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Summary of available functionality for defining the properties and behavior of parts in the model.
Spots
A Spots is a feature that enable applying loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions (BC) to local regions on the surface, instead of applying BC to the whole faces of the model
Create Rectangular, Circular, or Triangular Spots
Create an entity to which loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions may be later applied.

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Summary of available functionality for defining the properties and behavior of parts in the model.
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- Rigid Parts
  A rigid part can displace under the loading, but only as a rigid body, i.e. without deformation or strain.
- Spots
  A Spots is a feature that enable applying loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions (BC) to local regions on the surface, instead of applying BC to the whole faces of the model
  - Create Rectangular, Circular, or Triangular Spots
    Create an entity to which loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions may be later applied.
  - Create Spot on Cylinder
    Create a circular ring entity of a specified width on a cylindrical face to which loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions may be later applied.
  - Import Spot from CSV
    Create circular spot entities of a specified diameter at XYZ locations specified in and external comma separated values (CSV) file.
  - Create Spot with Clipping Plane Active
    Use the clipping plane to remove view blocking geometry.
- Create Coordinate System
  Define a local coordinate system to which boundary conditions may be later applied.
- Import Coordinate System
  Import coordinate system from an external comma separated values (CSV) file. Multiple coordinates can be imported at once.
- Create Line on Part
  Create a line that can later be used to generate seam welds.
- Create Sheets
  Create a sheet from an imported surface by applying thickness.
- Create Laminates
  Create laminate from an imported skin
- Set Part Type as Bolt
  Define parts as bolts.
- Set Orthotropic Material Geometry
  Define the material orientation of the part.
- Import Datum Points from CSV
  Import datum point sets from an external comma separated values (CSV) file.
- Create Liquid Body
  Create a liquid body between selected faces.
- Create Gas Body
  Create gas body between selected faces.
- Assembly Review
  You can clean up the geometry in your model by removing undesired parts.
Connections
Connections are used to define the association of different regions of interest between parts in an assembly.
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Create Rectangular, Circular, or Triangular Spots

Create an entity to which loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions may be later applied.

On the Project Tree, click on the Assembly workbench.
On the Assembly workbench toolbar, click > Create spot.
In the dialog, click the Rectangle, Circle or Triangle tab.
Specify the spot dimensions.
Tip: You can use spot size dimensions to degenerate areal spots into points and lines.
For Rectangular and Triangular spots:
- Set A=0 or B=0 and the spot will become a line.
- Set A=B=0 and the spot will become a point.
For Circular spots:
- Set D1=D2 and the spot will become an arc/circle.
- Set D1=D2=0 and the spot becomes a point.
Position the spot in the modeling window by doing one of the following:
- Right-click and drag to move the spot on the model. Left-click and drag to rotate the spot on its center.
- Define the X, Y, and Z coordinates for Coordinates of spot center projection. Define the Angle to rotate the spot.
After the spot is dimensioned and positioned, it is projected on the model surface in the view direction (normal to the screen), and the projected domain is the actual geometry of the spot used in the analysis.
Define where the spot will be applied.
Optional: Left-click any point in the model to change the view normal.
Click OK.
The spot appears in the Assembly > Part branch in the Project tree.