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Whenever you have changed a value from the "Creation" panel, you will need to confirm these settings and feed the joints solver with the new data. RealFlow will then create updated connections, based on your input. For the very first creation process, this button has to be used as well. The asterisk (*) acts like a marker and can only be seen when it is necessary to establish the "MultiJoint" connection for the first time or recreate it. Alternatively, it is also possible to reset the scene.
The creation of joints far away from objects is an exclusive feature of rigid bodies. The properties of soft bodies do not allow such a creation mode. If the joints, created for the soft body, are too far away from it, you will see the joints, but they will be ignored. In such a case you have to create the joints closer to the soft body.
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