After clicking on 'Superstructure> Boundary Conditions> Bearing Fixity' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Bearing Fixity. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.
| 1 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Insertion Point cell and click Select. |  | |
| 2 | 🖱️ Select Insertion Point as a IP1 and Click OK. |   | |
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| 4 | 🖱️ Keep the Tx as default. |  | |
| 5 | 🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Ty and Tz cell, and then set Fixed. |  | |
| 6 | 🖱️ Keep the Rx, Ry, Rz, Bearing Rotation and Transfer Forces to Substructure as default. |  | |
| 7 | 🖱️ Keep the bearing’s name as default. | ||
| 8 | When the steps are completed, the shared screenshot displayed in the adjacent cell should be visible in the 3D view of OpenBrIM. |  | |
| 9 | To model all the Bearing Fixity, copy the data below and paste the parameters into the first cell in 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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Copy the desired data with the automatic copy button in the upper left corner. Click on the first cell in and use the Ctrl+V shortcut to paste.  
If icon won’t appear, collapse page tree menu by clicking on arrow or using shortcut “[”.  While pasting large data, it would be handy to turn of Auto-refresh . 
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FEA Bearing |
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Articulation 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 |
The completed bearing fixity are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips.
Click on the arrow button above the Analysis button located in the upper-left corner of the OpenBrIM screen.  Click on the Model button on the screen that opens up. 
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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below.
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