Loads / Restraints Compendium Tables

Load type	Application location	Load direction	Input parameters
Concentrated force	vertex	an axis of the coordinate system	a value, an unit
Uniformly distributed Force	face, edge	an axis of the coordinate system, normal	a value, an unit
Uniform pressure	face, edge	an axis of the coordinate system, normal	a value, unit
Hydrostatic pressure	face	normal	a fluid density, a gravitational acceleration, an unit, a level of the fluid (by UCS)
Centrifugal force	body	an axis of the coordinate system	a value of the angular velocity, a value of the angular acceleration, an unit
Acceleration	body	an axis of the coordinate system	a value, an unit
Bearing load	face	an axis of the coordinate system	a value, an unit
Torque	face	an axis of the coordinate system	a value, an unit

Temperature	body, face, edge, vertex	a value, an unit
Heat Flux	face	a value, an unit
Heat Power	body, face, edge, vertex	a value, an unit
Convection	face	a heat transfer coefficient, a temperature of the environment, units
Radiation	face	an emissivity, a temperature of the environment, units
Thermal Contact	face	a value, an unit

Restraint type	Application location	Direction	Input parameters
Fixture	face, edge, vertex	a coordinate system (for general type of the fixture )	a value, an unit (for general type of the fixture )
Contact	face		a type of the contact

						AutoFEM Analysis Loads Compendium Table