Applying Pressures

This task shows you how to apply pressure loads to your model.

Related Topics
About Pressures
In Other Guides
Balloons in DesignSight

  1. Select a face on the model.

    The pressure will be applied to the entire highlighted region.

    Tip: Use [Ctrl]+[Click] to select multiple faces at once.

  2. In the balloon, select pressure .

  3. To define the pressure magnitude:

    1. Click the existing magnitude.

    2. Type a new magnitude into the text field.
    3. Press Enter or click the background of the viewport to commit the magnitude.

  4. To complete the pressure definition:

    • Click the background to commit the pressure, or
    • Click a new face to commit the current pressure and begin a new pressure definition.

  5. To edit a pressure after it has been created, double-click the pressure's glyph in the model. To delete a pressure, click its glyph and press [Delete].

    The Review Panel can also be used to edit or delete pressures.