Defining Bearing Loads To define bearing loads: In the Simulation study tree, right-click the External Loads icon and select Bearing Load . The Bearing Load PropertyManager appears. In the graphics area, select a set of cylindrical faces or circular shell edges. Selected faces appear in the Cylindrical Faces or Shell Circular Edges for Bearing Load box . Select a coordinate system from the graphics area or from the FeatureManager design tree. The selected coordinate system appears in the Select a Coordinate system box . The Z-axis of the selected coordinate system should coincide with the axis of the selected cylindrical faces. Under Bearing Load, do the following: Set Units to a unit system. Click X-Direction or Y-Direction and enter a value in the value box. Select between a Sinusoidal distribution and Parabolic distribution for the bearing load. Click . Parent topicBearing Loads Bearing Load Distribution Applying Bearing Forces to Multiple Faces Bearing Load PropertyManager