pin joints

Altair Forum User

hi all,

i am solving a 1d problem in hypermesh optistruct for reaction and element forces  in which i want to create a pin joint in which rotation along x is allowed and all other dof are constrained..how i have to model it can any1 kindly help me on this??

thanks in advance

 

tinh

Hi,

just remember that there's already a post about it.

in panel 1D>bars, update parameter 'pin' at position you want to release dof, pin number is dof number you want to release