In the Nodal Support dialog box, you can design it as a fictitious column. In this case, the support conditions due to the geometric and material properties of the column determine the stiffnesses and apply them as the spring constants. To avoid singularities, a surface results adjustment is automatically created according to the cross-sectional area of the column. \rIn order to model these spring constants according to the fictitious column, it is possible to make various configurations in the "Stiffness via Fictitious Column" tab. In this case, it is important to consider various case distinctions. Elastic Surface Foundations If you want to model the support using a surface elastic foundation, you can use various cases.If the column is restrained at the bottom, the support springs of the column are calculated according to the following formulas. When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness:\r \rIf the column has hinged supports at the bottom, the support springs are calculated as follows: When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness:\r \rIf the column is supported flexibly at the bottom, the support springs are calculated as follows: When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness:\r \r Elastic Nodal Support When modeling as an elastic nodal support, various cases are also possible.If the column is restrained at the bottom, the support springs are calculated as follows: When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness:\r \rIf the column has hinged supports at the bottom, the support springs are calculated as follows: When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness:\r \rIf the column is supported flexibly, the support springs are calculated as follows: When considering the shear stiffness:\r When neglecting the shear stiffness: