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Supports Table

Function 

Enter or modify constraints data for support nodes in a spreadsheet format Table.

Table Tool in Gen NX supports a variety of powerful built-in functions. Refer to the following items for detail directions :

Usage of Table Tool

Terminology

Familiarize with Usage

Basic directions (Cell motion, selection, size control, etc.)

Data manipulation (Add, delete, modify data, etc.)

Copy/Paste data using clipboard

Supplementary Table functions

Table Sorting

Table format setting

Auto-fit column width

Graph printing

Supplementary functions by Table types

Node/Element Table

Results Table

 

Call

From the Main Menu select [Boundary] tab > [Tables] group > [Boundary Tables] > [Supports Table]

Shortcut key: [Ctrl]+[Alt]+P

 

Input

(Refer to "Supports")

Refer to Usage of Table Tool and enter or modify the following data :

 

Node : Node number

Dx : Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS X-direction (Node's local x-axis direction)

Dy : Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Y-direction (Node's local y-axis direction)

Dz : Displacement degree-of-freedom in GCS Z-direction (Node's local z-axis direction)

Rx : Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS X-axis (Node's local x-axis)

Ry : Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Y-axis (Node's local y-axis)

Rz : Rotational degree-of-freedom about GCS Z-axis (Node's local z-axis)

Rw : Warping degree-of-freedom about GCS X-axis (Node's local x-axis)

 

"1" when the degree-of-freedom is restrained and "0" when the degree-of-freedom is free.

Group : Boundary Group in which the entered boundary conditions are included

 

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