{"id":252986,"date":"2023-03-08T08:02:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/joint-for-a-ball-in-a-bearing\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T08:02:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T08:02:33","slug":"joint-for-a-ball-in-a-bearing","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/joint-for-a-ball-in-a-bearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint for a ball in a bearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I am performing an RBD over a bearing.<\/p>\n<p>1. The fixed support when dropped in the Analysis section, it shows DOF undetermined but the drop down options show nothing. Is it okay not to include it inside the analysis settings?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Should I also have to give individual joints for each ball ?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wp-colorbox-image cboxElement\" href=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/07-03-2023-1678221737-Ansys_contact_RBD_1.PNG\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/07-03-2023-1678221737-Ansys_contact_RBD_1.PNG\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I get an error which says &ldquo;Body ball (1,2,3..) is not linked to any other body by a joint&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Shahul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-252986","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-helprigiddynamics-1","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-rigid-body-dynamics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["258945","88","281465"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.192.164.18"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1257"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["252986"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["88","258945","281465"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count":["4"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["279507"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["279507"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-04-14 13:17:59"]},"test":"sdudekulastudenten-hs-bremerhaven-de"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/252986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/252986\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}