Why do we want to set loadsteps?

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

hi

I am a novice of Hyper.

I want to know the meaning of loadsteps it setup.

 

many thanks

 

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Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2018

    Hi @chihyu

     

    Loadstep is like an event with a combination of loads and boundary condition through which you tell the solver for which constraints what loads are applied on the model. 

     

    One can have multiple loadsteps on the same model.