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Component Analysis: Set Up Test Rig

Simulate -> Component Analysis -> Component-Model Test Rig -> Set Up Test Rig
Lets you set up the test rig for a component analysis. Learn about the Component Test Rig.
Results with 1 mm amplitude and 5 Hz
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Component Assembly
Select the component assembly you want to analyze. The menu shows all open component assemblies.
If it shows No component assemblies, then you must open or create an assembly. You can use either of the following ways to open or create an assembly:
■File -> New or File -> Open
■ tool, described next
Assembly Variant
Select the assembly variant you want to analyze. The menu lists all full-vehicle assembly variants of the chosen assembly.
Right-click to display the following, left-click to select any of them:
■ - Select an existing assembly and use it for the component analysis. This is an alternative method to selecting it directly from the Component Assembly menu.
■ - Load an assembly from a file. Adams Car displays the assembly in the Component Assembly menu.
■ - Create a new assembly. Adams Car displays the assembly in the Component Assembly menu.
Actuation Type
Select one of the following:
■Force Driven
■Motion Driven
If you select Force Driven, Adams Car displays the following options:
Constraint
Select one of the following:
■Force - Implements a force in this direction.
■Locked - Locks this degree of freedom.
■Released - Releases this degree of freedom.
Initial Value
Select whether you want to set the initial Displacement or Preload, and set its numerical value.
If you select Motion Driven, Adams Car displays the following options:
Constraint
Select one of the following:
■Motion - Implements a motion in this direction.
■Locked - Locks this degree of freedom.
■Released - Releases this degree of freedom.
Initial Value
Select whether you want to set the initial Displacement or Preload, and set its numerical value.
Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Adams Car displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, Adams Car displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, Adams Car displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn more about Recording Comments.