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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Options for Loading FE Data (OPTIONS)</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract">
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The default settings for loading the FE data can be changed
with the <code class = "ph codeph">OPTIONS</code> command.
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The settings influence, for example, the loading of the boundary
conditions, the identification of the model surface and the loading of
the FE results.

The loading options refer to the command <code class = "ph codeph">FEM_INPUT</code>
(see <a class = "xref" href = "tso-c-usr-model-optAnaFileFemInp.htm" title = "Optimization with Tosca Structure always refers to one or more analysis files which provide the design space and necessary values for the optimization as results of a finite element analysis run.">Analysis Files for Optimization (FEM_INPUT)</a>)
and must be specified
before loading the FE data. Using <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.gui</span>
the
<code class = "ph codeph">
<a class = "xref" href = "../TsoCmdMap/tso-r-cmd-options.htm" title = "Determines the attributes (nodal boundary conditions) of the FE model that should be loaded in TOSCA_PREP and TOSCA_OPT and which other actions should be considered during loading (for example, automatic determination of the surface nodes). This command must be defined before the FEM_INPUT command in the parameter file to be known during model import.">OPTIONS</a>
</code>
command is available in the command drop
down menu.
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</p><hr class = "header"/></td></tr><tr><td class = "Intro2"><span class = "run-in">In this section:</span><br/><ul class = "ulthemes"><li><a title = "When the model is loaded with the FEM_INPUT command all existing nodes, elements, material properties, coordinate systems, and essential element properties are read from the FE input file." href = "tso-c-usr-model-displRestrLoad.htm">About Loading Displacement Restrictions</a></li><li><a title = "The identification of surface nodes is necessary for shape optimization. During the optimization preprocessing the surface nodes are automatically identified when the design variables are defined (DV_SHAPE)." href = "tso-c-usr-model-surfNodesIdent.htm">Identifying Surface Nodes for Shape Optimization</a></li></ul></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>




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