Degree of Freedom

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

While adding single point constraints , if I tick the check boxes of dof for some nodes , what dose that means ?

 

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  • Simon Križnik
    Simon Križnik Altair Community Member
    edited May 2019

    Hi,

     

    For each degree of freedom that you wish to constrain, click the checkbox that corresponds to it. 

    The selected Dofs will be constrained. Dofs 1, 2, and 3 are x, y, and z translation degrees of freedom. Dofs 4, 5, and 6 are x, y, and z rotational degrees of freedom.