Applying Planar Symmetry Restraints

You can apply a planar symmetry restraint to force symmetry about a selected face.

A planar symmetry restraint defines boundary conditions that fix certain degrees of freedom for the mesh nodes in the selected geometry. For example, you can define symmetry about a plane X=constant, which will fix the following degrees of freedom:

  • X displacement = 0
  • rotation about the Y-axis = 0
  • rotation about the Z-axis = 0

See Also
About Planar Symmetry Restraints
Creating Simulation Features
Support Selection
  1. From the Restraints section of the action bar, click Planar Symmetry .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. Select the geometry support in the model.

    You can apply a planar symmetry restraint to a planar face. This face is the plane about which symmetry is imposed.

  4. Click OK.