Procedures Section


	Edit Current Step Edits the parameters of the current step. See Adding, Editing, or Deleting Steps.
	Delete Current Step Delete the current step. See Adding, Editing, or Deleting Steps.
	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.
	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.
	Quasi-Static Step Configures a quasi-static stress/displacement analysis procedure with time-dependent material behavior. See Defining Quasi-Static Steps.
	Implicit Dynamic Step Configures a stress/displacement analysis procedure of transient dynamic or quasi-static problems using implicit time integration. See Defining Implicit Dynamic Steps.
	Explicit Dynamic Step See Flyout for Explicit Dynamics.
	Frequency Step Configures an eigenvalue extraction procedure to calculate the natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes of the model. See Defining Frequency Steps.
	Complex Frequency Step Configures a complex eigenvalue extraction procedure to calculate the frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes of the model. See Defining Complex 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.
	Random Vibration Step Configures a mode-based analysis that calculates the linearized response of a model to random excitation. See Defining Random Vibration 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.
	Direct Harmonic Response Step Configures an analysis to calculate the steady-state dynamic linearized response of a system to harmonic excitation. See Defining Direct Harmonic Response Steps.
	Substructure Generation Step Configures an analysis step to generate a substructure. See Defining Substructure Generation Steps.
	Damping Configures the type and source of damping to model the energy loss in a nonconservative system. See Applying Damping.
	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.
	Coupled Thermal-Stress Step Configures an analysis to be performed in which mechanical and thermal solutions affect each other strongly. See Defining Coupled Thermal-Stress Steps.
	Coupled Thermal-Stress Explicit Step Configures an analysis procedure in which mechanical and thermal solutions affect each other strongly and inertia effects are also significant. See Defining Coupled Thermal-Stress Explicit Steps.
	Coupled Thermal-Electrical Step Configures an analysis in which electrical potential and thermal fields are solved simultaneously. See Defining Coupled Thermal-Electrical Steps.
	Coupled Thermal-Electrical-Stress Step Configures an analysis in which the thermal, mechanical, and electrical potential fields are solved simultaneously. See Defining Coupled Thermal-Electrical-Stress Steps.

Flyout for Explicit Dynamics


	Explicit Dynamic Step Configures a stress analysis procedure that has relatively short dynamic response times or extremely discontinuous events. See Defining Explicit Dynamic Steps.
	Mass Scaling Configures the scaling of masses in explicit dynamic steps without modifying the underlying material definitions. See Defining Mass Scaling.