Body Load
Add a Body Load to boundaries for modeling general volumetric loads.
For loads caused by gravity or rotation, it is more convenient to use the Gravity and Rotating Frame nodes.
Layer Selection
Select the material layers to which this load is to be applied.
Table 6-18: Layer Selections; Body Load
Selection
All Layered Materials
Layered Material Definitions
Selection of Individual Layers
Boundary
Default
Selectable
When a single layered material definition is selected.
All other settings for the Body Load node are described in the documentation for Body Load in the Solid Mechanics interface.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Layered Shell>Face and Volume Loads>Body Load
Ribbon
Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Boundaries>Face and Volume Loads>Body Load