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GForce - 2 Points -One Body (from mnf)

Hello!
 
I am just trying to add a flexible body with a force element between two of its interface nodes to reinforce the structure.
 
I can't share the model, but I think what gives a good picture of the idea is a flexible model of a tuning fork, imported from a mnf file.
At the two fork Ends imagine the interface nodes which I want to connect with a GForce element (or beam)..
 
As Adams basically does not allow to do this I thought I just might define two GForce elements, each between the Flex Body an ground and define the forces of restitution dependent on the relative displacement of the Interface nodes (considering the Initial offset of course)
 
A first testmodel run internally did not make Adams complain. What I wanted to ask is if somebody knows about issues that I might come across in a later stage or knows a more elegant way to handle this.   
 
Kind Regards
Nils
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  • For us who works mainly with ADAMS/Car, the use of interface parts are standard. It makes the use of communicators simpler.
    So no matter what @Kent West says, there is no danger in using dummy parts at the interface nodes.
    We even have macros that loops over all interface nodes and automatically creates all the interface parts and associated fixed joints for any flex body in our templates.
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  • For us who works mainly with ADAMS/Car, the use of interface parts are standard. It makes the use of communicators simpler.
    So no matter what @Kent West says, there is no danger in using dummy parts at the interface nodes.
    We even have macros that loops over all interface nodes and automatically creates all the interface parts and associated fixed joints for any flex body in our templates.
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