1. | From the Menu Bar, select LoadCase > Boundary Condition > Create. |
2. | Enter a name in the Boundary condition creation field and validate with Ok. |
3. | Make a selection from the radio buttons: Added, Removed or See |
4. | In the Selections sub-window, select nodes using the different tools from the Selection folder. |
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pick nodes in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar. |
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add/remove object by ellipse selection. |
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add nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove nodes by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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pick parts in the graphic window, and then press Enter, right-click the mouse button or select Yes or Cancel in the Dialog menu bar. |
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add parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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remove parts by box selection (the default box is rectangular — use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box). |
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add the parts selected in the tree. |
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remove the parts selected in the tree. |
5. | In the Reference Axis sub-window, a skew frame can be defined for the boundary condition: |
• | Click the Reference Axis folder. |
• | Define the reference axis using the different tools from the Reference Axis folder. |
6. | Make a selection from the radio buttons: Global, Moving Local or Fixed Local. |
7. | Click Tx and/or Ty and/or Tz to fix the translation degrees of freedom (selected). Click it once more to release the degree of freedom (not selected). |
8. | Click Rx and/or Ry and/or Rz to fix the rotation degrees of freedom (selected). Click it once more to release the degree of freedom (not selected). |
9. | Click Save to save the created boundary condition; or |
Click Cancel to cancel the boundary condition creation
10. | Click Close to close the menu. |