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Rigid body RIGA element (Simcenter Samcef)

You can use the Simcenter Samcef Rigid Body RIGA 1D element to rigidly connect two nodes.

You can control translation and rotation degrees of freedom.

You can define stiffnesses and enable specific results.

For more details on these options, see Mesh Associated Data dialog box (Simcenter Samcef rigid element)

For more information on the Rigid Body RIGA 1D element, see the RIGA element page in the Simcenter Samcef documentation.

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