Fixed Displacement in positive/negative direction
Fixed Displacement in positive/negative direction
(OP)
Hi,
I want to fix a face (simulating a support) in a specified direction. The support is free to move in the +ve x and y direction, but not free to move in the -ve x and y direction. The support is also fixed in the z direction.
See attached image....
In ANSYS i can only see how to fix a displacement (by setting it to zero) in both the positive and negative directions at the same time.
Is there a way of doing this? Using springs perhaps?
Thanks.
I want to fix a face (simulating a support) in a specified direction. The support is free to move in the +ve x and y direction, but not free to move in the -ve x and y direction. The support is also fixed in the z direction.
See attached image....
In ANSYS i can only see how to fix a displacement (by setting it to zero) in both the positive and negative directions at the same time.
Is there a way of doing this? Using springs perhaps?
Thanks.





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RE: Fixed Displacement in positive/negative direction
I have put a spring on the in the x and y direction and that spring acts longitudinally - therefore if i then apply a force to the opposite side, the sping will compress by the same amount it will extend. So this isnt really doing much better than having a fixed displacement!!
RE: Fixed Displacement in positive/negative direction
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