Using IV Simulation FEA results as loads in a new simulation?

[swalton]

IV 2011.

I have an assembly with a FEA simulation result.  I can run a report and get the reaction forces and moments at each constraint.  I would like to run a new simulation with different constraints and use the reaction results from the first simulation as loads in the second one.

Currently I do this by running a report on the 1st simulation to get a table of the reaction results.  I then manually add those forces to the 2nd simulation.  This takes time to type and the forces must be edited each time I re-run the 1st simulation.

Is there a way to use parameters to automate this?

[JDMather]

Right click on the simulation node at the top of the browser and select Copy Simulation.

The copied simulation will have all the constraints and loads as the original.
Now you can make changes on second simulation without altering the first.

You can have as many simulations as you want (or need).

You can also set up parametric FEA simulations.
I'll try to post some pics in a bit.

[swalton]

I currently do that.

What I want to be able to do is use the resultant forces at the constriants in the 1st simulation as the loads on the second simulation.  I would then add new constraints and additional loads on the 2nd simulation. 

I can do this manually, but I was hoping to find some way to link the two simulations.  I don't want to fat-finger a load or forget to update the loads on the 2nd simulation after re-running the first.