# Simplified bolt connection with beam element and rigid constraints

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Created:** [March 10, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/simplified-bolt-connection-with-beam-element-and-rigid-constraints/3328 "2026-03-10T08:19:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/simplified-bolt-connection-with-beam-element-and-rigid-constraints/3328/104 "2026-03-17T11:01:43Z")

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Check this model with 3 beams and kinematic couplings:

[test\_bolt\_v7 mod.pmx](https://prepomax.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/fBaud5f2gg1Am89dD6ZMTSafmVU.pmx) (1.8 MB)

Again, I hope I got the nodes right. It’s getting quite confusing when there are more bolts and you have to define them with no visual feedback.

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