAPWIDTH

NORMAL

Supported as a load collector (card image LOADS). To create a card, use an existing load collector or create a new one with card image LOADS and select the CONTVAL check box.

A maximum number of 5 keywords are allowed per load collector (load pattern).

$PRETENSION LOAD

Assignment of load properties to pretension threads/areas referenced by identifier or name.

FACTOR

PREDIR

Supported as a load collector (card image LOADS). To create a card, use an existing load collector or create a new one with card image LOADS and select the PRETENSION check box.

$SUPPRESS

Definition of suppressed degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom given on the header line are suppressed for all nodes listed within the data block.

 

 

 

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Specific load collectors are used for specialized loading cards, such as EIGRL, SPCADD, GRAV, RLOAD, DTABLEi, etc.  Specific load collectors have card images, which can be edited to do the following:

Group other load collectors together for simultaneous application in a single subcase.
Provide special information for a specific analysis type (such as modal analysis, or frequency response analysis).

General boundary conditions should not be collected into specific load collectors.  Organizing loads and constraints into a specific load collector may result in an error termination.

The following is a list of OptiStruct cards, which are represented as specific load collectors.

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACSRCE

Defines acoustic source as a function of power vs. frequency.

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

CAALOAD

Defines the CFD pressure that is transferred to the structural side for frequency response analysis.

 

 

CDSMETH

Used in the component dynamic synthesis method for generating component dynamic matrices at each loading frequency.

CMSOUT

 

CMSMETH

Defines the method, frequency upper limit, and number of modes to be used in component mode synthesis for flexibly-body preparation solution sequence.

TYPE (Structure Only, Fluid Structure)

PRELOAD

LOADSET

DMIGDV

 

CNTSTB

Parameters for Stabilization Control of Surface-to-Surface (S2S) Contact and Large Displacement Node-to-Surface (N2S) Contact

 

Refers to Subcase information entry CNTSTB

DLOAD

Defines a dynamic loading condition for frequency response problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via RLOAD1 and RLOAD2 entries, or for transient problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via TLOAD1 and TLOAD2 entries.

 

 

DTI, SPECSEL

Correlates spectra lines specified on TABLED1 entries with damping values.

 

 

EIGC

Defines data needed to perform complex eigenvalue analysis.

 

 

EIGRA

Defines the data needed to perform real eigenvalue analysis with the Automated Multi-Level Sub-structuring technique.

 

 

EIGRL

Defines data needed to perform real eigenvalue analysis (vibration or buckling) with the Lanczos Method.

 

 

FATDEF

Defines elements, and associated fatigue properties, for consideration in a fatigue analysis.

ELSET

PSHELL

PSOLID

XELSET

XELEM

 

FATEVNT

Defines loading events for fatigue analysis.

 

 

FATLOAD

Defines fatigue loading parameters.

FATEVNT_NUM_FLOAD

 

FATPARM

Defines fatigue analysis parameters.

 

 

FATSEQ

Defines a loading sequence for fatigue analysis.

FATSEQ_NUM

 

FLLWER

Parameters for Calculation of Loads Dependent on Deformation

 

 

FREQ

Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

 

FREQ1

Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, frequency increment, and the number of increments desired.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi

FREQ2

Alternative form of frequency list. Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, final frequency, and the number of logarithmic increments desired.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi

FREQ3

Frequency List, Alternate Form 3. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the number of frequencies between modal frequencies.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi

FREQ4

Frequency List, Alternate Form 4. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the amount of "spread" around each modal frequency and the number of equally spaced frequencies within the spread.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi

FREQ5

Frequency List, Alternate Form 5. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specification of a frequency range and fractions of the natural frequencies within that range.

FREQ

FREQ1 - FREQ5

Defined using FREQi

FSI

Defines the settings for Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis with AcuSolve.

 

 

GRAV

Defines the gravity vectors for use in determining gravity loading for the structural model.

 

 

HYBDAMP

Defines the application of modal damping to the residual structure in a direct or transient frequency response analysis.

 

 

INVELB

Defines initial velocity in a multi-body situation.

 

 

LOAD

Defines a static load as a linear combination of load sets defined via FORCE, MOMENT, FORCE1, MOMENT1, PLOAD, PLOAD1, PLOAD2, PLOAD4, RFORCE, and GRAV entries.

LOAD_Num_Set

 

MBACT

Defines the entity/set to be activated in the multi-body system for the subsequent simulation.

THRU

MBACT_NUMIDS

 

MBDEACT

Defines the entity/set to be deactivated in the multi-body system for the subsequent simulation.

THRU

MBEACT_NUMIDS

 

MBLIN

Defines the parameters for a multi-body system linear analysis.

