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Create connections between parts of your model.
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Fastener Connector Realization Types
A list of realization types that can be specified for fastener connectors.
bolt (step hole)

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Create connections between parts of your model.
- Connector Browser
  Use the Connector Browser to view and modify connectors in the current model.
- Define Connector Controls
  Use the Control Manager to create and edit the various types of controls that will be used later when realizing connectors.
- Create and Realize Connectors
  Use the tools in the Create tool set to create connectors, assign controls, and realize.
- Apply Mass
  Create a dummy connector entity to add mass to a part, or create areas of mass to represent parts not present in the CAD or FE data.
- Connector Quality Check
  Use the Quality controller to perform various checks on connectors and realized FE.
- FE Absorb Connectors
  Use the FE Absorb tools to create connectors from existing mesh that meet specific types of realizations.
- Realizations
  View details for different types of realizations.
  - Point Connector Realization Types
    A list of realization types that can be specified for point connectors.
  - Fastener Connector Realization Types
    A list of realization types that can be specified for fastener connectors.
    - bolt (2 cylinder rigid)
      Creates a RBODY per part with the center nodes connected to the SPRING2N element.
    - bolt (BEAM44)
      Creates a body with element type ‘Beam44’ element.
    - bolt (CBAR)
      Creates RBE2 elements for the head and CBAR element for the body.
    - bolt (LINK10)
      Creates a body with element type ‘Link10’ element.
    - bolt (b31)
      Creates KINCOUP elements for the head and B31 element for the body.
    - bolt (collapse Rigid)
      This realization creates a single RBE2 element for the body.
    - bolt (cylinder bar)
    - bolt (cylinder rigid)
    - bolt (cylinder spring)
      Creates an RBODY elements and a zero length SPRING2N element.
    - bolt (general)
    - bolt (Metal Clip)
      The bolt (metal clip) creates elements, systems, and configurable body elements that connect a clip location.
    - bolt (solid)
    - bolt (spider)
    - bolt (step hole)
    - bolt (threaded step hole)
      Connects two solids through holes, or connects one solid through a hole with a solid blind hole.
    - bolt (washer 1 alt) LINK10
      Creates CERIG element for the head and LINK10 element for body.
    - bolt (washer 1 alt)
      Creates RBE2 (Nastran/OptiStruct) or KINCOUP (Abaqus) elements for the head and body.
    - bolt (washer 1) BEAM44
      Creates CERIG elements for the head and BEAM44 element for the body.
    - bolt (washer 1) LINK10
      Creates CERIG element for the head and LINK10 for body.
    - bolt (washer 1) cbar
      Creates RBE2 (Nastran/OptiStruct) or KINCOUP (Abaqus) elements for the head and CBAR (Nastran/OptiStruct) or B31 (Abaqus) element for the body.
    - bolt (washer 1)
      Creates RBE2 (Nastran/OptiStruct) or KINCOUP (Abaqus) elements for the head and body.
    - bolt (washer 2 alt)
      Creates RBE2 (Nastran/OptiStruct) or KINCOUP (Abaqus) elements for the head and the body.
    - bolt (washer 2) LINK10
      Creates CERIG elements for the head and the LINK10 element for body.
    - bolt (washer 2)
      Creates RBE2 (Nastran/OptiStruct) or KINCOUP (Abaqus) elements for the head and the body.
    - clip (washer nodes)
      Creates a single RBE2 element for the body.
    - clip
    - ConNode (spider)
      Creates a ConNode rigidlink element for the body.
    - HC cylinder rigid bolt
      This realization creates a single ConNode rigidlink element (LS-DYNA) or RBE2 (Radioss) for the body, and projects and connects to nodes of the adjoining shell/solid within the prescribed cylinder diameter, L1 (cylinder height along the vector from the connector location) and L2 (cylinder height in the opposite direction of the vector from the connector location).
    - HC cylinder spring bolt
    - hinge (b31)
      Creates KINCOUP elements for the head and B31 element for the body.
    - hinge
    - RgdBody (spider)
      Creates a RgdBody rigidlink element for the body.
    - RgdBody (spider + washer)
      Creates a RgdBody rigidlink element for the body.
    - wagonwheel
      This realization creates RBE2 elements for the body, and projects and connects to the hole edge nodes with RBE3 elements.
  - Line Connector Realization Types
    A list of realization types that can be specified for line connectors.
  - Area Connector Realization Types
    A list of realization types that can be specified for area connectors.
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  Use the Connector tools to further define connections between components.
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  Abstract information incoming from the CAD hierarchy to robustly create connectors.
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bolt (step hole)

Restriction: Available in Abaqus, Nastran, and OptiStruct.

Abaqus

This realization creates a B31 element for the bolt shaft and connects to the solids' nodes with numerous KINCOUP rigid elements based on the given bolt/hole parameters. It connects two solids through holes, or it connects one solid through a hole with a solid blind hole.

Nastran and OptiStruct

This realization creates a CBAR element for the bolt shaft, and connects to the solids' nodes with numerous RBE2 based on the given bolt/hole parameters. It also connects two solids through holes, or it connects one solid through a hole with a solid blind hole.

This realization uses the prop_stepboltholes.tcl property script.