Bolt Connection Ls-Dyna

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi everyone,

 

I am new at HyperWorks and I wanted to know if it was possible to easily create a bolt by using the bolt connection tool in HyperCrash? I am working under Ls-Dyna so it is not exactly the same as under RADIOSS if I understood well.

 

I looked everywhere and everyone is using rigid bodies and beams to create their bolts but if the tool is available it must work in some way.

 

So if someone can help me understand how to create and make the bolt behave in a 'realistic' way that would be great.

 

Thanks.

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2015

    Hi,

     

    In HyperCrash use Menu Bar>> Connections>> Bolt>> Create

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2015

    Hi,

     

    First of all, thank you for your fast response.

     

    But I was asking if there was a material and a property that suited the bolt in order to have a realistic behavior. Maybe my question wasn't clear enough. I know the tool you told me exists but I can't manage to make it behave the right way. I am just only testing it right now and I am able to create the bolt by that way but the I have no idea of which material nor property I should use. Any suggestions ?

     

    Thanks.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2015

    Hi.

     

    The best to do some research on previous similar projects and get the right material. In RADIOSS there are few 1D properties available if you want to use bolts as 1D elements.

     

    Or you can have 3D bolts and 3D properties assigned to it.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2015

    Hi

     

    Thank you for your help.

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