Different type of Joints available in Altair Radioss (/PROP/TYPE45 - KJOINT2)

Polyvios Romanidis
Polyvios Romanidis New Altair Community Member
edited September 10 in Altair HyperWorks

This article describe the different types of joints available in Altair Radioss, through the /PROP/TYPE45.  Figures 1 to 7 showcase these different joint types.

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Figure 1: Spherical Joint

image Figure 2: Revolute Joint

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Figure 3: Cylindrical Joint

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Figure 4: Planar Joint

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Figure 5: Universal Joint

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Figure 6: Translational Joint

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Figure 7: Oldham Joint

More details on how to set-up these types of joints can be found on the attached presentation.