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         ST7-1.50.70.12 Modelling Supporting Structure with Support Attributes 
         Support attributes can be used to represent supporting structure which is not of interest aside from the stiffness contribution.  Take for example a plate of glass resting on a rubber pad supported by a beam.  Instead of modelling the beams with contact beneath the glass, a plate support attribute can be applied with an equivalent stiffness.  This simplifies modelling and also allows the contouring of bearing stresses at the support points.
   A cross-section of a patch fitting holding two panes...
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