3 Replies Latest reply on Aug 12, 2013 12:22 PM by Jared Conway

Jointed fixture SW13

Wolfgang Grzesik Aug 12, 2013 5:31 AM

Hello, I got a relatively simple question, but I can't find a solution by now in the program. Actually I want to use jointed fixtures with specific free rotations on a simulation of a plate. By now the only line support I find in SW is completely fixed. In UGS Nastran I could freely set up the fixtures by selecting (lines/areas/points) and then choosing between translation x, y, z and rotation x, y, z wich was quite good.

With beams I had the posibility of using the deposited mass tool but I dont know if thats a good choice for a line support, even its quite complicated to set up because you always need the specific center point.

Thank you

Greetings Wolfgang

Re: Jointed fixture SW13

Jared Conway Aug 12, 2013 11:42 AM (in response to Wolfgang Grzesik)

Not sure what you mean by "jointed fixture".

but based on what you're describing, you might want to check this out: https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/70477?tstart=30
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  Wolfgang Grzesik Aug 12, 2013 12:19 PM (in response to Jared Conway)
  
  Hi Jared, I mean a line support where the axial rotation is set free and the translations in x y and z are fixed.
  
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    Jared Conway Aug 12, 2013 12:22 PM (in response to Wolfgang Grzesik)
    
    solids only have translational degrees of freedom. so those are the only ones that are controllable. try with a line restraint that is fixed and then try the method described in the thread i posted.
    
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