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Funny that you mention that because this actually is part of a larger system, so this was my attempt at trying to understand this specific section. It sounds like I need to do some research on some of the SW "idiosyncrasies", thanks for the help!

So if I'm understanding correctly, if the Fy reaction is omitted from the left end the problem is now very basic, resulting in a 400 N horizontal force. But is this realistic, is it sufficient to ignore the variance between what Solidworks calculates and a simplified model? How do I know when or...

Thanks for the response jrmichler, I drew a new free body diagram to show better how the beam is restrained and attached a deformation plot for reference. I ran a new simulation with a "rigid" material and solid bars, the horizontal reaction force seems to vary between 430 N and 438 N...

Hi everyone, I'm new here so I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I'm struggling to duplicate the horizontal reaction forces being generated in an L shaped beam. Typically I like to do hand calculations and verify my answer using Solidworks, but in this case I can't seem to wrap my head...