Solid Edge What elements are created with a bolted connection in Solid Edge Simulation?

What NX Nastran elements are created with a bolted connection in Solid Edge Simulation? 

Solution

The bolted connection creates a spider of rigid elements (RBE2) and a beam element (CBEAM) which connects the sets of spiders. 

Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: n/a
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: SIMULATION
Version: V220MP9
Function: CONNECTORS

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