Load: Moment

Function

Enter moments, or modify or delete previously entered moment loads.

Call

Model > Load > Moment

<Moment dialog box>

Load Set

Select a Load Set in which the specified load is included
Click to the right to prompt the Define Load Set dialog box to add, modify or delete Load Set. If the user types the name of Load Set directly in the entry box, GTS will automatically create the relevant Load Set.
 

Object

Type

Select a method for selecting a part where the loads will be assigned.
 

Curve

Select Curves on which the loads will be applied.

Surface

Select Surfaces on which the loads will be applied.

Node

Select the nodes directly.

Free Face Node

Select nodes of the free face of selected element. All nodes within the defined angle (Feature Angle) from a seed node will be assigned.
 

Free Face Node

It becomes active when the Free Face Node selection method is designated.
 

Seed Node

Select a Seed Node which becomes the reference for determining the free face.
Feature Angle

When the free face selection is expanded from the Seed Node, it only selects element nodes within the specified Feature Angle.
 

Click to select the free face nodes, and they will appear on the screen.
 

Mode

Add

Add new loads to the selected nodes

Replace

Replace previously defined loads on the selected nodes

Delete

Delete previously defined loads on the selected nodes

Apply to Unassigned Objects Only

When adding new loads, this option applies loads only to the unassigned nodes.
 

Component

Enter concentrated nodal moments with respect to the reference coordinate system.
 

Ref. CSys

Select the coordinate system which becomes the reference of the load components. Click button to the right to prompt the Create/Modify Coordinate System dialog box to add, modify or delete the reference coordinate system.

M1

X-direction (R-direction in the cylindrical coordinate system) component of the moment in the reference coordinate system.

M2

Y-direction (q-direction in the cylindrical coordinate system) component of the moment in the reference coordinate system.

M3

Z-direction component of the moment in the reference coordinate system.

Base Function

If the moment is defined using a function, select the relevant function. Click button to prompt the Create/Modify Function dialog box.
 

Direction-magnitude

Direction-magnitude defines a moment by selecting a direction and specifying its magnitude.

Two options are available for defining the force direction. Check on the first option to select a direction from the Datum or Geometric Shape. The second option is to define the direction vector directly.

F

Enter the magnitude of moment.
Base Function

If the moment is defined using a function, select the relevant function. Click button to prompt the Create/Modify Function dialog box.