Restraining a Vertex

To restrain a vertex in the global Y-direction:

  1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click Fixtures and select Advanced Fixtures.
  2. In the PropertyManager:
    1. Under Advanced (Use Reference Geometry), select Use Reference Geometry.
    2. Click inside the Faces, Edges, Vertices for Fixture box, then select the vertex shown in the figure.
    3. Click inside the Face, Edge, Plane, Axis for Direction box, then select the vertical edge shown in the figure.
    4. In the Translations box, make sure that a 0 appears in the Along Edge box.
    5. Click PM_OK.gif.