| 1. | From the Menu Bar, select LoadCase > Imposed Velocity > Create. |
| 2. | Enter a name in the Imposed Velocity Creation field and validate with Ok. |
| 3. | In the function window, enter the function values to import from an already existing function. (Learn how to create the function.) |
| 4. | In the Selections folder, select nodes using the different tools from the Selection folder. |
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pick nodes in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar. |
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add/remove object by ellipse selection. |
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add nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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add all nodes. |
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pick parts in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar. |
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add parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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add the parts selected in the tree. |
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remove the parts selected in the tree. |
| 5. | In the Reference Axis folder: |
| • | Click the Reference Axis folder. |
| • | Define the Reference axis using the different tools from the Reference Axis folder. |
| 6. | In the Sensor folder, define the sensor to activate and deactivate the concentrated load. (Learn how to create a sensor.) |
| • | In the Scale factor field, set a scale factor for the abscissa of the defined curve. |
| • | Set a starting time in the Start time field. |
| • | Set a stopping time in the Stop time field. |
| 8. | Click Function to modify the function. |
| • | Select Tx, Ty or Tz to set the imposed velocity in the X, Y, or Z direction. |
| 10. | Click Save to save the created imposed velocity; or |
Click Cancel to cancel the imposed velocity creation.
| 11. | Click Close to close the menu. |