4. Loadings and Boundary Conditions#

4.1. Global and Localized Loadings#

4.1.1. Global Load and Assign#

Creation, modification, deletion and assignment of global load.

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Step actions	Add a load.
Instruction	Click on add row button in the Loads data entry table (Table View)





Expected results	Arow is added in the Loads table.
Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Fill in the information of the input window with invalid values.
Instruction	Double click on the red gear Inputcharacter values in numeric fields.





Expected results	The invalid box is displayed in red and it is not possible to save the information and close the dialog





Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Fill in the information of the input window with valid values.
Instruction	Double click on the red gear Input the following validvalues for gravity. Magnitude:9.81 m/s² Direction (X) :0.0 Direction (Y) :0.0 Direction (Z) :-1.0





Expected results	The gear changes color to green.
Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Hover the mouse over the Assign box in the Loads data entry table (Table view).
Instruction
Expected results	List the assigned elements names as atooltip.
Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Select an element with an assignedload.
Instruction	Select a panel in the Model View,
Expected results	The selected panel is highlighted in red in red in the model viewer and its information displayed in the Informations View, revealing in particular the assigned (GRAV) load.
Execution	Manual

4.1.2. Localized load#

Creation, modification, deletion, and assignment of localized load.

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Step actions	Select a panelin the Model View.
Instruction	Click on a panel





Expected results	The panel is highlighted in red color.
Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Add loading pressure.
Instruction	Right click the panel Select « Loads » Select « Add loading pressure »


Expected results	A dialog is displayed, entitled « load definition », allowing to provide the value for the loading pressure.





Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Fill in the information of the input window with valid values.
Instruction	Write value: Loading pressure: -10.0 kN/m²
Instruction	A new row is added to the loads table, the gear is in green color (signifying a valid load) The load category is automatically set to « surfacic » and the type is « loading »





Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Hover the mouse over the Assign box in the loads date entry table (Table View).
Instruction
Expected results	The element names to which the load applies are listed in a standard tooltip above the Assigned box.
Execution	Manual

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Step actions	Select element with an assigned load.
Instruction	Click on the loading pressure representation form the Model view





Expected results	Display in information part the loads assigned to the element selected.
Execution	Manual

4.2. Boundary conditions#

Creation, modification, deletion, and assignment of boundary conditions.

Result:

If the clamp is created you must have: