Intermittent/Stitch Weld Connector Tutorial
Hello,
Is there a tutorial or how-to video on how to use the connector browser to generate stitch welds along an edge or a collection of edges? Also, I'd like to be able to utilize the "seam-quad LTB" for stitch welding but don't know if that's an option.
Thank you,
Mandy
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Mandy Kramer said:
Terrific, thank you Paulo, this is extremely helpful! One detail question: can you point me to where the "realization details" where you define the skip weld parameters is? I looked in the connector control manager on "Connectors.hm" and this is what I see under the realization details:
I'm running Hyperworks 2022.2, and when I unrealize then realize the three connector ID's, the skip/intermittent weld disappears and is replaced with a continuous weld. Is this a versioning issue, and if so, which version should I update to for the additional functionality?
thank you,
Mandy
Hey, Mandy.
I'm sorry about that, I didn't notice which version you were using. The skip welding options was added to all Line Connectors realization in the 2022.3 release.
You can find the release notes here: https://help.altair.com/hwdesktop/altair_help/topics/release_notes/rn_2022_3_r.htm
Also, here's a playlist of the 2022.3 Release Highlights:
Best regards,
Paulo Libório.1
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Hey, Mandy.
Absolutely. Here's an example:
Let me go over a few of the connector control configurations:
- Tolerance: distance between elements to be connected. Hint: tolerances too big might make realization difficult. Try using 110~115% of actual minimal distance.
- Pitch: should be similar to average element edge length if minimal remesh is desired
Pitch equal to element edge:
Pitch smaller than element edge:
- Start/end offset: If extremities of edges shouldn't be welded, insert length. Here I used 10 as start and end offsets:
- Skip Welding: necessary for intermittent welding. You define welded and unwelded (break) lengths:
For more information on Seam Quad LTB connector, please visit: https://help.altair.com/hwdesktop/hwx/topics/pre_processing/connectors/realizations/seam_quad_ltb_c.htm
Also, I'm sharing this model with preconfigured control.
Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
Paulo Libório.1 -
Terrific, thank you Paulo, this is extremely helpful! One detail question: can you point me to where the "realization details" where you define the skip weld parameters is? I looked in the connector control manager on "Connectors.hm" and this is what I see under the realization details:
I'm running Hyperworks 2022.2, and when I unrealize then realize the three connector ID's, the skip/intermittent weld disappears and is replaced with a continuous weld. Is this a versioning issue, and if so, which version should I update to for the additional functionality?
thank you,
Mandy
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Mandy Kramer said:
Terrific, thank you Paulo, this is extremely helpful! One detail question: can you point me to where the "realization details" where you define the skip weld parameters is? I looked in the connector control manager on "Connectors.hm" and this is what I see under the realization details:
I'm running Hyperworks 2022.2, and when I unrealize then realize the three connector ID's, the skip/intermittent weld disappears and is replaced with a continuous weld. Is this a versioning issue, and if so, which version should I update to for the additional functionality?
thank you,
Mandy
Hey, Mandy.
I'm sorry about that, I didn't notice which version you were using. The skip welding options was added to all Line Connectors realization in the 2022.3 release.
You can find the release notes here: https://help.altair.com/hwdesktop/altair_help/topics/release_notes/rn_2022_3_r.htm
Also, here's a playlist of the 2022.3 Release Highlights:
Best regards,
Paulo Libório.1