Create Fictitious Support dialog box (Simcenter Nastran)

Model Objects
Group Reference	Lets you apply the fictitious support to a group.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object	Lets you select the nodes to specify as the location of the support. If you cannot select nodes, open the Node and Element Display dialog box and set Node Marker to Dot or Asterisk.ExcludedLets you remove individual entities from within the selected object.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Degrees of Freedom
DOF1, DOF2, DOF3****DOF4, DOF5, DOF6	Lets you specify the reference degrees of freedom for the rigid-body motion. If all DOFs are set to Support, no rigid-body motion is possible. Set the appropriate DOFs to Support to fully describe the possible rigid-body motion.
All None All Support	Sets all DOFs to None or all to Support.

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