FEA Compliant Modeler > Boundary Conditions

The purpose of the UnLockDOF move is to release the previously positioned points, simulating the effect of taking the part off the pin, or unclamping it, so the spring-back or shift can be observed.

Process

•Select the UnLockDOF Move Icon and choose the location for the UnLockDOF Move. This move must be at a product level, at least one level above the part, after the Load FEA move.

•Add or Remove object/target points using the Click To Add option.

•Use the Show: Features button to display the points on the screen.

Inputs

Select the Compliant UnLockDOF Move icon to get the UnLockDOF Move dialog box:

UnLockDOF

•Name: The move name must be unique to the model.

•Description: This is an optional explanation of what the move does.

•Help: The Help button is context sensitive; it will open the Help Manual at required topic page.

•Operation: Allows the user to select the appropriate operation for the move. The drop-down list lists: Clamp, UnClamp, Weld, LockDOF, UnLockDOF, Contact and DefoMorphing.

•Check the box to Turn On Smoothing.

•UnLockDOF Pts: These are the points that will be released from constraint. The number of points can be from 1 to n.

•Click To Add: Allows the user to Add more unlocked points.

•Switch: will reorder the UnLockDOF points.

Outputs

•The result of this routine will be a part whose deformation is no longer influenced by the points specified in the UnLockDOF Move dialog box.