 

 

MBREQ

Defines a multi-body as a combination of request sets defined via MBREQE, MBREQM.

R1

MBREQ_NUM

 

MBREQE

Defines a multi-body solver output request to output the results of a set of expressions.

 

 

MBREQM

Defines a multi-body solver output request to output displacement, velocity, acceleration, or force with respect to markers.

 

 

MBSEQ

Defines the simulation sequence for the multi-body solver.

MBSEQ_NUM_ID

 

MBSIM

Defines the parameters for a multi-body simulation.

Simulation Type (Transient, Static, Quasi-static)

 

MBSIMP

Parameters for subsequent multi-body simulation.

 

 

MBVAR

Defines a multi-body solver variable which can be referred to by multiple Expressions.

EXPR

MBVAR_NUM_EQ

 

MFLUID

Defines the parameters and damp shell elements for a fluid volume.

CID, ZFS, RHO, WSURF1, WSURF2, PLANE1, PLANE2, RMAX

 

MLOAD

Defines a multi-body as a linear combination of load sets defined via GRAV, MBFRC, MBFRCC, MBFRCE, MBMNT, MBMNTC, MBMNTE, MBSFRC, MBSFRCC, MBSFRCE, MBSMNT, MBSMNTC, MBSMNTE.

MLOAD_NUM_L

 

MOTION

Defines a multi-body as a combination of motion sets defined via MOTNJ, MOTNJC, MOTNJE, MOTNG, MOTNGC, MOTNGE

MOTION_Num_Set

 

MPCADD

Multi-point constraint set combination.

Number_Of_Sets

 

NLADAPT

Parameters for Nonlinear Analysis to define time-stepping and convergence criteria.

 

Refers to Subcase information entry NLADAPT.

NLOAD

Defines a loading condition for nonlinear problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via NLOAD1.

NLOAD_NUM

 

NLOAD1

Defines a time-dependent load or enforced motion for use in geometric nonlinear analysis.

SENSID_OPTION

 

NLOUT

Controls the incremental result output for Small Displacement Nonlinear Analysis and Large Displacement Analysis.

 

Refers to Subcase information entry NLOUT.

NLPARM

Defines parameters for nonlinear static analysis iteration strategy.

NLPARMX

 

NLPARMX

Defines additional parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit static analysis

Supported as an extension to the NLPARM load collector.

TOUT

 

NSMADD

Defines non-structural mass as the sum of the sets listed.

 

 

PEAKOUT

The PEAKOUT command can be used in the Subcase Information section to select the criteria for automatic identification of loading frequencies at which result peaks occur.  Other result output may then be requested at these “peak” loading frequencies.  This data selector is for frequency response solution sequences only.

NUM_PEAKOUT

NUM_GRIDC

 

PFAT

Defines element properties for fatigue analysis

FINISH_REAL

TREATMENT_REAL

 

PFPATH

Entry for One-Step Transfer Path Analysis.

 

 

PTADD

Defines a pretension load as a linear combination of load sets defined via PTFORCE, PTFORC1, PTADJST and PTADJS1 entries.

 

 

RANDPS

Power Spectral Density Specification

RANDT1

 

RFORCE

Defines a static loading condition due to a centrifugal force field.

 

 

RGYRO

Bulk Data Entry for the inclusion of data required to perform Rotor Dynamics analysis in Modal Frequency Response Analysis and/or Modal Complex Eigenvalue Analysis. The RGYRO Bulk Data Entry is referenced by a corresponding RGYRO Subcase Information Entry in a specific subcase.

SYNCFLG, REFROTR, SPDUNIT, SPDLOW, SPDHIGH, SPEED_ID

 

RLOAD1

Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load for use in frequency response problems.

rload1new

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

RLOAD2

Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load for use in frequency response problems.

rload2_equation

DELAY_OPTION

DPHASE_OPTION

 

RSPEC

Defines a directional combination method, modal combination method, excitation direction(s), response spectra and scale factors for response spectrum analysis.

 

 

RSPEED

Specifies a set of reference rotor speed values for asynchronous analysis in Rotor Dynamics.

S1, DS, NDS

 

RWALADD

Defines a rigid wall set as a union of rigid walls defined via RWALL entries.

RWALADD_Num_set

 

SOLVTYP

Defines the solver to be used for static analysis.

Solver Type (PCG, BCS, MIXED, AUTO, MUMPS)

 

SPCADD

Single-point constraint set combination.

SPCADD_Num_Set

 

TABDMP1

Defines modal damping as a tabular function of natural frequency.

TABDMP1_NUM

 

TABFAT

Defines y values of each point on the loading time history.

