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Setting up time history analysis involves the following steps:

* Develop the model, including geometry and support conditions.
* Define (via "Define > Functions > Time History") a time history function or functions that will describe the variation of loads in time.
* Assign loads (via "Assign > Joint Loads (or Frame Loads, etc.) to the model.
* Define the time history load case via "Define > Load Cases". The time history type can be either Modal or Direct Integration - please see [CSI Analysis Reference Manual|doc:Analysis Reference Manual] for detailed explanation. To apply custom loads, selectmake the following entries to the "Load Pattern"Applied optionsection onof the " Load Case Data form:
** Load Type", column: select option "Load Pattern
** Load Name column: select the desired load pattern name under
** Function: select the "Loadtime Name"function andthat selectdefines the correspondingdesired functionvariation inof the "Function" column. load pattern in time

h1. See also

* [CSI Analysis Reference Manual|doc:Analysis Reference Manual], chapters Linear Time-History Analysis and Nonlinear Time-History Analysis
* [Verification Examples|doc:Verification examples]
* [Example Problems|doc:Context help]
* [Multi-support excitation|kb:Multi-support excitation]