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This task shows you how to create a line analysis connection.
Line analysis connections are used for simulating welding seam onto
parallel faces, on an assembly model. |
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- Only available with the Generative Assembly Structural Analysis
(GAS) product
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- The connection has to connect two bodies (2D or 3D).
- Multi-selection is not available.
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Open the
sample48.CATAnalysis from the samples directory. |
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Click Line Analysis Connection
in the Analysis Supports toolbar.
The Line Analysis Connection dialog box appears.

- Name: lets you change the name of the
connection.
- First component: lets you select the first "side" of
the part that will support the connection.
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You can select one body (2D or 3D) or one mesh
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- Select Mesh Parts: this button is available only
if a support is selected.
For more details, refer to Selecting
Mesh Parts.
- Second component: lets you select the second "side"
of the part that will support the connection.
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You can select one body (2D or 3D) or one mesh
part. |
- Select Mesh Parts: this button is available only
if a support is selected.
For more details, refer to Selecting
Mesh Parts.
- Lines: lets you select the welding line.
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- Multi-selection is not available.
- The line can be:
- a border of the geometry
- feature (line, curve).
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- Guide line on each component: lets you select a
second line to guide the connection orientation.

The projection of the welding line on guide
line is possible if:
- The guide line is face to face with the welding line.
- The length of the guide line is equivalent to the length
of the welding line.
- The welding line and the guide line features are
equivalent (that means that if the welding line is a curve
feature, the guide line must be a curve feature).
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Select the first component.
In this particular example, select Part6(Part6.1)
- Fill.1.
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Activate the Second component field.
To do this, select the Second component
edit box as shown below:
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Select the second component.
In this particular example, select Part5(Part5.1)
- Extrude.1.
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Activate the Lines field.
To do this, select the Lines edit box as
shown below:
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Select the desired line.
In this particular example, select the edge as shown
below:
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Click OK.
The Line Analysis Connection.1 connection
appears in the specification tree under the Analysis Connection
Manager.1 set.
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