15.7.1 Connection types

Table 15–1 summarizes the connection types available when creating connector properties. You can define basic and assembled connection types.

Table 15–1 Connection types.

Basic Types		Assembled Types
Translational	Rotational	Assembled Types
Axial	Align	Beam
Cartesian	Cardan	Bushing
Join	Constant Velocity	CV Joint
Link	Euler	Cylindrical
Proj. Cartesian	Flexion-Torsion	Hinge
Radial-Thrust	Proj. Flex-Tors.	Planar
Slide-Plane	Revolute	Translator
Slot	Rotation	U Joint
	Universal	Weld

Basic types

Basic connection types include translational types and rotational types. Translational types affect translational degrees of freedom at both connector points and may affect rotational degrees of freedom at the first point. Rotational types affect only rotational degrees of freedom at both connector points. You can use a single basic connection type (translational or rotational) or one translational and one rotational type.

Assembled types

Assembled connection types are predefined combinations of basic connection types.

For a description of each connection type and the equivalent basic connection types that define the kinematic constraints of assembled type connections, see “Connection-type library,” Section 17.1.5 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual.