Connectors

New Features

• Added apply mass controller to replace the apply mass panel.
  
  

Enhancements

Metal Clip Enhancements

• Added an option for determining the hole nodes.
• Added an option to offset the cylindrical selection horizontally.

Stitch HL Enhancements

• Stitch HL can now have more than two links.
• Node selection is available during absorption for Stitch HL.
• HAZ size is now dependent on the plate thickness.
• Stitch HL can now be split.

Other Enhancements

• Miscellaneous enhancements to CWELD and CFAST realizations.
• Absorb now supports elements and nodes as link types.
• Absorb correctly assigns element type for core configs that support changing the element type.
• RBE3 Connect tool retains the selection.
• Rebuild option is now set as default in various configs for the "After Imprint" and "Unrealize Remesh or Rebuild" attributes.
• xMCF now supports Weld Database file support
• Connector control file auto-loaded from the Absorb GUIs as well
• MAT8 and PSHELL for Huth/Rutman Formulation is now calculated as a Composite.
• CFAST Element System is now available for Huth realization.

Resolved Issues

• Fixed an issue where some blind drill holes were not recognized.
• Fixed issues regarding crashes when realizing or absorbing connectors.
• Resolved issue with PSOLID as the first link on a connector.