Reconnecting Sections

Keywords

RECONNECT START END RECALCULATE

Description

The RECONNECT command would typically be used to reconnect a disconnected Section in the following circumstances:

• Following the movement of a Joint: the attached Section is moved to the new Joint position.

• Following the resetting of a cutback allowance at a Joint (refer to Cutback Allowance): the length of the Section is modified to allow for the new cutback distance.

• Following the movement of a Primary Node which has a member Joint attached to an existing Section.

In each case the RECONNECT command attempts to restore the consistency of the connected model.

The RECALCULATE option causes the positions of elements which are members of a Section to be recalculated so that they remain in the same positions if the Section is moved. For example, the Z-axis Distance (ZDIST) defining the position of a Secondary Node would be recalculated if the Start Position (POSS) (from which ZDIST is measured) were moved as a result of a RECONNECT command, so that the SNOD remained unmoved.

Command Syntax

>-- RECOnnect --+-- STart --.
                |           |
                |-- ENd ----|
                |           |
                ‘-----------+-- RECALCulate --.
                            |                 |
                            ‘-----------------+-->