We’re putting the final touches on our new badges platform. Badge issuance remains temporarily paused, but all completions are being recorded and will be fulfilled once the platform is live. Thank you for your patience.

Ansys Learning Forum › Forums › Discuss Simulation › General Mechanical › Controlling the location of weak spring › Reply To: Controlling the location of weak spring

October 29, 2021 at 5:48 am
Sahil Sura
Ansys Employee

Since Weak Springs is a solver control option, solver assigns the same to the respective locations making the solution numerically stable. So it is not possible for user to control the location of weak springs.
Weak springs have low non zero stiffness which won't affect the model stiffness , Using 'Program Controlled' option, solver assigns the stiffness according to the model, 'Factor' option enables user to set the stiffness as multiples of program controlled option, 'Manual' option enables user to set custom values. You may find the number of weak springs generated in the solution information.
You can refer to the Weak Springs section of the following for more details.
Solver Controls (ansys.com)
Thanks Sahil.