Apply Force/Displacement

Apply uniform loads and/or displacements to faces, edges, vertices, or spots.

1. In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
2. In the workbench toolbar, click the (Force/Displacement) icon.
3. Specify which type of entity will have constraints applied.
4. Optional: If applying to Faces, you can activate the Add tangent faces checkbox.
5. Optional: If applying to Spots, you can create new spots by clicking Create new spot.
6. In the modeling window, click to select specific parts on the model.
7. Specify the coordinate system to which the force/displacement will be applied.
   The default is set to the Global coordinate system, which is automatically created upon geometry import.
8. Specify Cartesian or Cylindrical.
9. Specify the Force and Displacement units.
10. Specify Total load or displacement along the X, Y, and Z axes.
    1. Use the drop-down menu beside each field to select Force or Displacement.
    2. Enter the desired numerical value into the text box.
11. Click OK.