LINK_TOPO

ID_NAME

= <id_name_of_link_topo>

Name of the link condition.

TYPE

Type of the link condition.

= POINT_SYM

Point symmetry referring to the origin of the coordinate system.

= PLANE_SYM, AXIS_1

= PLANE_SYM, AXIS_2

= PLANE_SYM, AXIS_3

Plane symmetry referring to the plane which lies perpendicular to the given axis of the coordinate system.

= ROTATION_SYM, AXIS_1

= ROTATION_SYM, AXIS_2

= ROTATION_SYM, AXIS_3

Rotational symmetry referring to the axis of the coordinate system. The angle for the repeating segments may be defined by the user.

= CYCLIC_SYM, AXIS_1

= CYCLIC_SYM, AXIS_2

= CYCLIC_SYM, AXIS_3

Cyclic symmetry definition.

= LINK_SYM

Coupling of single element groups.

CS

= <name_of_cs>

Name of the coordinate system that should be used for the link definitions.

IGNORE_FROZEN

= FALSE

= TRUE

The frozen elements may be excluded from the link definitions.

ANGLE

= <angle>

Angle for the segment repeating. Must be greater than 2°.

TRANSLATION

= <translation>

Translation amount for the segments.

GROUP_MASTER

= <name_of_element_group>

Name of the element group that defines the reference segment.

CS_CHILD

= <name_of_cs_child>

Name of the coordinate system that defines the position of the corresponding segment referring to the GROUP_MASTER element group. Multiple child coordinate systems may be defined. See also figure below.

MASTER

= AUTO

AUTO will switch to MAX for controller-based optimizations and to AVG for sensitivity-based optimizations.

= MAX

The maximum value of the equivalent elements defines the symmetry.

= AVG

The average value of the equivalent elements defines the symmetry.

= GROUP

The reference group overwrites the child groups.