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  1. bob3535

    2D & 3D stress results

    HI, in the attached picture you can see my problem: there is no stress results on the 2D element. Any ideas how to show Stress Tensor on 2D(shell) & 3D elements together? The displacements plot is ok.
  2. bob3535

    Joint in 2D model

    Thanks for your time More questions...;) The two central points should have the same XYZ coordinates or only coincident in one plane for example XY? If coincident in XYZ, how to connect these points? In my case there is a distacne between these surfaces, so I made 2 RBE2 and a curve from 1st to...
  3. bob3535

    Joint in 2D model

    Thanks for your reply! I'm quiet new in Patran, so still I don't know how to do it... By RBE2 did you mean MPC element connecting a central node with nodes on the circle (hole)? Where should the CBUSH element be located? Is there any tutorial?
  4. bob3535

    Joint in 2D model

    Hello Does anybody know how to make a joint connection between two surfaces with holes? In the attached file you can see my problem. This is a 2D model of an excavator arm and I don't know how to connect these two parts. Thanks for help

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