Define Boundary Conditions Tutorial

Below are the steps to create the constraints required for the tutorial purpose.

  1. Click Nodes button.
    This will open Node collector panel.
  2. Using the node selection options, select node ID 528173 from the graphics area.
  3. Click Add .
    This will add the node entry in the table with the loading direction options.
    Figure 1.
  4. Check the Select box and the boxes under X, Y, Z, Rx, Ry ,Rz.
    This defines that the model is constrained at the selected node in X, Y, Z, Rx, Ry ,Rz and Z directions.
  5. Click Next to continue to Subcase Creation task.
    Once you clicks Next, SnRD creates load collectors and will be listed in model browser.
    Figure 2.