accelerations
Unless otherwise specified, data names are accessible in level 3 only.
- engineering_type
- The engineering type of load. Engineering loads act on set entities. Valid values are:
The following data names are available for both classic and engineering loads:
- attributesmax
- The number of attributes owned by this entity.
- collector
- Pointer to the collector that owns the element.
- config
- The configuration of the entity.
- definedentity
- True if the entity is defined, false otherwise.
- entityid
- The ID of the entity the load is attached to.
- entitytype
- The type of the entity to which the load is applied.
- entitytypename
- The string type of the entity to which the load is applied.
- id
- The ID of the entity.
- include
- The ID of the include file the entity is organized in.
- includeid
- The ID of the include file the entity is organized in.
- inputsystem
- Pointer to the reference system.
- internalid
- The ID of the entity.
- internalname
- The internal name of the entity.
- moduleid
- The module ID of the entity.
- poolid
- The pool number of the entity.
- poolname
- The pool name of the entity.
- set
- Pointer to the set when the load is applied to a set.
- solver_id
- The solver ID of the entity.
- solverkeyword
- The name of the solver keyword.
- solvername
- The solver name of the entity for entities enabled for name pool, otherwise the internal name of the entity.
- type
- The solver dependent type code for the entity.
- typename
- The solver dependent type name for the entity.
- vectorx
- The x component of the unit vector in the global coordinate system.
- vectory
- The y component of the unit vector in the global coordinate system.
- vectorz
- The z component of the unit vector in the global coordinate system.
The following data names are available for classic loads:
- baselocation
- The coordinates where the load on a component or set should display. Valid for hm_getvalue query only. Also used to convert the load vector components into local values for non-rectangular coordinate systems.
- baselocationx
- The x-coordinate where the load on a component or set should display.
- baselocationy
- The y-coordinate where the load on a component or set should display.
- baselocationz
- The z-coordinate where the load on a component or set should display.
- comp1
- The x component of the vector in the global coordinate system.
- comp2
- The y component of the vector in the global coordinate system.
- comp3
- The z component of the vector in the global coordinate system.
- component
- Pointer to the component when the load is applied to a component.
- curveid
- The ID of the curve defining the load magnitude when a curve has been used to define the load.
- inputsystemid
- The ID of the reference system.
- local_comp1
- The x component of the vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_comp2
- The y component of the vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_comp3
- The z component of the vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_vector
- The load vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_vectorx
- The x component of the unit vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_vectory
- The y component of the unit vector in the local coordinate system.
- local_vectorz
- The z component of the unit vector in the local coordinate system.
- location
- The ID of the node where the load is applied. Valid for hm_getvalue query only.
- magnitude
- The magnitude of the vector.
- mappedid
- The ID of the original load on geometry.
- node
- Pointer to the node when the load is applied to a node.
- vector
- The component of the unit vector. Valid for hm_getvalue query only.
- xscale
- The x scale or time scale of the load curve when a curve has been used to define the load.
The following data names are available for engineering loads:
- compx
- The dot product of the load vector projected on the global x axis.
- compy
- The dot product of the load vector projected on the global y axis.
- compz
- The dot product of the load vector projected on the global z axis.
- distribution_table_count
- The number of rows of a non-uniform engineering load.
- field
- The field entity that stores the tabular load data.
- location_unit_node
- The nodes for which the data is stored in the table for a non-uniform engineering load.
- orient
- The load orientation vector.
- orientx
- The x component of the load orientation vector.
- orienty
- The y component of the load orientation vector.
- orientz
- The z component of the load orientation vector.
- resultant_magnitude
- The resultant scalar component of the load vector in the global coordinate system.
The following data names are available for Abaqus engineering loads:
- boundary_region
- The type of boundary region on which pressure is applied.
- curveid
- The amplitude curve that defines the variation of the load magnitude during the step.
- cyclic_mode
- The cyclic symmetry mode number of loads that are applied in the current steady-state dynamics procedure.
- distribution
- The distribution type:
- dload_type
- The distributed load type label for DLOAD.
- entity_select_option
- Flag to select reference node set.
- expanded_form_flag
- Flag to export loads on elements
- magnitude
- Reference load magnitude.
- matrix_generation
- The mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and steady-state dynamics analyses.
- ref_node
- The reference node ID.
- ref_set
- The node set containing the reference node.
- rot_axis_pos
- The coordinates of a point on the axis of rotatory acceleration.
