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How to connect two components?

Hi,

I am trying to conduct a static analysis of a trolley as shown in the attached picture. The handle and the base have different thicknesses so I have split them into two separate components. How do I fix those two components together so that they behave as one but are able to have separate thicknesses?

Thanks.

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Adriano_Koga

you can use the 'organize' tool to move the selected elements into another component.

If you meshed the geometry all combined from the beginning, your mesh will already be connected, and by moving the elements to another component won't change connectivity.

If, for some reason, you have disconnected nodes (but close enough), you can use the 'edges' verification, and use 'equivalence' to merge nodes within the predefined tolerance.

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Adriano_Koga

you can use the 'organize' tool to move the selected elements into another component.

If you meshed the geometry all combined from the beginning, your mesh will already be connected, and by moving the elements to another component won't change connectivity.

If, for some reason, you have disconnected nodes (but close enough), you can use the 'edges' verification, and use 'equivalence' to merge nodes within the predefined tolerance.

George Gow

you can use the 'organize' tool to move the selected elements into another component.

If you meshed the geometry all combined from the beginning, your mesh will already be connected, and by moving the elements to another component won't change connectivity.

If, for some reason, you have disconnected nodes (but close enough), you can use the 'edges' verification, and use 'equivalence' to merge nodes within the predefined tolerance.

But as properties are assigned to the components would the mesh then not have the same thickness everywhere?

Adriano_Koga

But as properties are assigned to the components would the mesh then not have the same thickness everywhere?

you will create new components, and new properties/thickness for your elements. That's how you will assign the thicknesses.