Axial Joint Vs Inline Joint

Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar Altair Community Member
edited September 2022 in Community Q&A

Can somebody please help me understand, how is Axial Joint different from In-line Joint?

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  • solon
    solon
    Altair Employee

    Hello,

    An Axial Joint is a joint which allows connection between two grid points by enforcing relative displacement along the line joining them. The relative displacement is enforced only along the line connecting the two grid points, and other degrees of freedom are not constrained by this joint.

    An in-line joint allows connection between two grid points by enforcing zero relative displacement along directions 2 and 3 of a local Cartesian coordinate system CID1 defined on GID1. Additionally, enforced relative displacement is applied in the 1 direction of CID1. The other degrees of freedom are not constrained by this joint.

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