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 The Logical Connection command creates a relationship between two systems to identify that the two systems are connected. Use this command when you have placed the two systems separately, but they coincide such as described in the following situations:

  • A plate system edge against another plate system edge. This situation can happen when you use the same grid plane as a boundary for both plate systems during placement. You can connect plate systems of the same type (planar, imported, ruled, linear extruded, nonlinear extruded, revolved, or child) or different types. An example of this situation is a cambered deck where you want the seams at the deck to be knuckles. If the deck is created as separate planar plate systems sharing grid plane boundaries, use this command to connect the separate plate systems.

  • A plate system edge against a stiffener profile (or linear beam profile) end. This situation can happen when the ends of edge reinforcements connect to the free edge of plate system openings or sketched boundaries.

  • A profile end against profile end. This situation can happen when you have two profile systems on adjacent plate systems.

  • A member to a plate system. This situation can happen when members are created first, and plates are added afterwards.

  • Two lapped plates, or between a plate and a member. This situation can happen when the surface of one flat plate is adjacent to the surface of another flat plate, or when a member is adjacent to a plate.

Plate Knuckles

If the plate system has an angle with no radius on the extrusion curve, the software creates a plate knuckle object. You can select this object graphically, or in the Workspace Explorer. See Plate Knuckle Properties Dialog.

Profile Knuckles

If the plate system associated with the profile has an angle with no radius on the extrusion curve, the software creates a profile knuckle object. You can select this object graphically, or in the Workspace Explorer. See Profile Knuckle Properties Dialog.

Logical Connection Ribbon

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