Inquiry Regarding Rivet Representation and Pre-Stressing in SimSolid

Ali_22006

Hi Support Team,

I have a couple of questions regarding the use of rivets in SimSolid:

1. When I place a rivet in SimSolid, how is it represented within the simulation?
2. Do the upper and lower cap rivets pre-stress the upper and lower surfaces, and if so, is that pre-stress taken into account during the simulation?

For reference, I reviewed the documentation here:
https://2021.help.altair.com/2021/ss/topics/tutorials/ss/intro_rivets_r.htm

Thank you for your assistance.