How to apply and include acceleration in the simulation?

Hey Vikas,

To create Gravity Load, use the drop down arrow beside the "Body Accelerations" tool

This will be valid for every node of your model.

The LOADADD card can be created in the Load Collectors browser by Right-Click > Create > LOADADD

Please visit the help for more information:

• ACCEL2 - Defines static acceleration loads at a specific SET of GRID points in the model.
• GRAV - Defines the gravity vectors for use in determining gravity loading for the static structural model.
• LOADADD - Defines a static load as a linear combination of load sets.

Kind regards,
Paulo Libório.

Hey Vikas,

To create Gravity Load, use the drop down arrow beside the "Body Accelerations" tool

This will be valid for every node of your model.

The LOADADD card can be created in the Load Collectors browser by Right-Click > Create > LOADADD

Please visit the help for more information:

• ACCEL2 - Defines static acceleration loads at a specific SET of GRID points in the model.
• GRAV - Defines the gravity vectors for use in determining gravity loading for the static structural model.
• LOADADD - Defines a static load as a linear combination of load sets.

Kind regards,
Paulo Libório.

Thank you Paulo. That was very helpful. 

Now, can i combine all the 3 loads (-981000mm/s2, 148.080N, and 7.8N) in the LOADADD loadcollector and use this LOADADD in the load step to simulate the model?

Thank you Paulo. That was very helpful. 

Now, can i combine all the 3 loads (-981000mm/s2, 148.080N, and 7.8N) in the LOADADD loadcollector and use this LOADADD in the load step to simulate the model?

Exactly,

GRAV should be used in the LOAD entry of a SUBCASE. Since you have 3 different collectors for your loads, combine them into one LOADADD and reference it in the subcase definition.

Exactly,

GRAV should be used in the LOAD entry of a SUBCASE. Since you have 3 different collectors for your loads, combine them into one LOADADD and reference it in the subcase definition.

Thanks again for your support

Hallo Paulo,

how do i output the accelerations and check in the hyperview?

Kind regards

Vikas M B

Hallo Paulo,

how do i output the accelerations and check in the hyperview?

Kind regards

Vikas M B

Hey Vikas,

You can either create a GLOBAL_OUTPUT_REQUEST, checking the ACCELERATION option:

or go to the load step definition, under OUTPUT -> ACCELERATION:

The difference is that GLOBAL_OUTPUT_REQUEST will output whatever boxes you check for every load step in your model. But if you'd like different output requests depending on the load step, you should use the OUTPUT option in its definition.

Best regards,
Paulo Libório.

Hey Vikas,

You can either create a GLOBAL_OUTPUT_REQUEST, checking the ACCELERATION option:

or go to the load step definition, under OUTPUT -> ACCELERATION:

The difference is that GLOBAL_OUTPUT_REQUEST will output whatever boxes you check for every load step in your model. But if you'd like different output requests depending on the load step, you should use the OUTPUT option in its definition.

Best regards,
Paulo Libório.

Thanks again Paulo