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Creating Connections - Interactive

Connections between the modules can be defined within the Create Connection - Interactive tool, which is invoked by clicking the connectionCreateInteractive-24 icon.          

There are different types available for interactive creation of connections:

•Point
•Seal
•MPC
•UJoint

Point

Connections can be created between modules to be connected either by selecting tagpoints from the list in the panel, or by picking tagpoints.

Hint: Pick and drag on the left-hand side of the tags to ease selection off the screen after clicking the entityTags-24 icon.

Force ID's for connectors gives you an option to define the numbering pattern to a connector, so that the connection elements created by realization of those connectors fall in the defined numbering pattern. ID's are forced to connector elements and properties after realizing them.

Different property states can be created, and properties assigned by creating a new part description or selecting an existing part description.

Available type property states for point connection are listed below:

•PBUSH
•Rigid
•PBUSHT
•PBUSH-Mass
•PBUSH-Rigid
•DMIG
•HYDRO
•EVMount
•Custom 

create_connections

connection_part_info

Seal

Seal connections allow creation of seal elements (RBE3-CBUSH-RBE3) along the selected seal location using nodes or lines. RBE3 elements are saved in the respective connected modules and the CBUSH elements are created on realization of seal connection. Lightweight tagpoints are created for the selected modules depending on pitch and tolerance specified. Properties for seal can be specified in the part description.

create_connection

prepare_modules

model_example

MPC

MPC connections can be created between modules by selecting the slave and master nodes and defining relation between them in terms of DOFs and coefficients.

create_connection_mpc

UJoint

UJoint connections can be created by selecting the tagpoints on input and output shafts. It is also possible to specify the plunging direction.

create_connection_ujoint

 

Creating Connections - Automatic

Connections can also be created using the Create Connection - Automatic tool, which is invoked by clicking the connectionCreateAutomatic-24 icon. Two automated creation approaches are available: auto creation by Proximity or by Tagpoint Matching.          

 

See Also:

NVH Application

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