 

 

TABLED1

Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads.

TABLED1_NUM

 

TABLED2

Dynamic Load Tabular Function, Form 2. Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

TABLED2_NUM

 

TABLED3

Dynamic Load Tabular Function, Form 3. Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

TABLED3_NUM

 

TABLED4

Dynamic Load Tabular Function, Form 4.Defines the coefficients of a power series for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

 

 

TABLEM1

Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.

 

 

TABLEM2

Material Property Table, Form 2. Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

 

 

TABLEM3

Material Property Table, Form 3. Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

 

 

TABLEM4

Material Property Table, Form 4. Defines coefficients of a power series for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.  Also contains parametric data for use with the table.

 

 

TABLES1

Defines a tabular function for use as stress-strain curve in one-step stamping material property MATHF

TABLES1_NUM

 

TABLEST

Specifies the material property tables for elasto-plastic, temperature-dependent materials.

 

 

TABRND1

Defines power spectral density as a tabular function of frequency for use in random analysis.

TABRND1_NUM

 

TEMPD

Defines a temperature value for all grid points of the structural model that have not been given a temperature on a TEMP entry.

 

 

TICA

Explicit Analysis Initial Velocity Relative to an Axis.

GA, GB

 

TLOAD1

Defines a time-dependent dynamic load or enforced motion of the form:

trans_cond_eqa

for use in transient response analysis.

DELAY OPTION

 

TLOAD2

Defines a time-dependent dynamic excitation or enforced motion of the form:

trans__cond_eq1

for use in a transient response problem, where

tload2_where

DELAY OPTION

 

TSTEP

Defines time step intervals at which a solution will be generated and output in transient analysis.

 

 

TSTEPNL

Defines parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis strategy.

TSTEPNX

 

TSTEPNX

Defines additional parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis.

Supported as an extension to the TSTEPNL load collector.

TOUT

 

UNBALNC

Defines the unbalanced rotating load during a rotor dynamic analysis in Frequency Response solution sequences. The unbalanced load is specified in a cylindrical system where the rotor rotation axis is the Z-axis.

MASS, GRID, X1, X2, X3, ROFFSET, THETA, ZOFFSET, FON, FOFF

 

XHISADD

Defines a time history output set as a union of time history outputs defined via XHIST entries.

XHISADD_Num_set

 

XSTEP

Defines explicit analysis control.

XSTEP_NUM

 

 

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When working with RADIOSS (Block Format), HyperMesh requires that all the loads be placed in the load collectors with one of the following valid card images:

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

/ACTIV

Describes the deactivation/activation of element groups.

 

 

/ALE/BCS

Describes the ALE boundary conditions.

 

 

/BCS

Defines boundary conditions.

ALE_BCS_option

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

Translation_Vx

Translation_Vy

Translation_Vz

Rotation_Wx

Rotation_Wy

Rotation_Wz

 

/CLOAD

Describes the concentrated loads.

GRNodeBox

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

 

/CONVEC

Describes the imposed convective flux.

Surface Type (Sets, ContactSurfs, Blocks)

 

/DFS/DETLINE

Describes the line detonators

 

 

/DFS/DETPOIN

Describes the point detonators.

 

 

/DFS/LASER

 

 

 

/DFS/WAV_SHA

 

 

 

/EBCS

Describes the elementary boundary condition sets.

 

 

/GRAV

Describes the gravity load.

GRNodeBox

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

 

/IMPACC

Describes the imposed accelerations.

GRNodeBox

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

 

/IMPDISP

Describes the imposed displacements.

 

 

/IMPTEMP

Defines imposed temperatures on a group of nodes.

 

 

/IMPVEL

Describes the imposed velocities.

 

 

/INITEMP

Describes the initial nodal temperature.

 

 

/INIVEL

Describes the initial velocities.

 

 

/INIVEL/AXIS

Describes the initial velocities around the axis.

 

 

/LOAD/CENTRI

Computes a load according to the rotational velocity around an axis.

Grnod_Options (Set, Block)

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

 

/LOAD/PFLUID

Build simple fluid pressure effect model on a structure.

Surface Type (Sets, ContactSurfs, Blocks)

RADIOSS_COMMENT_FLAG

 

/PLOAD

Describes the pressure loads.

 

 

/SPHBCS

Describes the SPH symmetry conditions.

 

 

/SPH/INOUT

Describes the SPH inlet/outlet conditions.

 

 

There are two choices for assigning loads to a load collector:

Create individual loads, all of the same type and degree of freedom, and store them in the appropriate load collector.

Identify the nodes on which loads/BCs act by selecting them through a set.  The selection of the set is possible by editing the card image of the load collector.

 

 

 

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