Add a thermal load

Different thermal load types are available depending on the study type you select.

These instructions assume you have created one of the following study types:
thermal stress icon Thermal stress
thermal study icon Thermal
electronics cooling icon Electronics Cooling
  1. In the Setup tab, click thermal loads icon (Loads > Thermal Loads).
  2. In the Thermal Loads dialog, select the load type to apply from the Type drop-down list.
  3. Based on the selected load type, select the desired entities (faces, edges, vertices, or bodies) to place the load.
  4. Optionally, click change units icon Change Units to select alternative input units.
  5. Specify the desired load magnitude.
  6. Click OK.