Link Attributes: 2-Point Type

Description

Converts selected links to 2-Point type and defines the constraint between the degrees of freedom of the connected nodes.

Attachment and Coupling links cannot be converted to 2-Point links.

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Coordinate System (Node 1/Node 2)

Coordinate system (UCS) in which the constrained degrees of freedom are defined. Each node can reference a different UCS.

Factors (Node 1/Node 2)

Coefficients of the selected degree of freedom for each node in the constraint equation.

DoF (Node 1/Node2)

Selected degree of freedom for each node in the constraint equation.

Constant

Constant that appears in the constraint equation.

Nonlinear Control Freedom Case

Freedom case used to scale the constant during a load step of a nonlinear analysis, based on the factor applied to the selected freedom case.

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