Provides access to an external system’s data that includes rigid remote connections based on the stiffness of the external data provided. The import process places these objects under an Imported folder beneath the Connections parent folder.
Imported Rigid Remote Connectors Object |
External system's rigid remote connectors data:
Object Properties
The Details view properties for this object include the following.
| Category | Properties/Options/Descriptions |
|---|---|
| Definition | Suppressed: or (default). |
| Graphics Properties | Color: Enables you to pick a graphics display color. |
| Show Rows: Options include , (default), and . | |
| Transfer Properties | Source: Read-only display of the name of the source system file. |
| Read Only: or (default). |
Worksheet Properties
The columns of the display the following imported source data:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
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Type |
Indicates the type of connection from the imported file. For CDB files, the column displays Remote Point. For ABAQUS files, the column displays . For NASTRAN files, the column displays RBE2. |
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ID |
Displays element identifier from the source file for NASTRAN or ABAQUS. For CDB, it is the real constant ID. |
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Reference Node ID |
This value is the ID of the node that is attached to the participating nodes. You can edit this property to assign a custom name to the Reference Node Id. The corresponding node is identified by the specified name in the solver file and can be accessed using command snippets. See the Assigning Custom Names to Reference Nodes and Accessing them in Solver File topic for additional information. |
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DOFs |
Degrees of Freedom (DOFs) for the connectors. |
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Participating Nodes |
A listing of the number of nodes (or Node ID for a single node) that are constrained to the Reference node for translation and rotation. |
Tree Dependencies
Valid Parent Tree Object: The generic Imported folder is automatically generated during the import process.
Valid Child Tree Objects: No supported child objects.
Insertion Methods
This is an automatically generated object of the External Model feature.
Right-click Options
In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:
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Note: Review the Import Workflow and Interface Options topic in the Import Workflow and Interface Options section for all of the actions you can take when working with Worksheet data.
API Reference
See the Imported Rigid Remote Connectors section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.