SECLOCK

SECLOCK, dof, MINVALUE, MAXVALUE, dof, MINVALUE, MAXVALUE, dof, MINVALUE, MAXVALUE
Specifies locks on the components of relative motion in a joint element.

Valid Products: Pro | Premium | Enterprise | PrepPost | Solver | AS add-on

dof

Local degree of freedom to be locked.

MINVALUE

Low end of the range of allowed movement for the specified DOF.

MAXVALUE

High end of the range of allowed movement for the specified DOF.

Notes

Specify up to three degrees of freedom to be locked. Locks are activated when the limit values are reached, and further motion in that degree of freedom is frozen. If necessary, the command can be issued multiple times.

SECLOCK is not available for spotweld joints.

Menu Paths

Main Menu>Preprocessor>Sections>Joints>Add / Edit