The Stationary (
) study and study step are used when field variables do not change over time, such as in stationary problems.
A Stationary study step node corresponds to a
Stationary Solver (the default) or a parametric solver.
Select the Plot check box to allow plotting of results while solving. Then select what to plot from the
Plot group and
Update at lists. The software plots the dataset of the selected plot group as soon as the results become available. Select
Times stored in output (the default) or
Time steps taken by solver from the
Update at list.
Use the Probes list to select any probes to evaluate. The default is
All, which selects all probes for plotting and tabulation of probe data. Select
Manual to open a list with all available probes. Use the
Move Up (
),
Move Down (
),
Delete (
), and
Add (
) buttons to make the list contain the probes that you want to see results from while solving. Select
None to not evaluate any probe.
Select the Define load cases check box to define load cases as combinations of defined load groups, multiplied with optional weights (load factors), and constraint groups. When this check box is selected, and a
Parametric attribute node is also used, the load cases are also displayed under the
Load Cases section for the
Parametric node.
Load cases are useful for efficiently solving for a number of cases with varying loads (and constraints) in the same model without the need to reassemble the stiffness matrix. Use the Move Up (
),
Move Down (
),
Delete (
), and
Add (
) buttons to make the list contain the load cases that you want to solve for. For each load case, click in the column for the load groups and constraint groups that you want to include in the load case. By default, no load groups and constraint groups are included (
). Load groups and constraint groups that are included appear with a check mark (
). Optionally, change the default weights for the load groups from 1.0 to another value in the corresponding
Weight column (which is to the right of the load group that it is acting on). A weight of 1.5, for example, adds an extra 50% to the magnitude of the loads in the load group; a weight of
−1 reverses the direction of the loads.
If you are running a parametric sweep and want to distribute it by sending one parameter value to each compute node, select the Distribute parametric solver check box. This requires that your study includes a parametric sweep. To enable this option, click the
Show More Options button (
) and select
Bath and Cluster in the
Show More Options dialog box.