Loads-Surface Load

This tool allows you to define nodal or elemental loading conditions on a model before running a Stress analysis.

To access this tool, click Surface Load (Boundary Conditions tab > Constraints and Loads panel > Loads > Surface Load).

The Surface Load Surface Load command is used to set a uniform (not parabolic) load (MPa) to one or more elements in the model in an arbitrary direction.

Note: The load is applied in the global coordinate system unless a local coordinate system has been defined and is active .