When the rigid connector is added at point level, a set of consistency checks is performed. You can suppress these checks by clearing the Include consistency checks check box in the Advanced section.
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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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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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For Automatic the center of rotation is at the geometrical center of the selected edges. The constraints are applied at the center of rotation.
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For Centroid of selected entities, a subnode for selection of the entities is added to the Model Builder. The center of rotation is located at the centroid of the selected entities, which do not need to be related to the selection of the rigid connector. When points are selected, It is the geometrical location of the points that is used for computing the centroid. Any offset of the shell at the points is ignored.
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When the rigid connector is added at boundary or edge level, select an Entity level — Edge or Point.
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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 Constrained rotation select one or more of the Constrain rotation about x, Constrain rotation about y, and Constrain rotation about z axis check boxes in order to enforce zero rotation about the corresponding axis in the selected coordinate system.
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For Prescribed rotation enter an Axis of rotation Ω and an Angle of rotation . The axis of rotation is given in the selected coordinate system.
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