{"id":365096,"date":"2024-05-01T20:43:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/?post_type=reply&p=365096"},"modified":"2024-05-01T20:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:43:48","slug":"365096","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/365096\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: MPC Joints Shared Between Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the structure shown as shells and lines.<\/p>\n

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Thick shells and beams are shown here.<\/p>\n

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The problem occurs at several locations in the model, but for this discussion, we’ll just focus on a few.<\/p>\n

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I’ll provide a few examples for our discussion.  Here is a table depicting the connections shown below.  17 and 23 interact.  37, 41, 46, 47, 51, and 52 interact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Joint Name<\/strong><\/td>\nRef. Scope<\/strong><\/td>\nRef. Mobile<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nVertex 1<\/td>\nVertices 2,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nEdges 6,7,8<\/td>\nFaces 1,2,3,4,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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37<\/td>\nVertex 1<\/td>\nVertex 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nVertex 1<\/td>\nVertex 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nVertex 1<\/td>\nVertex 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nEdges 1,2,3<\/td>\nEdges 4,5,6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nVertex 1<\/td>\nVertex 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nFace 1<\/td>\nFace 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Joints 17 and 23 conflict and are shown in the following images.<\/p>\n

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Joints 37, 41, 46, 47, 51, and 52 conflict and are shown in the following images.<\/p>\n

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As you can see, the connections are quite tangled.  But this is how things are connected in reality.  I need to come up with an alternative method to connect the pieces.  Can you elaborate on “connection body with three legs?”  Is this a set of small lines that are joined with Shared Topology, and have separate joints at each end for connection to the assembly?<\/p>\n

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