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After clicking on 'Superstructure> Boundary Conditions> Bearings> FEA Bearing Fixity' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Bearing Fixitybearings. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.

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FEA Bearing Fixity [SIG]
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🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Insertion Point cell and click Select.

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🖱️ Select Insertion Point as a IP1 and Click OK.

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🖱️ Keep the Tx as default.

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🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Ty and Tz cell, and then set Fixed.

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🖱️ Keep the Rx, Ry, Rz, Bearing Rotation and Transfer Forces to Substructure as default.

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🖱️ Keep the bearing fixity bearing’s name as default.

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When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM.

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To model all of the Bearing Fixitybearings, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in the OpenBrIM spreadsheet. Refer to the quick tip for an easy guide on how to perform the copy operation. After completing the copy, proceed to the next step to verify the model.

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FEA Bearing Fixity

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BF1	IP1	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF2	IP2	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF3	IP3	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF4	IP4	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF5	IP5	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF6	IP6	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF7	IP7	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF8	IP8	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF9	IP9	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF10	IP10	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF11	IP11	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF12	IP12	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	YES
BF13	IP13	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF14	IP14	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF15	IP15	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO
BF16	IP16	Free	Fixed	Fixed	Free	Free	Free	0.0000	NO

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The completed bearing fixity definitions for bearings are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end your model matches by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform performing visual checks, refer to the quick tips.

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