Concentrated Load

[sithlord382]

Hi i really need someones help with a simulation im running. I have created a 3d cube and want to apply a concentrated/point load to the middle of the top face of the cube. Can anyone help?

 

[liddane]

Hi,

I believe you can select certain nodes of the mesh to load. here is a youtube tutorial on how to do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84-O97TYJQo

 

[scarules2006]

Or, to be sure the force's application point it's in the middle you can create a point, by using design modeller, on the middle of the face you are interested.

http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=5d39ac56-afbb-42da-a684-f16d3ef56f2f&file=point.jpg