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Gluing Parameters (APS) dialog box (Simcenter Samcef)

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Activate Smoothing Process (KSMO) Projects the source nodes onto target FE elements.Clear the Activate Projection Procedure check box to prevent the projection of source nodes onto target FE elements.For more information, see the PROJ parameter of the Samcef .APS command.
Reference Length (REFER) Lets you define the distance threshold between a source node and a target FE element under which gluing occurs. Note: Samcef automatically computes a default for this distance if a Reference Length value is omitted.For more information, see the REFER parameter of the Samcef .APS command.
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Gluing Parameters (APS) dialog box (Simcenter Samcef), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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