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Link
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Link definition
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Mechanical or thermal interaction between two interfaces or between one interface and the 
inertial system are defined using links. It is defined by a target and a source interface. 
The interaction between displacement and velocities is characterized by the damping and stiffness matrices, 
which can be defined in the link properties catalog.

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Use ground for source
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Select only for ground to base connection. 

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Target model/interface
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Select a model and an interface of this model as target for the link. 

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Source model/interface
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Select a model and an interface of this model as source for the link.

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Synchronisation of coordinate systems
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For both location and orientation of a link, a master can be defined. If a master
interface is defined, the slave interface location or orientation is then changed 
to the one of the master. This allows to ensure an exact matching of the location for
both interfaces of a link.

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Location master
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Select between target or source as location master. Select move slave interface
if the interface of the slave should move with the master interface. 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Orientation master
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Select between target or source as orientation master. 

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Physical properties
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Select a mechanical or thermal link property for the link. They have to be defined in an earlier step
(see chapter link properties catalog in the user help).

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Context Menu
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Duplicate/Delete
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Duplicate/Delete the selected link.