# Constraints

Constraint prevents nodes from moving in any of six degrees of freedom (DOF). Constraint is an integral part of the Individual Load.

Constraint can be created and edited only in Femap, only title and description can be modified in SDC Verifier.

To preview the constraint definition select it and press Read Data:

If the constraint was created in Femap while SDC Verifier was running execute Model - Constraint - Update from the tree to load the constraint into SDC Verifier