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Physics Setup
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Varying Thickness
Right click on Geometry and insert Thickness. Hold down the control button and select the top and bottom surfaces of the wind blade.
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The contact between the wind blade and the spar needs to be modeled. Right click on Connections and insert a Connection Group.
In the connection group named Contacts 2, change the Face/Face detection to No and Face/Edge detection to Yes.
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Right click on Contacts 2 and click on Create Automatic Connections.
Material Properties
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