Defining Bearing Loads

To define bearing loads:

1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click the External Loads icon and select Bearing Load .

The Bearing Load PropertyManager appears.

2. 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 .

3. 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.

4. Under Bearing Load, do the following:

   1. Set Units to a unit system.

   2. Click X-Direction or Y-Direction and type a value in the value box.

5. Select between a Sinusoidal distribution and Parabolic distribution for the bearing load.

6. Click .