Add a Continuity node to connect two layered shell boundaries sharing a common edge and having different layered materials.
Select Source and
Destination layered materials from all the
Layered Material Link and
Layered Material Stack available in the component. All the edges are selected by default and the common edges between the two layered materials becomes applicable automatically. Optionally you can remove some of the edges if you do not want to enforce the continuity on all the common edges.
In the Source, select the
Layered Materials based on what you want to use in the continuity constraints. This option is available only when
Layered Material Stack is chosen.
In the Destination, select the
Layered Materials based on what you want to use in the continuity constraints. In addition to this, an
Offset can be specified on the destination side which decides the actual connection area between the two layered materials.
You can use the Clear All (
) and
Reset to Default (
) buttons to clear or reset all the selections as well as the offset values in two cases, respectively.
In case the two layered materials have normal orientation in opposite directions, you may want to switch the Connection type from
Straight to
Twisted in order to connect points in through-thickness direction which are geometrically close to each other.
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