To assign a set of custom releases to a supported node, use the following procedure.

1. Select the nodes that will have the same support condition.
2. On the Specifications ribbon tab, select the Custom tool in the Supports group.
   
   The Create Supports dialog opens to the Fixed But tab.
3. In the Releases group, check the degrees of freedom to be released for this support type.
   Note: If a spring constant is specified in a direction, then the corresponding degree of freedom cannot be released. A given support type can have a mix of releases and springs, but only in different degrees of freedom.
4. Either:

   To…	Do the following…
   add the support type to the model and assign to the current node selection	click Assign.
   add the support to the model for later assignment	click Add.

   The dialog closes.