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DOFSet Manager dialog box

DOFSets
DOF set list Displays a list of all DOF sets and their associated part.
General
New DOFSet Opens the DOF Set dialog box.
Edit DOFSet Opens the Edit DOFSet dialog box.
Copy DOFSet Creates a copy of the selected DOF set. Only one DOF set may be selected for the Copy button to become active.
Information Opens the Information window, which displays the nodes in the DOF set and their defined degrees of freedom.
Add to DOFSet Lets you select additional nodes to add to the selected DOF set.
Remove from DOFSet Lets you remove nodes from the selected DOF set.
Delete DOFSet Deletes all currently selected DOF sets.
Display
Show Only Displays only the selected DOF sets. All other objects in the graphics window will be hidden.
Show Displays the entities of the selected DOF sets in the graphics window. These entities will be added to the existing display. This selection is useful if you have hidden a DOF set using the Hide command and wish to restore the display.
Hide Hides the display of the entities from the selected DOF sets.
BooleanFor more information about these commands, see Combine DOF sets.
Union Creates a new DOF set that is the combination of all selected DOF sets.
Intersection Creates a new DOF set made up of entities that are common between all selected DOF sets.
Exclusive OR Creates a new DOF set made up of entities that are unique among all selected DOF sets.
How do I

Create a DOF set

Copy and edit a DOF Set

Edit degrees of freedom in a DOF set

Add nodes to a DOF set

Remove nodes from a DOF set

Combine DOF sets

Specify DOF sets in a superelement solution

Edit the display of DOF set graphical symbols

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DOFSet Manager dialog box, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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