Creating a User Connection

You can create a user connection which groups structural elements contributing to a complex connection.

Before you begin: Open a structure system to define a user connection.
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Connection Dialog Box

  1. Click User Connection in the Connection toolbar.

    The Connection dialog box appears.

  2. In the Category box, select a category.

  3. In the Reference box, select Beam1 in 3D graphic area.

  4. In the Elements list, select Beam2 in 3D graphic area.

    The selected beam is listed in the Object column and C1 is displayed in the Name column.

  5. Right-click the row C1 and select Set Intersecting element.

    The mark appears next to C1 in the Elements area indicating the intersecting element. Also, a point is created at the intersection of the reference object and the selected element in the 3D graphic area.

  6. Click OK.

The user connection is formed.

A UserConnection.1 sub-node is created under UserConnectionSet node in the specification tree.

Tip: To modify predefined user connection:
  • Double-click the intersection point which is created while defining the user connection.
  • Select the intersection point created and click User Connection in the Connection toolbar.
  • Right-click the UserConnection.1 node in the specification tree and select UserConnection.1 object > User Connection.