Wiki Page: Modeling Support - AutoPIPE

Methods for modeling supports

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a.  Model 1: Saddle Support
b.  Model 2: Trunnion Support
c.  Model 3: Rod Support
d.  Model 4: Pedestal with Rigid Strap
e.  Model 5: Rigidly Guided Pipe Slide Assembly
f.   Model 6: Sway Strut
g.  Model 7: Spring Can with Friction

Base Supported Elbows

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a.  Model 1: Supported at a tangent point (simple vstop support for fig 1.2.6 a)
b.  Model 2: Supported at a point along the bend (simple vstop support for fig 1.2.6 b)
c.  Model 3: Alternate method for defining a support at a midpoint
d.  Model 4: Modeling a "dummy leg" as a structural member (fig 1.2.6 b & c)
e.  Model 5: Modeling a "dummy leg" as a pipe (Recommended fig 1.2.6 b