Coupling

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Create a coupling between structural elements.
Supported types are Point/Point, Line/Point or Line/Line couplings.

Input

Name

Type

Structure

Description

A

(Structural) Point (Structural) Line

List

Root element of this coupling. If a pure geometric element is given a structural version of it will be created automatically

B

(Structural) Point (Structural) Line

List

Reference element of this coupling

Group

Integer

List

Identifier for the group this element belongs to

Fixation

Text

List

Fixation literal describing the condition under which the involved elements are coupled. Translational DOF are marked with “P, rotational with “M”
Example input:
“PXPYPZ” to couple all translational DOF
“F” for all DOF (PXPYPZMXMYMZ)

User Text

Text

List

Additional text that will be added to the CadInp output of this element

Output

Name

Type

Structure

Description

Coupling

Coupling

List

Resulting coupling