path, 168
reaction loads, 166
sorted, 169
vector, 168
load case
appending to a results file, 188
combining in harmonic element models, 190
mid-surface nodes, 187
load case combinations, 187
load step options, 20
automatic time stepping, 58
Biot-Savart options, 64
database and results file output, 63
definitions of, 20
dynamics, 61
general, 57
nonlinear options, 62
number of substeps, 58
output controls, 63
printed output, 63
specifying, 57
spectrum options, 65
stepped or ramped loads, 58
time option, 57
types of, 57
load steps, 19, 22
creating multiple files, 65
defining multiple, 65
file method solution, 125
multiple, 124
solving multiple load steps, 20
loads
applying, 18-19, 26
applying pressure loads on beams, 35
applying using TABLE array parameters, 50
applying via surface effect elements, 39
axisymmetric, 49
body loads, 40
coupled-field loads, 48
definition of, 19, 21
if no resistance to, 50
inertia, 46
initial state, 50
introduction to, 21
ocean, 47
pretension, 66
stepped vs. ramped, 25
surface, 34
tapered, 36
verifying in steady-state thermal analysis, 54
verifying loads defined with TABLE arra y parameters,
54
LSSOLVE command, 125M
macros
animation, 288
magnetic command macros, 194
magnetic forces, 194
magnetomotive force, 194
MAGOPT command, 60
mapping results, 192
mass density, 46
master degrees of freedom
graphics symbols for, 268
material library, 15
advantages of, 15
format of, 16
material model interface, 8
material properties
anisotropic, 7
defining, 4
linear, 4
material library files, 15
nonlinear, 7
material reference numbers, 4
memory
error messages, 335
solver, 118
memory management, 327
memory saving
when generating stiffness matrix, 115
meshing, 17
midside nodes
results, 187
modal analysis
limitations, 18
modal analysis restart, 135
MODE command, 60
mode numbers, 60
models
basic steps in creating, 1
creating geometry for, 17
MPPLOT command, 277
multi-plotting, 241
multiframe restart, 128
multiple load steps
solving, 124
multiple solve solution method, 124N
neutral graphics file, 297
Newton-Raphson options, 18
NOCOLOR command, 299Release 15.0 - © SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential informationIndex