Create a face-to-face connection

1. Choose Home tab→Connections group→1D Connection .

2. From the Type list, choose Face to Face.

3. In the Source group, click Select Face . Select one or more polygon faces to define the source geometry

4. In the Target group, click Select Face . Select a polygon face to define the target geometry.

5. Select an option from the Method of Connection list to define the method you want to use to connect the source edge to the target edge.

6. Specify the element type. If necessary, click Mesh Associated Data to specify mesh-specific element attributes.

7. Click OK or Apply.If you are using the Nastran solver, the software projects RBE2 elements from the specified edge to the specified face, and then creates RBE3 elements to tie the RBE2 elements to nodes on the target mesh.If you are using ANSYS or Abaqus, the software ties the selected edges to the faces using rigid links and MPCs (multi-point constraints).

8. Specify the destination mesh collector:Select Automatic Creation to have the software create a new destination mesh collector for you. This mesh collector uses the default physical properties and inherits the material and section properties of the model.To use an existing mesh collector, clear the Automatic Creation check box and select a collector from the Mesh Collector list.To create a new destination collector, clear the Automatic Creation check box and click New Collector .

9. (Optional) If there is no mesh currently assigned to the edges, you can click Mesh Control to assign mesh controls to selected edges. Use this mesh control to specify mesh density and biasing.

10. (Optional) When connecting meshes of parabolic elements, specify the Mid-Node Option.Select Connect Mid-Nodes to generate connections to the mid-side nodes of parabolic elements.Clear the Connect Mid-Nodes check box to generate connections only at corner nodes.

11. In the Connection Element Creation Tolerance group, use the Projected Point Proximity to Face option to control whether the software uses a projected node as one of the nodes in the specified type of connection element.

12. Click OK or Apply to generate the specified 1D connection elements.

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