Source code for abaqus.Load.LoadStep

from abaqusConstants import *
from .LoadCase import LoadCase
from ..Step.StepBase import StepBase


class LoadStep(StepBase):

    def LoadCase(self, name: str, boundaryConditions: tuple = (), loads: tuple = (),
                 includeActiveBaseStateBC: Boolean = ON) -> LoadCase:
        """This method creates a load case in a step.

        Notes
        -----
            This function can be accessed by:
            
            .. code-block:: python
            
                mdb.models[name].steps[name].LoadCase
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        name
            A String specifying the name of the object.
        boundaryConditions
            A sequence of (String, Float) sequences specifying the name of a BoundaryCondition
            followed by a nonzero Float scaling factor. The default value is an empty sequence.
        loads
            A sequence of (String, Float) sequences specifying the name of a Load followed by a
            nonzero Float specifying a scale factor. The default value is an empty sequence.
        includeActiveBaseStateBC
            A Boolean specifying whether to include all active boundary conditions propagated or
            modified from the base state. The default value is ON.

        Returns
        -------
            A LoadCase object.

        Raises
        ------
            RangeError.
        """
        self.loadCases[name] = loadCase = LoadCase(name, boundaryConditions, loads, includeActiveBaseStateBC)
        return loadCase