you are right, I feel like I might overthink it.
Thank you.
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- Wed Mar 24, 2021 5:30 am
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[beginner question] nodal load constraint
I want to calculate a simple rigid beam with one end (point 1) pinned, the other (point 2) supported by a zeroLength spring element (restrained to point 3). The main idea is to simulate a shear wall hold down anchor. when i add a vertical nodal load on the point 2, instead of rotate around point 1, ...