Modify Frequency Bushing

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Bushing

Enter the Database name of a frequency bushing.

If the bushing orientation was parameterized in the template, the following option menu is displayed:

Use default/User entered

Select the desired orientation mode. If you select "Use default", the orientation expression in the template will be used, and no further user input is required. If you select "User entered", the orientation method can then be selected. Choose one of:

Preload

Linear Preload

Enter the initial translational force loading on the bushing, defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.

Torsional Preload

Enter the initial torsional force loading on the bushing, defined about the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.

Linear Offset

Enter the initial translational displacement of the bushing, defined along the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.

Rotational Offset

Enter the initial rotational displacement of the bushing, defined about the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.

I part compliance (bushings-in-series)

Select this toggle to activate a bushings-in-series calculation. This is used to represent the local compliance of the I part.

Property File I Part

Select a linear bushing property file (.lbu or .xml) to represent the local I part compliance.

Orient using

Select one of the following:

Euler Angles

Enter three rotation angles to define the I part compliance orientation

X Vector

Enter three values to define the X vector of the I part compliance

Z Vector

Enter three values to define the Z vector of the I part compliance

If the I part compliance is active, the following tab will be enabled:

J part compliance (bushings-in-series)

Select this toggle to activate a bushings-in-series calculation. This is used to represent the local compliance of the J part.

Property File J Part

Select a linear bushing property file (.lbu or .xml) to represent the local J part compliance.

Orient using

Select one of the following:

Euler Angles

Enter three rotation angles to define the J part compliance orientation

X Vector

Enter three values to define the X vector of the J part compliance

Z Vector

Enter three values to define the Z vector of the J part compliance

Property File

Specify the property file that contains the force data for the bushing. If you supply I or J property files, a bushing-in-series calculation will be performed the next time the model's property files are read. See Bushings in Series for more information.

Select the "+" button to add a new property file to the list. Select the "-" button to remove one or more property files from the list.

Symmetric

Enabled when you modify component pairs (or brothers):

When you modify a single component, this option is disabled because a single component is by nature asymmetric.

Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:

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Select to modify:

While either tool is active, you cannot perform operations in the main window. After exiting either tool, you can resume working in the main window.

This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.

Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.

This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.

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This button is displayed, if an FMU bushing property file is selected. Select this button to launch the FMU parameter dialog box, where any exposed FMU parameters can be modified.