FEM ConstraintPlaneRotation
Appearance
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| Menu location |
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| Model → Geometrical Analysis Features → Plane Multi-Point Constraint |
| Workbenches |
| FEM |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
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| See also |
| FEM Constraint transform |
| Solvers |
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| CalculiX |
Description[edit | edit source]
Creates a FEM multi-point constraint (MPC) for keeping the nodes on a planar surface on the same plane.
Usage[edit | edit source]
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
Plane Multi-Point Constraint button.
- Select the Model → Geometrical Analysis Features →
Plane Multi-Point Constraint option from the menu.
- Press the
- In the 3D View select the object to which the multi-point constraint should be applied, which can only be a single face.
- Press the Add button. To remove a face from the selection, select it and press the Remove button.
Example of plane multi-point constraint use. Both simply-supported beams are subjected to the same force but the bottom one has plane MPC applied to the green segment of the top face. This forces the nodes there to stay on the same plane and changes the deformation (here scaled).
Limitations[edit | edit source]
- Plane multi-point constraint can only be applied to a single planar face.
- When a plane multi-point constraint is applied to the same face as a displacement/fixed boundary condition, the displacement/fixed boundary condition takes precedence.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- This constraint uses the *MPC card in CalculiX.
- Materials: Solid Material, Fluid Material, Non-Linear Mechanical Material, Reinforced Material (Concrete); Material Editor
- Element Geometry: Beam Cross Section, Beam Rotation, Shell Plate Thickness, Fluid Section for 1D Flow
- Electromagnetic Boundary Conditions: Electrostatic Potential Boundary Condition, Current Density Boundary Condition, Magnetization Boundary Condition, Electric Charge Density
- Fluid Boundary Conditions: Initial Flow Velocity Condition, Initial Pressure Condition, Flow Velocity Boundary Condition
- Geometrical Analysis Features: Plane Multi-Point Constraint, Section Print Feature, Local Coordinate System
- Mechanical Boundary Conditions and Loads: Fixed Boundary Condition, Rigid Body Constraint, Displacement Boundary Condition, Contact Constraint, Tie Constraint, Spring Boundary Condition, Force Load, Pressure Load, Centrifugal Load, Gravity Load
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