Is there any way to import External Data at different time steps and into different deformed shapes?

- March 28, 2022 at 5:18 am
  
  Alexander19
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  I'm trying to import Temperature profiles into a rod deformed at times t0,t1,t2, respectively using the External Data module.
  The rod is deformed as shown in Figure below.
- March 28, 2022 at 1:58 pm
  
  Rahul Kumbhar
  Ansys Employee
  
  You can control the time using the data view of the imported load.
- March 29, 2022 at 1:35 am
  
  Alexander19
  Subscriber
  
  Thank for your reply I know this option but it is used for controling the time steps only. When we want to import data from External Data, these data will be imported before starting the calculation . Thus, those data can be applied ONLY into the INITIAL shape of the wire.
- March 29, 2022 at 12:54 pm
  
  Rahul Kumbhar
  Ansys Employee
  
  One workaround would be you can import the temperature in steady state model and then export the csv file. But for this export, use node numbers instead of xyz location.