Point Connector Realization Types

A list of realization types that can be specified for point connectors.

Common Options

Option

Action

diameter / use diameter mapping

This field is used for realizations based on hexa elements such as ACM, where the size of the realized element (hexa, and so on) is created based on the diameter value, or for certain realization types where the diameter is used by a post script.

The size of the hexa face is calculated from the diameter value $α = \sqrt{d^{2} \cdot \frac{π}{4}}$ .

When you have weld nuggets from hexa patterns (more than one hexa), the diameter will be measured from two opposite nodes.

Figure 1. Hexa	Figure 2. Weld Nugget

diameter: Specify a single diameter value.
use diameter mapping: Obtain diameter values that you assigned to a range of flange thicknesses in the Diameter Table.; Along with flange thickness ranges, you can also specify the main flange thicknesses to consider when assigning diameter values.