Creating Point Analysis Connections

This task shows you how to create a Point Analysis Connection.
Point analysis connections are used for projecting welding points onto parallel faces, on an assembly model.
  • Only available with the Generative Assembly Structural Analysis (GAS) product .
  • The connection has to connect two bodies (2D or 3D).
  • Multi-selection is not available.

Open the sample48.CATAnalysis from the samples directory.

  1. Click Point Analysis Connection in the Analysis Supports toolbar.

    The Point 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.

      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.
    • Second Component: lets you select the second "side" of the part that will support the connection.

      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.
    • Points: lets you select the welding points.

      You can select an Open body containing several points.

  2. Select the first component.

    In this particular example, select the Part6(Part6.1).

  3. Activate the Second component field.

    To do this, select the Second component edit box as shown below:

  4. Select the second component.

    In this particular example, select the Part5(Part5.1).

  5. Activate the Points field.

    To do this, select the Points edit box as shown below:

  6. Select the welding points.

    In this particular example, select the Points open body (under the Part5).

    A symbol representing the point design connection appears on the assembly.

  7. Click OK.

    The Point Analysis Connection.1 connection appears in the specification tree under the Analysis Connection Manager.1 set.