Identical nodes are not merged in RFEM

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I have two identical nodes but RFEM v6.12 refuses to merge them together, when I use the X-shaped button to connected selected lines.

This causes me hours of manual work to assign one of them to both lines ending at the same place.

Why isnt the merging working, am I missing something?

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Hi @PSA001, :waving_hand:

you can round node coordinates either to a specific number of decimal places or to a defined factor.
The function is available under:

Tools → Round Node Coordinates

For a quick demonstration, you can also check out this short video:
:backhand_index_pointing_right: Round Node Coordinates | Product Feature

Additionally, you have the option to automatically detect and merge identical nodes.
You’ll find this feature under:

Tools → Model Check → Identical Nodes

More details can be found in the online manual:
:backhand_index_pointing_right: https://www.dlubal.com/en/downloads-and-information/documents/online-manuals/rfem-6/000437

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask! :blush:

Best regards
Marco Nikoleizig

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Hi @robert.milrath,

Is there way to implement using API2 either of the two approaches mentioned by @marco.nikoleizig :

  1. to round node coordinates and merge identical nodes into one
  2. to model check for identical nodes and merge them into one

Searching the documentation page for keywords such as round, merge, identical didn't find any methods that address this.

Thank you both.