Floating Pinned Constraint

Use the Floating Pinned Constraint dialog box, or the Heads Up Display to set the Floating Pinned Constraint origin, offset and direction.

Apply floating pinned constraint when free rotation and free displacement in one plane is allowed on beam or node.

Access:

Ribbon: Frame Analysis tab Constraints panel Floating

	Origin	The command is active when the dialog box is displayed. Select either node or beam on which to apply the constraint. When you specify the origin, the other options in the dialog box activate.
	Direction	The command activates when you specify the origin of the constraint. Select work axes, beams, or work planes to specify the direction of the constraint. Also, you can flip direction of the constraint.
	Offset	Specify the offset of the constraint
	Angle of Plane	Enter the angle of the plane where constraint has one degree of displacement.
	Angle in Plane	Define the angle of the applied force from the Z axis.
	Relative, Absolute	Select if the offset value is entered as relative, or absolute. The relative distance means factor of absolute distance from the beam beginning. The value can be from 0 to 1. For example, if you have 3-inch long beam and you set relative distance to 0.5 ul, the absolute origin distance is computed to 1.5 inch.
	OK	Create the constraint and close the dialog box.
	Cancel	Close the dialog box without creating the constraint.
	Apply	Create the constraint and keep the dialog box open. Click when you want to create multiple constraints of the same type.

Context Menu commands

Edit	Displays the Floating Pinned Constraint dialog box where you modify the values originally placed on the constraint.
Reactions	Displays the Reactions dialog box with the Reaction force and Reaction moment values. The values display zero until results of a simulation are available.
Suppress	Removes the selected constraint from the components being analyzed.
Delete	Deletes the selected constraint.