Supports Dialog: Properties of Rigid Supports

Properties Description
Label Name of a support.
Coordinate system: Global, Local For linear and planar supports, you can select global or local coordinate system. You cannot specify nodal supports in the local coordinate system.

Select Local to specify supports in the coordinate system that is compatible with the system of an edge or surface element.

Fixed directions Select direction check boxes to specify blocked degrees of freedom:
  • UX
  • UY
  • UZ
  • RX
  • RY
  • RZ

If you deselect a direction check box, the direction is released.

Uplift For released directions, select one of the uplift options:
  • None to define no uplift.
  • UX + to specify the same uplift direction as the axis direction.
  • UX - to specify the uplift direction opposite to the axis direction.