Imposed displacement

 

 

 

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This command allows you to impose node moves on faces, edges or points depending on the three directions of a given frame or direction.

These moves can, for example, result in an experimental observation.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Click the icon or select the Analysis > Imposed displacement... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the faces/edges/points on which to apply the move.

  2. Select the frame or the direction of displacement.

  3. Provide the value(s) of the move.

  4. Validate by clicking .

 

Available Options:

 

  • Imposed: This option allows to select a frame or a direction as reference element for the displacement.

  • Direction: Only one value is requested and will be applied depending on the chosen direction.

  • Frame: The translation value can be entered and will be applied following the 3 frame directions. If the translation value following one of axes are null, uncheck this axis to ignore it.

 

Modifications / Additional information:

 

The imposed move can be found in the entity tree in detail of the affected analysis in the "Blockings" sub-folder.