Automatic Coupling dialog box

Destination Folder
Constraint Container	Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which the boundary condition will be stored. The list includes the root container and existing folders that you created using the New Folder command. Examples of a root container include Load Container, Constraint Container, and Simulation Object Container.To view a hierarchical list of existing folders, click Folder Manager . To create a new folder, right-click any level of the hierarchy and choose New Folder.
Independent Seed Object
Select Object	Lets you select a node or vertex on the independent face.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Excluded	Lets you remove individual entities from within the selected object.
Dependent Seed Object
Select Object	Lets you select the matching node or vertex on the dependent face.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Excluded	Lets you remove individual entities from within the selected object.
Independent Candidate Objects
Group Reference	Lets you apply the boundary condition to a group.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object	Lets you select the independent face or edge along which the software should search for valid independent nodes. Specifying the independent face or edge facilitates the software's search for matching nodes.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Excluded	Lets you remove individual entities from within the selected object.
Reference Coordinate System
Type	Specifies the type of coordinate system to use.
Local CSYS	Lets you define the node's reference coordinate system. This is the coordinate system in which the software searches for a matching node.Note: If you used the 2D Dependent Mesh command to define a Symmetry type dependent mesh on your model, this coordinate system should be the same as the Displacement CSYS you specified on the 2D Dependent Mesh dialog box.See CSYS dialog box for more information.
Set Displacement CSYS	Instructs the software to use the designated reference coordinate system as the nodal displacement coordinate system.
Node Match Tolerance
Value	Sets the tolerance to use to determine whether two nodes in a pair should be considered coincident.
Degrees of Freedom
DOF1DOF2DOF3DOF4DOF5****DOF6	Controls which of the nodes degrees-of-freedom to couple:Select On to couple the degree-of-freedom.Select Off to not couple the degree-of-freedom.
All Off	Leaves all degrees-of-freedom uncoupled.
All On	Couples all degrees-of-freedom.
Card Name	Lists the solver card name.

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