Connections Section


	Bonded Contact Detection Identifies contacting surfaces and creates bonded connections between them. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Detecting Contact. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Detecting Contact. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Detecting Contact.
	Bonded Contact Defines structural bonds for surface pairs that you specify. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Selecting Surfaces. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Selecting Surfaces. See Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Selecting Surfaces.
	General Contact Specifies the contact behavior between all components in a model. General contact allows the surfaces to move and slide across each other. See Defining General Contact.
	Contact Initialization Adjusts general contact surfaces to remove small gaps or overlaps. See Defining Contact Initializations.
	Rigid Joins two regions using a rigid beam connection. See Defining Rigid Connections.
	Spring Joins two regions using a spring definition. See Defining Springs.
	Pin Joins two cylindrical faces together and allows rotation about the cylindrical axis. See Defining Pins.
	Bolts See Flyout for Bolts.
	Show Disconnected Bodies See Flyout for Finding Disconnected Bodies.

Flyout for Bolts


	Bolts Tightens a virtual bolt so that it carries a specified load. See Defining Bolts.
	Bolt Replication Identifies and replicates bolts between parts. See Replicating Virtual Bolts.


	Show Disconnected Bodies Highlights bodies that do not have any connections. See Locating Disconnected Bodies.
	Show Contacting Bodies Highlights regions in a model where bodies come into contact but do not intersect or overlap. See Locating Contacting Bodies.
	Show Intersecting Bodies Highlights regions in a model where bodies intersect or overlap. See Locating Intersecting Bodies.