In ABAQUS a rigid body is a collection of nodes and elements whose motion is governed by the motion of a single node, known as the rigid body reference node, as shown in Figure 3–7. The shape of the rigid body is defined either as an analytical surface

Many types of distributed loads are provided; they depend on the element type and are described in Part VI, “Elements.”This section discusses general concepts that apply to all types of loading; see “Prescribed conditions: overview,” Section 27.1.

You can create a rotational body force load to define loads resulting from rotation of the model. You can specify either angular velocity or rotary acceleration; ABAQUS defines the load by using the square of the angular velocity or by using the accelerat