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Applied Force (Rigid Connector) to apply a force in given point.
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Applied Moment (Rigid Connector) to apply a moment.
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Mass and Moment of Inertia (Rigid Connector) to add extra mass and moment of inertia in a given point.
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Spring Foundation (Rigid Connector) to add a translational or rotational spring or damper in a given point.
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When the Rigid Connector is added at the edge level, select one or more edges that form part of the rigid region.
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When the Rigid Connector is added at the boundary level, this section is initially collapsed. Here, you can add optional edges to the rigid region. The edges cannot be adjacent to the selected boundaries.
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When the Rigid Connector is added at the point level, select a number of points that form the rigid region.
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When the Rigid Connector is added at the boundary or edge levels, this section is initially collapsed. Here, you can add optional points to the rigid region. The points cannot be adjacent to the selected boundaries or edges.
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If, however, an existing solver sequence was generated while Connection Type was set to Rigid, and you then change to Flexible, no such scaling will be present. In this case, you either have to regenerate the solver sequence, or set the scaling manually under the Dependent Variables node in each study step.
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For Automatic the center of rotation is at the geometrical center of the selected geometrical objects of the highest geometrical dimension.
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For Centroid of selected entities select an Entity level — Boundary, Edge, or Point. The available choices depend on physics interface and geometrical dimension. The center of rotation is located at the centroid of the selected entities, which do not need to be related to the rigid connector itself. As a special case, you can select a single point, and thus use that point as center of rotation.
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Once chosen, a default Center of Rotation: Boundary, Center of Rotation: Edge, or Center of Rotation: Point subnode is automatically added.
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For User defined, in the Global coordinates of center of rotation XC table enter coordinates based on space dimension.
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For 2D components, the Constrained rotation and Prescribed rotation at center of rotation is always about the z-axis, so no component selection is necessary.
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Assembly with a Hinge: Application Library path Structural_Mechanics_Module/Connectors_and_Mechanisms/hinge_assembly
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