Apply a prescribed translation constraint

These steps assume you are setting up an Event Simulation study in the Simulation workspace.

1. Click (Simulation workspace > Setup tab > Constraints panel > Prescribed Translation).

2. Select at least one Face or Body from the display.

3. Choose the Constraint Type from the drop-down menu. Available options are:

   • Displacement - Translates the selected object type.

     Note: Displacement is the only option for Quasi-static analyses.

   • Velocity - Applies a constant speed and direction to the selected object type.

   • Acceleration - Applies an acceleration to the selected object type.

4. Select the Direction Type.

   • Components allows you to apply a unique value to each of the X, Y, and Z components.
   • Reference allows you to select a geometric entity to define the constraint vector.

5. Input the Magnitude of the constraint.

6. Click the Multiplier Curve icon to supply a transient based prescribed translation. This allows you to adjust the constraint as the analysis progresses.