Apply Boundary Conditions

Create a boundary condition that fixes one end of the beam.

1. On the Loads/Boundary Conditions form (Loads/BCs > Displacement Constraint), create a nodal set named fixed_end.
2. Click the Input Data button and enter <0,0,0> in the Translations field and click OK.
3. Click the Select Application Region button, choose FEM from the Select menu.
4. Select all nodes on the end of the beam at x = 0 (shown below) and click Add to add the nodes to the application region.
5. Click OK. Click Apply on the Load/Boundary Conditions form to create the set.