When I was using Cosmos 2007 I could add an Immovable
restraint that would limit translation, but allow rotation. In
Simulation 2009 the closest thing to this that I can find is to
apply a Use Reference Geometry fixture with any reference plane
selected and all translations set to 0. The simple Immovable
restraint seems to no longer exist. Is this there a better way to
do this? Thanks.
Anthony Botting Jun 10, 2009 5:47 PM
Correct Answer
They (developers) modified the dialog to only show-up if you
have either a surface body model, or a mixed-mesh model. The
restraint type (immovable) applies to shells and beam nodes only
since they have dof's representing rotation (i.e., "fixed", and
"immovable" mean the same thing for solid elements since the nodes
are not formulated to rotate on solid elements). You can see the
Immovable option if you have a surface body or beams in your
assembly. RMB on "Fixtures", choose "Fixed Geometry...", and you
should see an option under the "Standard" fixture types labeled
"Immovable (no translation)". Hope this helps. Tony
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