| Support type
|
Select the type of support at this node:
- Restraints -
fixed against translation or rotation in the selected degrees of freedom.
- Springs -
linear and rotational springs which can act in tension-only or
compression-only, as well as in both reaction directions.
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| Translation
|
| Property | Value |
|---|
| X
|
Check to restrain translation along the
global X direction.
|
| Y
|
Check to restrain translation along the
global Y direction.
|
| Z
|
Check to restrain translation along the
global Z direction.
|
|
| Rotation
|
| Property | Value |
|---|
| X
|
Check to restrain rotation about the
global X axis.
|
| Y
|
Check to restrain rotation about the
global Y axis.
|
| Z
|
Check to restrain rotation about the
global Z axis.
|
|
| Axial behavior
|
Select the
- Complete - full
axial behavior in both tension and compression
- Compression
only - support that resists compression only in the selected
directions
- Tension
only - support that resists tension only in the selected directions
Note: A spring
declared as tension-only or compression-only will carry axial forces only. It
will not carry moments.
|
| X axis
|
Check to apply axial behavior selection in the X
direction.
|
| Y axis
|
Check to apply axial behavior selection in the Y
direction.
|
| Z axis
|
Check to apply axial behavior selection in the Z
direction.
|
| Translation
|
| Property | Value |
|---|
| X
|
Type the spring constant
against translation in the global X direction.
|
| Y
|
Type the spring constant
against translation in the global Y direction.
|
| Z
|
Type the spring constant
against translation in the global Z direction.
|
|
| Rotation
|
| Property | Value |
|---|
| X
|
Type the spring constant against
rotation about the global X axis.
|
| Y
|
Type the spring constant against
rotation about the global Y axis.
|
| Z
|
Type the spring constant against
rotation about the global Z axis.
|
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