The Loads and Boundary Conditions form will appear when the Loads/BCs toggle, located on the Patran application selections, is chosen. When creating a loads and boundary conditions there are several option menus. The selections made on the Loads and Boundary Conditions menu will determine which loads and boundary conditions form appears, and ultimately, which LS-DYNA loads and boundary conditions will be created.

The following pages give an introduction to the Loads and Boundary Conditions form, and details of all the loads and boundary conditions supported by the Patran LS-DYNA Analysis Preference.