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May 16, 2022 at 5:58 pmaveragej03Subscriber
I have a model that has many bolted joints and object generator was a huge help when making the beam connections. However, when I go to use object generator to add pretension to these beam connections, it won't let me use it when the "scoping method" is "beam connection".
May 17, 2022 at 12:10 pmAniketForum Moderatoryou can try to do this with ACT, which would require python programming:
First try and see if these APIs are recorded:
https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account/Secured?returnurl=/Views/Secured/corp/v221/en/act_script/mech_script_record.html
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