Load Step: DSLOAD: Define Tab

In the Define tab, define *DSLOAD card on Abaqus surfaces (*SURFACE). There are two types of DSLOAD available: default (Pressure) and hydro pressure.

It is recommended that you use only one type of DSLOAD per load collector in HyperMesh. If you need to use multiple types of DSLOAD in the same STEP, define each type in a separate load collector and add them to the same load step.

Note:

There is no graphical display in HyperMesh for loads created on Abaqus SURFACEs. Therefore, when you review a load collector in the Step Manager, only loads created on individual entities are highlighted. For loads defined on SURFACE, the underlying SURFACE elements are highlighted.

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This dialog also contains a table for data line input. The table changes depending on the DSLOAD type selected.

The table columns for each DSLOAD type are listed below:

Default (Pressure) type:

Surface	The name of the Abaqus surface. Surfaces are added and deleted in this column using or , respectively.
Label	The labels of pressure load. The available labels are P, PNU, and VP.
Magnitude	The magnitude of the load.

hydro pressure type:

Surface	The name of the Abaqus surface. Surfaces are added and deleted in this column using or , respectively.
Label	The labels of the hydrostatic pressure. The available label is HP.
Magnitude	The magnitude of the load.
Zero press	Z-coordinate of zero pressure level in three-dimensional or axisymmetric cases; Y-coordinate of zero pressure level in two-dimensional cases.
Press point	Z-coordinate of the point at which the pressure is defined in three-dimensional or axisymmetric cases; Y-coordinate of the point at which the pressure is defined in two-dimensional cases.

The DSLOAD option has the following buttons:

Review Surface	Reviews the selected surface by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click on the Review button to clear the review selections.
Create/Edit Surface..	Opens a message with information about surface definition in HyperMesh.
	Adds the selected surface from the pull down menu to the data line table on the right.
	Deletes the selected surface from the data line table.
Review	Reviews the selected surface in the data line table. Right-click on the Review button to clear the highlighted selections.
Update	Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table. By default, HyperMesh does not create a display for loads defined with sets.

For tips on entering information and navigating in the Define tab, see Step Manager Tab Environment.

Surface

Label

Magnitude

Surface

Label

Magnitude

Zero press

Press point

Review Surface

Create/Edit Surface..

Review

Update