Insert: Master-Slave MPL

Description

Inserts a master-slave multi-point link (MPL) between a slave node and one or more master nodes.

This link is equivalent to a cluster of individual master-slave links (Insert: Master-Slave Link), each connected from the slave node to a different master node. However, as it is a single link, not multiple links, it is generally more efficient to work with an MPL than with a cluster of individual links.

Connectivity

Link connectivity is defined one node at a time, starting with the slave node. The currently active node can be changed by clicking the corresponding cell in the node table. The number of nodes connected to the link can be changed at any time.

A more efficient way to insert a master-slave MPL connecting a slave node to a cluster of master nodes is to use Insert Link Clusters: Master-Slave.

Dialog

Fix

Degrees of freedom included as part of the constraint.

Points

Number of master nodes connected to the MPL.

UCS

Coordinate system (UCS) in which the constrained degrees of freedom are defined.

Link group

The group to which the inserted link is added. See Target group.

Node Table

List of nodes connected to the MPL. The first node is the slave node and all the others are the master nodes.

The cell of the active node is highlighted when editing node connectivity.

Apply

Inserts the link based on the provided definition.