Note: | To accept selection(s), press Enter, click Yes or right-click the mouse button; or select Cancel. |
Automatic creation
All the uncreated glues can be created automatically:
• | Open the Connections > Glue > Automatic. |
Manual creation
LS-DYNA selection
• | Select Glues > [glue type] > Create. |

Part selection
Button
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Behavior
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pick two parts in the graphic window (the parts become red).
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to include two parts by dragging a box in the graphic window:
• | The default box is rectangular. |
• | Use the SHIFT key to define a polygon box. |
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to include the two parts selected in the tree.
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To create a glue with the same part two times, first select the part (it becomes red) and then, using the SHIFT key, select the same part one or more times (it becomes yellow).
Set the property of the glue
• | Click Prop. Name and select a property (beam type spring property - type 13) in the common property database. |
or
• | Enter the name of the HyperCrash property file (beam type spring property - type 13). |
Set the position of the glue
Four options are available to set the position of the glue:
1. | Select the Element tab. |
• | Click and select an element in the graphic window. |
• | Set an element ID in the Shell Element Id field and click Ok. |
• | Click Save to save the created glue(s). |
• | Click Cancel to cancel the glue creation. |
• | If necessary, select another element to create another glue. |
• | Click Close to close the menu. |
• | Click and select a node in the graphic window. |
• | Click and pick anywhere on a selected part to define the glue location at the same point. |
• | Set a node ID in the Node Id field and click Ok. |
• | Set the coordinates X, Y, and Z and click to view the point. |
• | Click Save to save the created glue(s). |
• | Click Cancel to cancel the glue creation. |
• | If necessary, select another node to create another glue. |
• | Click Close to close the menu. |
• | Click to view where the glues can be created. HyperCrash displays the areas of the selected parts where glues can be created in dark blue. |
• | Enter the length between two glues in the Pitch length field and click Ok. |
• | Click and select two elements in the graphic window in order to define the beginning and the end of the glue. |
• | Click and select two nodes in the graphic window in order to define the beginning and the end of the glue. |
• | Click and pick two points anywhere on a selected part to define the beginning and the end of the glue. |
• | Click Save to save the created glue(s). |
• | Click Cancel to cancel the glue creation. |
• | If necessary, select two other nodes to create another glue. |
• | Click Close to close the menu. |
• | Enter or modify the search gap value. |
• | Click to view the glue creation. |
• | Click to change the part used to define the glue locations. |
Save the created glue
• | Click Save to save the created glue(s). |
• | If necessary, select another element, node or line according to the active position setting mode. |
• | Click Cancel to cancel the glue creation. |
• | If necessary, set a position to create new glue(s) using elements, node or line selection. |
• | Click Close to close the menu. |
See also
Glue
Export File