16.5.1 Understanding prescribed condition symbol type and color

The type and color of the symbols that represent prescribed conditions can vary with

the type of prescribed condition that the symbols represent and
the degrees of freedom to which you apply the prescribed condition.

Refer to “Symbols used to represent prescribed conditions,” Section C.1, for summaries of the significance of the symbol types and colors.

For example, Figure 16–3 displays a concentrated force applied to vertices. All of the arrows that represent the different components of the concentrated force are yellow.

Figure 16–3 A concentrated force.

On the other hand, Figure 16–4 shows a Velocity/Angular Velocity boundary condition that is applied to both translational and rotational degrees of freedom. The sandy brown arrows represent components of the boundary condition that are applied to translational degrees of freedom. The magenta arrows represent components of the boundary condition that are applied to rotational degrees of freedom.

Figure 16–4 A boundary condition applied to an edge.

Note: When a boundary condition fixes a degree of freedom in place, the arrow representing that component lacks a stem.

Figure 16–5 displays a uniform temperature field applied to a face.

Figure 16–5 A uniform temperature field.

For information on related topics, click any of the following items: