Import Remote Loads from CSV
Apply/create load cases with remote Forces/Moments from an external comma separated values (CSV) file.
Imported Remote Load CSV File Format
CSV file format for importing remote loads.
CSV file format fields
- X, Y and Z – Numeric values. Spatial location of the remote load.
- Fx, Fy and Fz – Numeric values. Force component values in X, Y and Z directions.
- Mx, My and Mz – Numeric values. Moment component values in X, Y and Z directions.
- Load case – (optional) String value. Only required if multiple load cases are present.
- X1, Y1 and Z1 – (optional) Numeric values. Spatial location of a point on the 1st face to be mapped. Only required if mapping to specific faces.
- T1 – (optional) Yes/No. No entry is treated as ‘No’. Enables tangency option to add faces tangent to the face mapped using X1, Y1, Z1.
- X2, Y2 and Z2 – (optional) Numeric values. Spatial location of a point on the 2nd to be mapped. Only required if mapping to specific faces.
- T2 – (optional) Yes/No. No entry is treated as ‘No’. Enables tangency option to add faces tangent to the face mapped using X2, Y2, Z2.
Example CSV file
X,Y,Z,Fx,Fy,Fz,Mx,My,Mz, X1,Y1,Z1,T1,X2,Y2,Z2,T2 ,Load case
50,50,50,100,0,0,0,0,0,10,20,20,Yes,70,70,70,No,load_1
50,10,50,0,100,0,0,0,0,,,,,,,,,load_2