{"id":28384,"date":"2017-11-15T03:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T03:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/using-beam-element-as-rivet-connection\/"},"modified":"2017-11-15T03:23:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T03:23:52","slug":"using-beam-element-as-rivet-connection","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/using-beam-element-as-rivet-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Beam Element as Rivet Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am trying to use beam element as the rivet connection between 2 sheet metal parts. I used the fix Join for this connection (picture below)<\/p>\n

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I would expect that the beam’s nodes will be connected to the surrounding nodes of the circle similar to when I use the Circular Beam to connect the part (picture below)<\/p>\n

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However, beam’s nodes do not connect to the surrounding nodes by the end nodes, but by the middle node (picture below).<\/p>\n

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This problem still persist even when I put 1 beam element. Have you get the similar problem? Why does it occur? and How can I fix it?<\/p>\n

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Thank you in advance!<\/p>\n

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Trung Nguyen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-28384","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t