) you add features that apply to the entire model. Add the following features either using the toolbars (the Home toolbar for Windows users and the Main toolbar for Mac and Linux users) or right-click Global Definitions and choose an option from the context menu:|
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Parameters (
 ): User-defined global, scalar values that are used to parameterize any part of the model. |
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Variables (
 ): User-defined variables that can be used anywhere to simplify the specifications of some properties. |
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Functions (
 ): Function templates for creating user-defined functions based on analytic expressions or imported data, or specifying parameters for common function types such as step functions, ramps, and random functions. |
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Groups (
 ): Add Load Group ( ) and Constraint Group ( ) nodes for use in load cases. These features are only available from the context menu. See Using Load Cases. |