Lesson: Add Load Conditions

In this lesson, you’ll efficiently create a

second load condition by cloning and
modifying an existing load condition.

Learning Objectives
• Clone simulation load cases.
• Modify load conditions.
• Solve a simulation study. The completed exercise

1. Continue with the file from the previous module.

2. In the Browser, notice Study1 has a green

checkmark next to it. This icon indicates that the
study was successfully solved. Select Load
Case1, right-click it, then choose the Clone Load
Case option from the drop-down menu. This will
create a copy of the existing load case.

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3. Now that the load case is cloned, the new load
case can be changed to describe a similar but
different load case. In this scenario, crossbar will
be loaded in the same direction, but the load will
be doubled. Activate Load Case2 by clicking the
radio button next to it, then expand the Loads
folder. Click the pencil icon next to Force2 to
edit the load.

4. In the Edit Structural Load control panel,

increase the Magnitude value to 2000 lbforce.
Click the OK button to accept the changes.

5. Click Solve> Solve.

6. Choose whether you want to solve the new

study on your local machine or on the cloud.
After you made your decision, click the Solve 1
Study button.

7. After the simulation is solved, the results will

open in the Canvas. Doubling the load reduced
the minimum safety factor to roughly 3.5. Click
the Close button in the Results Details control
panel when you finish exploring the information.

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8. The drop-down menu next to the color bar
allows you to toggle between Load Case1 and
Load Case2. Explore the differences in the
results.

9. The results of the two studies can be easily

compared by clicking Compare> Compare.

10. To make the comparison easier, two results

appear side-by-side in the Canvas. Use the
color bar’s drop-down menus to display the
displacement for Load Case1 on one side of the
screen and the displacement for Load Case 2
on the other side of the screen.

11. After you finish exploring the comparison, click

the Finish Compare button. When you finish
exploring the results, click the Finish Results
button. Save the file and continue to the next
module.

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