cload

AnalysisOptions.cload(option='', input1='', **kwargs)

Initiates a cyclic-loading analysis.

Mechanical APDL Command: CLOAD

Command default:

Cyclic load analysis is disabled.

Parameters:

optionstr

Option to be applied:

• DEFINE - Mark tabular array as a cyclic load table.

• CYCNUM - Total number of cycles.

• CYCTIME - Cycle time.

• TSTEP - Enable time-point-range time-stepping.

• OUTR - Select time points for output.

input1str

Additional input according to the specified Option : This command contains some tables and extra information which can be inspected in the original documentation pointed above.

Notes

For more information, see Cyclic-Loading Analysis

This command is also valid in PREP7 ( prep7 ).