Concentrated Force

PROPERTY LOAD FORCE [load_name] [loadcase_no] part_name/ALL args

Argument Meaning

load_name FEMGEN load name.

loadcase_no FEMGEN loadcase number (links load to an NASTRAN step).

part_name Any geometry containing nodes.

arg1 Force value.

arg2 Degree of Freedom Indicator (1,2,3,4,5,6),also see Table 7.5

Notes:

1.

The interface will simply apply the same force value to all nodes attached to the specified geometry ie. it will not divide the force value by the number of nodes.

The equivalence between FEMGEN degree of Freedom indicator and NASTRAN structural force label is shown in the table below:

FEMGEN indicator NASTRAN label

1 or X FX

2 or Y FY

3 or Z FZ

4 or RX MX

5 or RY MY

6 or RZ MZ

Example FEMGEN Command:

PROPERTY LOAD FORCE LO1 1 P3 100 2