- vector
- For DLOAD with load label ROTA
The following data names are available for LS-DYNA engineering loads:
- activation_time
- The time the imposed motion is activated (default 0.0).
- add_part_construct_stage
- The construction stage at which a part is added (default 0).
- crash_dir_flag
- Input flag to determine if directions can be input using vector or using crash direction semantics.
- crash_dofstring
- The string that outputs the computed DOF directions.
- curveid
- The load curve ID.
- deactivation_time
- The time the imposed motion is removed (default 1020).
- displayname
- The description of the loading.
- dyn_relax_evolve_fn
- The load curve defined as a function of time during dynamic relaxation.
- entity_select_option
- Flag that enables curve selection using curveid for LOAD_GRAVITY_PART (type=0).
- keyword_name
- Flag that activates ID option.
- load_body_opt
- Available options include for base accelerations. Valid options are X, Y, or Z.
- load_dof
- For BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION (type=1):
- motion_rigid_local_option
- Flag that activates the LOCAL option.
- motion_type
- Velocity/Acceleration/Displacement flag.
- magnitude
- Load curve scale factor (default 1.0).
- motion_vec_dir
- The vector ID for BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION (type=1) for load_dof values 4 and 8.
- nodal_rigid_body
- The element ID of the constrained nodal rigid body.
- plane_axis_coord1
- The offset for BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION (type=1) for load_dof types 9 - 11 (y, z, x direction) (default 0.0).
- plane_axis_coord2
- The offset for BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION (type=1) for load_dof types 9 - 11 (z, x, y direction) (default 0.0).
- rem_part_construct_stage
- The construction stage at which a part is removed (default 0).
- rigidbody_option
- Flag that enables nodal rigid body selection.
- rigid_part
- The part ID of the rigid body.
- vector
- The acceleration load vector components in the coordinate system CID.
The following data names are available for Nastran and OptiStruct engineering loads:
- curveid
- The ID of the curve defining the scale factor values at defined locations.
- distribution
- The distribution type:
- magnitude
- The scale factor for the load vector.
- os_comp_dir
- The component direction of the load variation. Valid values are X, Y and Z.
- vector
- The acceleration load vector components in the coordinate system CID. A minimum of one Ni should not be 0.0.
The following data names are available for OptiStruct engineering loads:
- os_tid
- The ID of the load collector with card image TABLED1, defining the location (LOCi) versus scale factor (VALi) values.
The following data names are available for Radioss engineering loads:
- curveid
- The ID of the curve defining the time function identifier.
- crash_dir_flag
- Specifies if directions can be input using vector or crash direction semantics:
- crash_dofstring
- The sring that outputs the computed DOF directions, useful if the direction is specified using a string vector.
- displayname
- The text for the title entry.
- magnitude
- The ordinate (force) scale factor (default 1.0).
- rad_dir
- The direction in translation. Valid values are X, Y, Z, XX, YY and ZZ.
- rad_sensor_id
- The ID of the sensor entity.
- rad_tstart
- The start time.
- rad_tstop
- The stop time (default 10^30).
- xscale
- The abscissa (time) scale factor (default 1.0).
Version History
2020 - New support for engineering loads. Added new data names compx, compy, compz, crash_dir_flag, crash_dofstring, displayname, distribution, distribution_table_count, engineering_type, field, local_comp1, local_comp2, local_comp3, local_vector, local_vectorx, local_vectory, local_vectorz, location, location_unit_node, orient, orientx, orienty, orientz, os_comp_dir, os_tid, rad_dir, rad_sensor_id, rad_tstart, rad_tstop and resultant_magnitude.
2020.1 - Added new data name solverkeyword.
2021.1 – Added new data names for LS-DYNA engineering loads: activation_time, add_part_construct_stage, crash_dir_flag, crash_dofstring and load_body_opt, curveid, deactivation_time, displayname, dyn_relax_evolve_fn, entity_select_option, keyword_name, load_dof, magnitude, motion_rigid_local_option, motion_type, motion_vec_dir, nodal_rigid_body, plane_axis_coord1, plane_axis_coord2, rem_part_construct_stage, rigid_part, rigidbody_option, vector, moduleid, poolid, poolname, and solver_id.
2021.2 - Added new data names internalname and solvername.
2022.2 - Added new data names for Abaqus engineering loads: boundary_region, cyclic_mode, dload_type, matrix_generation, ref_node, ref_set, and rot_axis_pos.