Spot

Create spot welds and similar point connectors between 2D elements.

Bolt

Create bolt-type connectors.

Seam

Create line-shaped connectors.

Area

Create area-based connectors such as adhesives.

Apply Mass

Use a "dummy" connector entity to add mass to a part, or create areas of mass to represent parts not present in the CAD or FE data.

FE Absorb

Add (absorb) existing FE weld entities as realization to connectors.

Add Links

Add entities to existing connectors.

Connector Imprint

Imprints a certain 2D mesh pattern into underlying shell meshes. This functionality gives you the ability to manually resolve the mesh situation around conflicting mesh dependent (quad transition) connector realizations.

Unrealize

Remove existing welds.

Compare

Compares the model’s current connectors with a master connection file (*.mcf or *.mwf) so that you can quickly locate discrepancies.

Quality

Perform FE quality checks on connector entities.

Connector Options

Global connector options. These options can also be accessed from the Spot, Bolt, Seam and Area panels.