Link

Link definition

Mechanical or thermal interaction between two interfaces or between one interface and the inertial system are defined using links. It is defined by a target and a source interface. The interaction between displacement and velocities is characterized by the damping and stiffness matrices, which can be defined in the link properties catalog.

Use ground for source

Select only for ground to base connection.

Target model/interface

Select a model and an interface of this model as target for the link.

Source model/interface

Select a model and an interface of this model as source for the link.

Synchronisation of coordinate systems

For both location and orientation of a link, a master can be defined. If a master interface is defined, the slave interface location or orientation is then changed to the one of the master. This allows to ensure an exact matching of the location for both interfaces of a link.

Location master

Select between target or source as location master. Select move slave interface if the interface of the slave should move with the master interface.

Orientation master

Select between target or source as orientation master.

Physical properties

Select a mechanical or thermal link property for the link. They have to be defined in an earlier step (see chapter link properties catalog in the user help).

Context Menu

Duplicate/Delete

Duplicate/Delete the selected link.