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I have created a rigid remote point scoped to all the faces and applied a force to the point.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;However I notice some rotation of the faces which I want to eliminate, the faces should only have translation in the X direction. What would be the correct approach to achieve this?&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My ideas currently are:&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Apply a displacement to the faces directly, with only the X DOF free&lt;br&gt;- Apply a remote displacement to the remote point&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is there a difference between the two?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks!&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-396049","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-mechanical","topic-tag-displacement","topic-tag-remote-force","topic-tag-remote-point"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HiI have a some solids which all have a face in the same YZ plane. I want apply a pulling force in the X direction to the faces and study the displacement. I have created a rigid remote point scoped to all the faces and applied a force to the point. 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