SPC Constraints

In this step, you can define boundary conditions or constraints on nodes and associate them to subcases. The panel SPC Constraints as shown below.

Figure 1.

SPC Constraints

1. Click Nodes.
   A node selection panel is displayed.
2. Select the required using any of the node selection methods available on the panel.
   You can click the button to clear the node selection if required.
3. Click proceed.
4. Click Add on the SPC Constraints panel.
   The loads will be displayed as rows in the table.

   Figure 2.

5. Select the required loading direction check boxes from the table for each of the nodes in the table.
6. Click any load from the table and click .
   A confirmation message will be shown.
7. Click Yes to delete the load, and No to cancel.
8. Click .
   A confirmation message will be shown.
9. Click Yes to delete the loads, and No to cancel.
10. Click Apply or Next to proceed to the next step in the process.
    Note: Once you clicks Next, SnRD will create load collectors based on the selected load type, and listed in model browser.