NX5.0.5 Adv Sim: how to create spatial load distribution?

[potrero]

Can anyone shed light on how one can apply a spatial load distribution in Advanced Simulation?

For instance, could I create a function, or a table of force vs position, and apply this distributed load down a curve corresponding to the function or table?

 

[potrero]

for instance, the "hydrostatic load" boundary condition invokes a pressure along a face; but can one create an arbitrary pressure or force function?

 

[spongebob007]

The short answer is you can't in NX5. The long answer is that you probably can if you manually edit the input deck.

In NX 6 you can define spatially varying loads, so the easy answer to your question is that you need to upgrade to NX 6 if you want to do this.

 

[potrero]

Is there an updated datasheet or brochure available describing in detail the feature set of NX6? The "NX Advanced Simulation Fact Sheet" on Siemens' website seems to be pertinent to NX4...

 

[potrero]

sorry, I meant an updated datasheet describing Advanced Simulation in NX6, not the NX6 package in general.

 

[spongebob007]

What you are looking for can be found in the NX6 documentation. I looked to see if I could find information anywhere else about the new features in Advanced Simulation and I could not find anything.