Connection > Contact: Semi-Automatic Fix
Connection > Contact: Semi-Automatic Fix
This function is designed to handle cases where the user does not want to re-make all connection contacts but prefers to fettle the individual contacts.
Connections to be fixed may be selected by part, which gives a better chance of preserving definition by part on the SURFA side of the contact or by connections which will incur conversion of SURFA side to SET_NODE_GENERAL and addition of nodes to the contact.
will create a new constrained connection contact (by PART/PART-SET) of the appropriate type. You may also an existing contact and add the connections to it. PRIMER will refuse so to do, if the contact type is incompatible.
If both beam and solid parts have been selected for contact PRIMER's action will depend on the contact you select. The information on the panel will guide you.
On creation of the contact, PRIMER will check for constraint clashes and invite you to fix them using function which will have become active.
Connections may again be selected by part or by connection. PRIMER will then repair the non-sticking contact(s) by creating a duplicate backup penalty contact (or setting IPBACK on the constrained contact).
On completion of the process, on the main panel you should get the report that all valid connections tie and the semi-automatic connection fixing options will be greyed.
As a further check on the table all weld/adhesive connections should have REALIZED status and there should be no error messages.
