You can use this option to apply a remote load (force or moment) to a
reference location that is rigidly connected to selected geometric entities.
In the Remote Loads/Mass PropertyManager, for Connection
Type, select Rigid.
A remote location is a location outside the model's geometry. You define a
remote location, a reference coordinate system, geometric entities connected to the
remote location, and force (or moment) components in the X, Y, and Z directions. The
remote location is connected to the selected model entities by rigid bars. The selected
entities (faces, edges, and vertices), being rigidly connected to a remote common point,
can only move as a rigid body. The applied remote force (or moment) dictates the motion
of the coupling nodes on the selected entities. High stresses can develop near faces
with rigid connections.
You can also define a remote mass to represent a component that is
suppressed or not defined in your geometric model. You apply a remote mass at the center
of gravity (CG) of the suppressed (not modeled) component. The mass moments of inertia
are calculated with respect to a coordinate system that is centered at the CG, and has
X-Y-Z axes parallel to the X-Y-Z axes of the global, or user -defined coordinate
system.
You can also treat a body as a remote mass in Static, Frequency, Linear
Dynamic, and Buckling studies. See the Simulation Help topic: Treating a Body as a
Remote Mass.