Area Plane Load Type – MIDAS Support

1. Description

This component operates the Define Plane Load Type function in Civil NX.
Define types and magnitudes of Plane Loads. The Plane Loads defined by this feature are applied to the structure through the Assign Plane Loads feature. The Plane Loads can be applied to any specific locations on plate and solid elements, which constitute an analysis model. This capability alleviates the cumbersome tasks of locating nodes where loads are applied. The defined loads are converted into nodal loads based on the stiffness of the plate and solid elements and applied to the contiguous nodes.

The Define Plane Load Type funtion can be found in the Civil NX main menu,select [Load] tab > [Static Loads(Type)] group > [Pressure Load] group > [Assign Plane Loads] menu > [Define Plane Load Type] > [Area] Load Type

2. Grasshopper Path

[Midas] > [Static Loads] > [Area Plane Load Type]

3. Component Image

4. Input/Output Value

Input Data

Index	Name	Description	Type	Default	Previous Component
1	KEY	Plane Load Type ID	Integer	-	-
2	NAME	Plane Load Type Name	String	-	-
3	DESC	Description	String	-	-
4	X1,Y1 X2,Y2 X3,Y3 X4,Y4 *	Coordinates of the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th point defining the loaded area	Real	-	-
5	LOAD1 LOAD2~4 **	Magnitudes of loads at each corner of the loaded area	Real	-	-
6	COPY_X COPY_Y	Copy the defined plane load in the x/y-direction	Real	-	-
7	Is Uniform Data	Is Uniform Data (if True, Force[1~3] same as Force[0]	Select	True	-
8	If True,assign load with 3 point	if True, assign load with 3 point	Select	True	-

Activation Condition

* Only for Assign Load with 3 point is false

** Only for if Uniform Data is false

Output Data

Index	Command	Description	Type	Method	Next Component
1	PLND	Define Area Plane Load Type	Json	PUT/DELETE	-

5. Reference API Manual Link

Define Plane Load Type