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Concentrated Force

PROPERTY LOAD FORCE [load_name] [loadcase_no] part_name/ALL args

**Table 7.4:** FORCE load arguments.
Argument	Meaning
load_name	FEMGEN load name.
loadcase_no	FEMGEN loadcase number (links load to an ANSYS step).
part_name	Any geometry containing nodes.
arg1	Force value.
arg2	Degree of Freedom Indicator (1,2,3,4,5,6).

Notes:

1.: The interface will simply apply the same force value to all nodes attached to the specified geometry ie. it will not divide the force value by the number of nodes.
2.: If the part was attached to a local axis system for the constraints definition, the degree of freedom indicator of the force applied to this part is defined in this local axis system.

The equivalence between FEMGEN degree of Freedom indicator and ANSYS structural force label is shown in the table below:

Example FEMGEN Command:

   
PROPERTY LOAD FORCE LO1 1 P2 -100 2

Corresponding ANSYS Input Deck:

   
C*** LO1        FORCE
F,      11,FY, -100.0000

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