{"id":295937,"date":"2023-08-01T14:18:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T14:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/external-point-load-mapping\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:00:55","slug":"external-point-load-mapping","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/external-point-load-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"External Point Load Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>I am trying to import point loads on a wing that represent the engine nacelles. However, I don&#8217;t understand how the mapping works. I had tried adjusting coordinates many times, and it always results in a few points not getting mapped, even though all points seem to fir the criteria of being on the surface or in the model.<\/p>\n<p>Please see the following images that show the problem. I can&#8217;t use the profile preserving mode, since that results in a really high unphysical load.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/01-08-2023-1690899082-Imported load 1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/01-08-2023-1690899116-Imported load 2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>How does the force mapping work in ANSYS static structural, and how do I improve the mapping so that all forces are mapped correctly?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-295937","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-applying-load","topic-tag-external-data","topic-tag-load-mapping-2","topic-tag-staticanalysis-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["288408","32680","88"],"_bbp_author_ip":["96.7.218.215"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["2271"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["295937"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["88","32680","288408"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count":["8"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["296103"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["296103"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-08-02 13:00:49"]},"test":"gnanarajstudent-chalmers-se"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/295937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/295937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}