Specifying a Displacement Constraint

Select Displacement from the dropdown menu of the Structural tool in the Physics group of the Simulation tab, or by selecting the Displacement tool in the Structural condition HUD.

Select the faces to displace.

If your model contains Named Selections, you can click Advanced filters, select Link named selections, and choose one from the list.

Select if the prescribed displacement is to be only in Translational direction, Rotational direction, or a Combined rotation and translation.

Enter the Translation distance and/or Rotation that the location is to be moved by.

Optionally, specify components to keep specific directions as free to move, or if fixed, specify how far they are to be moved.

After being moved, the location will be fixed in the new position. If you enter a zero value, then it will act like a support.

The values entered are in a local coordinate system, determined from the location selection, with x normal to a plane, or along a cylinder, with the centroid located at the center.

Select Remote point if you want to apply the displacement from an arbitrary point in space.

Discovery automatically chooses a point in space, shown by an arrow, but you can also enter the coordinates.

Discovery determines a normal direction based on the selected locations.

You can also define the direction. Use the Direction tool or Alt-click to select an entity (a geometry or direction in the local coordinate system) and align the direction with that entity.