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  1. Kiwing

    *Tie versus *MPC, pin

    Hello, for connecting two parts with a matching mesh at the interface I currently use the "*tie" command, however, it seems that this does not rigidly tie these nodes together as if they were identical. All node positions are hand-written and therefore identical. Is there a better way to pin...
  2. Kiwing

    Same rotation

    Hi, I am trying to enforce that two beams have the same rotation at the end surfaces. The rotation is caused by the displacement of the same surface. My first idea was to use *kinematic coupling, displacing the referene points at the end surface as required and using an *equation to couple...
  3. Kiwing

    Pivot Plane

    Dear all, I am newly registered to this forum, it has already helped me a lot, when I was learning Abaqus. Now for the first time I have a problem where I can't find a solution. At the end of a long rod, the centre of the surface has to be displaced by a fixed value. At the same time lateral...

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