Preventing duplicate bodies after WAVE linking

If you use the WAVE Geometry Linker command to associatively copy selected geometry or entire bodies into your idealized part, you can end up with duplicate bodies in your FEM file. There are two different ways to avoid this problem:

• Selecting the Hide Original option when you create the WAVE link.

• Setting the reference set for the WAVE linked assembly component to empty.

Using the Hide Original option

You can use the Hide Original option in the Settings group of the WAVE Geometry Linker dialog box to prevent both bodies (the original and the associatively copied body) from being added into your FEM file. If you use this method, though, when you create your FEM file, you must be sure to select either the All Visible or Select option from the Bodies to Use list in the New FEM dialog box.

Emptying the reference set

You can also prevent duplicate bodies from appearing in your FEM file by emptying the reference set for the assembly component that you WAVE linked. You must:

1. Use the Geometry WAVE Linker command to create the WAVE link to the desired geometry, such as a solid body.

2. Open the Assembly Navigator.

3. In the Assembly Navigator, expand the idealized part node and highlight the component for which you established the WAVE link.

4. Right-click the component and select Replace Reference Set→Empty.

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