The Connections Manager extension, through the 1D Connection Group object, provides the capabilities to automatically generate and manage connection objects for the entire model or for a group of bodies within the model. Currently, this extension supports surface bodies and the following connection objects: Beam, Spring, Contact, and Joint.

You can create edge-to-edge connections using the 1D Connection Group object. With the automatic detection capability, edges around the holes are identified and paired with other hole edges based on the settings defined in the 1D Connection Group's Details pane. The generated connection objects are placed in a worksheet and hidden from the tree Outline, allowing you to organize a large number of connection objects more easily and reduce the size of the tree Outline in a large model.