*LOAD CASE

Begin a load case definition for multiple load case analysis.

This option is used to begin each load case definition.

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Required parameters

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that is used to refer to the load case.

Required parameter for load cases that include nodal pressure loading

GENERATE

Include this parameter to generate multiple load cases.

This parameter applies only to a load case definition that refers to the nodal pressure distributed load type label (NP) in the DSLOAD option.

Nodal pressure load cases are generated for each node of the referenced surface. The label that is used to refer to the individual load case is formatted using the specified load case name, the referenced surface name, and the node number as follows:

name-surface_name-node_number

There are no data lines associated with this option.