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.