General analysis procedures

The starting point for each general step is the deformed state at the end of the last general step. Therefore, the state of the model evolves in a sequence of general steps as it responds to the loads defined in each step. Any initial conditions define the starting point for the first general step in the simulation.

All general analysis procedures share the same concepts for applying loads and defining “time.”


In this section:

Time in general analysis steps
Specifying loads in general steps