Procedures Section

Procedures allow you to configure the type of simulation being performed, as well as the sequence and time scale of events in the simulation.

Note: Harmonic response steps and modal dynamic steps are subject to licensing restrictions—they are available only if the proper role licensing has been installed. These step types are used in dynamic response scenarios within this app. Similarly, the complex frequency step is available only if you have a license for Mechanical Analyst.

Static Step
Configures a stress analysis procedure of a stable problem in which inertia effects are neglected.
See Defining Static Steps.
Static Riks Step
Configures a Riks analysis procedure to predict unstable, geometrically nonlinear collapse of a structure.
See Defining Static Riks Steps.
Quasi-Static Step
Configures a quasi-static stress/displacement analysis procedure with time-dependent material behavior.
See Defining Quasi-Static Steps.
Static Perturbation Step
Configures a static stress analysis procedure as a linear perturbation about a base state.
See Defining Static Perturbation Steps.
Buckle Step
Configures a stress/displacement eigenvalue buckling analysis to estimate the critical buckling loads of stiff structures.
See Defining Buckle Steps.
Frequency Step
Configures an eigenvalue extraction procedure to calculate the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes of the model.
See Defining Frequency Steps.
Harmonic Response Step
Configures a mode-based analysis that calculates the steady-state dynamic linearized response of a system to harmonic excitation.
See Defining Harmonic Response Steps.
Modal Dynamic Step
Configures a modal dynamic analysis that calculates the response of the model as a function of time, based on a given time-dependent loading.
See Defining Modal Dynamic Steps.
Steady-State Heat Transfer Step
Configures a heat transfer analysis procedure that calculates the steady-state distribution of temperatures in a body.
See Defining Steady-State Heat Transfer Steps.
Transient Heat Transfer Step
Configures a heat transfer analysis procedure that calculates the static distribution of temperatures in a body due to conduction and boundary radiation.
See Defining Transient Heat Transfer Steps.


Damping
Configures the type and source of damping to model the energy loss in a nonconservative system.
See Applying Damping.