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Custom Tool - Import (Adams) Loads

  1. Start the tool and click on the “choose file” button

  2. In the now open window navigate to the load file you want to import. (Note: the file has to be exported in the Abaqus format, choosable during the export in Adams) An example of a load file in the Abaqus format is attached.

  3. Click Apply: A dummy surface with the name “Load Collector” will be created and every load will be created as a remote load with the correct point of application and the surface as the target (since you can’t create a force without assigning it to a geometry)

  4. Now you can go through the loads and simply assign them to the associated geometries

The video shows the execution of the tool:

Example files:

 

To include Custom Tools in MSC Apex Generative Design open the Application Settings → Custom Tools and point to the appropriate folder of Custom Tools e.g. from MSC Apex. If you don’t have access to these, please contact the support.

 

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