1. Purpose

Assign loads and boundary conditions to a mechanical model.

• For AFFE_CHAR_MECA, the assigned values do not depend on any parameters and are set by real values.

• For AFFE_CHAR_MECA_C, the assigned values do not depend on any parameters and are set by complex values.

• For AFFE_CHAR_MECA_F, the values assigned are a function of one or more parameters in the set {INST, X, Y, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z, Z}.