Fixed/Free Boundary Degrees of Freedom dialog box

Model Objects
Group Reference	Lets you apply the constraint to a group.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object	Lets you select the geometry or FE entities to constrain. 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 through DOF6	Select On to set the degree of freedom to active.
All Off	Sets all DOF to inactive.
All On	Sets all DOF to active.
Card Name	Displays the name of the solver card for the constraint.
Card Choice
Card Name	Specifies how you want to export the fixed or free constraint.For Fixed Boundary Degrees of Freedom, BNDFIX and BSET are equivalent. Both are provided for compatibility. In most cases, select BNDFIX.For Free Boundary Degrees of Freedom, BNDFREE and CSET are equivalent. In most cases, select BNDFREE.

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Fixed/Free Boundary Degrees of Freedom dialog box, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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