i want to equivalence only conmass to rest of the model

Altair Forum User

i want to equivalence only con mass  elements with rest of the model.while giving shift + f3 equivalence  elements within the model is also getting equivalence which need not to be done.

 

 

 

thanks jamie

tinh

Hi

-turn off conmass

-shif f3 > preview equivalence > save

-shift f5 > find attached > find elems attached to saved nodes > save these elems

-f5 mask saved elems

-turn on conmass and equivalence them to remained displayed elems

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Hi

-turn off conmass

-shif f3 > preview equivalence > save

-shift f5 > find attached > find elems attached to saved nodes > save these elems

-f5 mask saved elems

-turn on conmass and equivalence them to remained displayed elems

ya tinh ..this logic is perfect....but not every time the saved elems are getting masked.

tinh

Hi Jamie

Try this way

-turn off conm

-shift f3 > preview > save nodes

-1d>rigid retrieve saved nodes and bind them by 1 rigid

-shift f3 select option 'retain: highest id' > preview > save nodes 

-1d>rigid bind saved nodes by another rigid

 

now display only 2 rigids and bind all of their nodes by one other rigids

so those nodes cannot be equivalence

you can equivalence conm with rest of model

 

Altair Forum User

Altair Forum User said:

Hi Jamie

Try this way

-turn off conm

-shift f3 > preview > save nodes

-1d>rigid retrieve saved nodes and bind them by 1 rigid

-shift f3 select option 'retain: highest id' > preview > save nodes 

-1d>rigid bind saved nodes by another rigid

 

now display only 2 rigids and bind all of their nodes by one other rigids

so those nodes cannot be equivalence

you can equivalence conm with rest of model

 

THANKS TINH ..THIS IS WORKING..