peteroznewman
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nThe equivalent in ANSYS is Remote Displacement. It can be a roller or a hinge depending on which DOF you leave free. If all displacements are set to zero and two of the three rotations are set to zero, that will be a hinge around the one axis that had the rotation left Free.nIf one displacement is left Free, that is a roller.nA Remote Displacement can have a Behavior or Rigid or Deformable. If you want the section to remain circular, then you would choose Rigid.n