I'm working to solve the problem with the springs. Currently my reaction forces are not adding up to give me static equilibrium so I'm troubleshooting.
It makes sense that a bearing load would be a more accurate solution. Could you describe in further detail how I would use a bearing load? From what I understand I can apply a bearing load to a surface in the form of a component/vector/etc but how would I apply the distributed load from the point mass?
Thanks,
Justin