The Step menu contains the following options:

  • Step
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Edit Controls – opens step controls editor where advanced solver controls (*CONTROLS keyword) can be changed. The following controls are available: Reset, Time Incrementation, Field, Contact. Those settings should be changed only as a last resort and when fully understanding their meaning.
    • Duplicate. – Delete.
  • History Output
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Duplicate.
    • Propagate – propagates the definition to subsequent steps.
    • Delete.
  • Field Output
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Duplicate.
    • Propagate – propagates the definition to subsequent steps.
    • Delete.
  • BC – Boundary condition
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Duplicate.
    • Propagate – propagates the definition to subsequent steps.
    • Hide.
    • Show.
    • Delete.
  • Load
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Duplicate.
    • Preview – can be used to preview pressure loads as contour plots in the Results tab, especially useful for Hydrostatic and imported pressure loads.
    • Propagate – propagates the definition to subsequent steps.
    • Hide.
    • Show.
    • Delete.
  • Defined Field
    • Create.
    • Edit.
    • Duplicate.
    • Propagate – propagates the definition to subsequent steps.
    • Preview – can be used to preview defined temperature fields as contour plots in the Results tab, especially useful for fields defined from results (.frd) files.
    • Delete.