Bearing Load—Generative Design
You can create bearing loads on cylindrical surfaces in your model.
To Define a Bearing Load
1. Click > 
Bearing. The Bearing Load dialog box opens.
Bearing. The Bearing Load dialog box opens.2. Specify a name for the load or use the default name. Optionally, click the color swatch adjacent to the Name box to change the color of the icon, the distribution, or the text displayed for the load.
3. Select a solid cylindrical surface or part of a cylindrical surface on which you want to apply the bearing load. Your selection appears in the References collector. If you select half of a full cylinder, both halves are selected and considered as a single reference.
4. Under Distribution, select Parabolic or Sinusoidal to specify how the load should be distributed on the selected references.
5. In the Spread box, specify the angle from the load direction on which the load needs to be distributed on each side, and then select the unit of the angle. The maximum permissible value is 90 degrees or 1.5708 radians. If you specify 90 degrees, the force is applied on a total of 180 degrees of the cylindrical surface.
 | Make sure that you specify the spread considering the available angle. For example, in a partial cylindrical surface with a maximum available angle of 120 degrees, the maximum permissible spread is 60 degrees. |
6. The default coordinate system of the model is the reference coordinate system and is displayed in the Coordinate system collector. If the model does not have a default coordinate system, then the 
button is not available, and the Coordinate system collector is empty. You can select any coordinate system or create a UCS (user coordinate system) and designate it as the default coordinate system.
button is not available, and the Coordinate system collector is empty. You can select any coordinate system or create a UCS (user coordinate system) and designate it as the default coordinate system.You can also select an alternative reference coordinate system from the Model Tree or graphics window.
Click to return to using the default coordinate system of the model.
to return to using the default coordinate system of the model.7. Select one of the following options to define the magnitude and direction of the load:
◦ Magnitude and direction—Select one of the following Direction by options to define the direction of the load:
▪ Direction Vector—Specify the value of the unit vectors for direction by typing a value of 0, 1, or -1 in the X, Y, or Z field.
▪ Reference—Select a planar surface or a linear edge. The direction of the load mimics the direction of the reference.
Specify the magnitude of the load in the Magnitude entry box.
◦ Directional components—Specify the components of the load for each coordinate direction X, Y, or Z. The resultant direction and magnitude of the load is determined from the values you specify for each coordinate. If you enter a positive value the load component is applied in the same direction as the coordinate system axis. If you use a negative value, the direction of the load opposes the coordinate system axis.
8. Select units of force from the list or accept the default units.
9. Click OK to create the load and save it.