zone joint create
command
Syntax
- zone joint create keyword ... <range>
Primary keywords:
Create zone joints, and contacts, between zone joints. Zone joints are composed of wall facets that wrap zone faces in the specified range. Zone joints also carry the corresponding zone face and gridpoint information associated with the joints. Contacts are created between separate zone joints, defining a two-sided, internal surface. Thus the zone faces must be separated prior to zone joint creation (see
zone separate
). Contacts are created between the zone joints to transmit forces across the joints to the zone faces on either side. All built-in contact models can be used with the resulting contacts. Zone joints are restricted to small strain. Note that all internal zone faces that result in joints must be separated prior to zone joint creation. In addition, zone joints should be created for each joint independently from one another. The continuous sections of the zone joints correspond to edge connected zone faces.- by-face
Create one or more zone joints from zone faces in range. This keyword should be used to make a zone joint corresponding to one specific joint.
- by-slot s
Create zone joints from zone faces with group names in slot s. Each group name should be assigned to zone faces corresponding to an individual joint.
- separate
Separate the zone faces and clear attaches. This is equivalent to the
zone separate by-slot
command with the clear-attach keyword. This is the preferred method for creating zone joints, ensuring that all attach conditions are cleared.
- create-contacts b ... <tolerance f >
Specify whether or not contacts are created.
- tolerance f
Specify the relative contact detection tolerance. By default the relative contact detection tolerance is 1e-8.
- tolerance-angle f
Specify the angular tolerance, in degrees, between zone face normals for contacts to be created. By default the angular tolerance is 2 degrees. This is a global value.
- skinned
Create zone joints from skinned faces. The
zone face skin
command must be given first.
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