In abaqus the loads from a previous step by default are propagated to the next one. To change the default behavior it is possible to add the key word OP=NEW to the step definition. OP can take the value NEW or MOD.
it should work like this:
OP=MOD is default and implies that the loads applied to different nodes in previous steps are kept.
OP=NEW implies that the loads applied in previous steps are removed.
This applies only to the same type of load: for example, specifying OP=NEW for a concentrated force will not delete the gravity load (I am not sure about this, I will check...)
Altered the GeneralStep object to have the .modify attribute (more appropriate than .propagate). If this is True (default) then OP=MOD, if False it switches to OP=NEW.
In abaqus the loads from a previous step by default are propagated to the next one. To change the default behavior it is possible to add the key word
OP=NEW
to the step definition.OP
can take the valueNEW
orMOD
.it should work like this:
OP=MOD
is default and implies that the loads applied to different nodes in previous steps are kept.OP=NEW
implies that the loads applied in previous steps are removed.This applies only to the same type of load: for example, specifying OP=NEW for a concentrated force will not delete the gravity load (I am not sure about this, I will check...)
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