Connection Assessment Tool Guides and Options
Connection Assessment Tool Guides
The following tool guides are available for Connection Assessment:
Select body | Narrow the selection of connections shown to show only connections on the selected body. |
Select secondary body | Narrow the selection of connections shown even further to only the connections between this secondary body and the primary body. |
Select face | Narrow the selection of connections shown to show only connections on the selected face. |
Select secondary face | Narrow the selection of connections shown even further to only the connections between this secondary face and the primary face. |
Show only bolt connections | Filter to show only the bolt connections. |
Show only contact connections | Filter to show only the contact connections. |
Show only failed connections | Filter to show only the connections that failed. |
Connection Assessment Tool Options
The following tool options are available for Connection Assessment:
Note: Discovery displays whether
the currently selected connection Passed, Failed, or was Borderline and the Critical
FOS value.
Shear FOS | Displays the Shear factor of safety values for the selected connection. |
Tensile FOS | Displays the Tensile factor of safety values for the selected connection. |
Automatic zoom | Automatically zooms to the connection currently shown. |
Show all | Shows all connections available for assessment. |