To create a rigid link between a control node any number of dependent
nodes, use the following procedure.
A control/dependent specification
establishes a primary node and a set of one or more subordinate nodes. Any displacements or
rotations along the specified direction at the control node will be directly translated to
the dependent nodes.
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Select the nodes that will be the dependent nodes.
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On the Specifications ribbon tab, select the tool in the Specifications group.
The Node Specification dialog
opens to the Control/Dependent tab.
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Select the Control Node number from the drop-down list of
nodes.
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Select a rigid link specification in the Dependent
Directions:
Rigid link type | Select… |
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in all directions |
the Rigid option |
within a plane |
either the XY,
YZ, or XZ option,
corresponding to the plane |
in specified degrees of freedom |
the specific degrees of freedom which are linked between the
primary and subordinate nodes: FX,
FY, FZ,
MX, MY, and
MZ
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Either:
To… | Do the following… |
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add the specification to
the model and assign to the current node selection |
click
Assign. |
add the specification to
the model for later assignment |
click
Add. |
The dialog closes.