• Welcome to Adams Driveline
  • About Adams Driveline
    • Benefits of Adams Driveline
• Learning the Basics
  • Starting Adams Car
    • Adams Car Standard Interface
    • Adams Car Template Builder
  • Interfaces and Access
    • Interface Modes
    • About User Access
    • Setting User Access
  • Navigating Through a Modeling Database
    • About the Database Navigator
    • Showing, Hiding, and Selecting Objects in the Database Navigator
    • Managing the Select List
    • Filtering Objects in the Database Navigator
    • Sorting Objects in the Database Navigator
    • Setting Highlighting in the Database Navigator
    • Setting Appearance of Objects Through the Database Navigator
    • Renaming Objects Through the Database Navigator
    • Adding Comments Through the Database Navigator
    • Viewing Model Topology Through the Database Navigator
    • Viewing the Associativity of Objects
    • Viewing Object Information Through Database Navigator
    • Viewing Model Topology Map Through Information Window
  • Working with the Information Window
    • Displaying Object Information and Accessing Information Window
    • Displaying Parent and Children Information
    • Displaying an Object's Modify Dialog Box from the Information Window
    • Clearing the Information Window
    • Saving Information in the Information Window
    • Displaying a Text File in the Information Window
    • Copying Text in the Information Window
    • Setting the Information Mode
    • Using Wildcards
  • Setting Preferences
    • Setting Screen and Printer Fonts
    • Specifying Working Directory
    • Setting Units of Measurement
  • Setting Screen Icon Display
    • Setting Screen Icon Display by Database
    • Setting Screen Icon Display by Object Type
  • Setting Display Options
    • Setting Part Display
    • Displaying View Accessories
    • Setting Rendering Mode
    • Displaying the Status Toolbar
    • Refreshing the Model Display
  • Setting View Background Colors
    • Selecting a Preset Background Color
    • Creating a Background Color
  • Using Template-Based Product Tools
    • Working with the Coordinate Window
    • Command Navigator
    • Using the Command Window
    • Message Window
    • Information Window
    • Database Navigator
  • Files and Commands
    • Executing a System Command
    • Using the Log File
    • Loading and Unloading Plugins
    • Displaying Product Information
• Building Models
  • Overview
    • Assembly Variants
    • Subsystem Variants
  • Subsystems
    • Opening Subsystems
    • Getting Subsystem Information
    • Creating Subsystems
    • Updating Subsystems
    • Synchronizing Subsystems
    • Adding Subsystems
    • Replacing Subsystems
    • Removing Subsystems
    • Toggling Subsystem Activity
    • Saving Subsystems
    • Closing Subsystems
    • Subsystem Modes
    • Minor Roles
    • Publishing Subsystems
    • Importing CAD files
  • Assemblies
    • Opening Assemblies
    • Getting Assembly Information
    • Creating Suspension Assemblies
    • Creating Full-Vehicle Assemblies
    • Creating Generic Assemblies
    • Updating Assemblies
    • Saving Assemblies
    • Closing Assemblies
    • Publishing Assemblies
    • Repositioning Assemblies
    • Creating New Assembly Variants
    • Property Files
  • Templates
    • Opening Templates
    • Creating Templates
    • Saving Templates
    • Closing Templates
    • Major Roles
    • Location of Templates
  • Test-Rig Templates
    • Process Overview
    • Creating Test-Rig Templates
    • Saving Test-Rig Templates
    • Converting Templates into Test Rigs
    • Adding Test Rigs to Binaries in Adams Car
    • Adding a Test Rig
    • Replacing the Test Rig
    • Removing the Test Rig
    • Controlling Test Rig Activity
  • Communicators
    • Creating/Modifying Input Communicators
    • Creating/Modifying Output Communicators
    • Communicator Entity Class
    • Communicator Minor Roles
    • Communicator Naming
    • Matching Communicators During Assembly
    • Displaying Communicator Information
    • Testing Communicators
    • Communicators in the Suspension Test Rig
    • Communicators in the SDI Test Rig
    • Communicators in the Suspension Parameter Measurement Machine (SPMM) Test Rig
    • Matching Communicators with Test Rigs
    • Communicator Map
    • Window Overview & Common Operations
    • Display Filters
    • Model Name Display
    • Communicator Table
• Working with Components
  • Introducing the Components
    • General Information About Components
    • Information About a Particular Component
    • Creating Components
    • Modifying Components
    • Deleting Components
    • About the Naming Convention
  • Hardpoints
  • Construction Frames
  • Instrumentation
    • Acceleration Sensors
    • Height (w.r.t. tire ref) Sensors
    • Ride height Sensors
    • StringPots
    • Velocity Sensors
    • Creating or Modifying Instrumentation
  • Parts
    • General Parts
    • Flexible Bodies
    • FE Parts
    • Nonlinear Beams
    • Mount Parts
    • Switch Parts
    • Interface Parts
  • Markers
  • Geometry
    • Arm Geometry
    • Link and Cylinder Geometry
    • Ellipsoid Geometry
    • Outline Geometry
    • B-spline Geometry
  • Hooke Joint with Angle
    • About Hooke Joint with Angle
    • Phasing Methods for Hooke Joint with Angle
  • Attachments
    • Joints
    • Working with Bushings
    • Working with Connectors
  • Forces
    • Working with Springs
    • Working with Dampers
    • Working with Bumpstops
    • Working with Reboundstops
    • Working with Aerodynamics
    • Working with Contact Definitions
  • Loading
    • Creating or Modifying a Loading
    • Display and Set Activity of Several Loadings at a Time
    • Loading Configuration
  • Leaf Springs
  • Wheels, Adjustable forces and Gears
    • Wheels
    • Adjustable Forces
    • Gears
  • Actuators
    • About Actuators
    • Joint-Force Actuators
    • Point-Force Actuators
    • Joint-Motion Actuators
    • Point-Motion Actuators
    • Point-Torque Actuators
    • Variable Actuators
    • Set Function
    • Set Activity
    • Example of using actuator limits
  • Anti-Roll Bar
    • Anti-Roll Bar Profile Definition
  • Condition Sensors
  • Feedback Channels
  • Data Elements, Requests and Variables
    • General Data Elements
    • General Parameters
    • General Splines
    • General Variables
    • Parameter Variables
    • Design Options
    • Requests
    • Data Elements
    • System Elements
  • Backlash Components
    • Creating or Modifying Backlash
    • About Rotational Backlash
    • About Translational Backlash
  • Bearings
    • Creating or Modifying Bearings
    • About Bearings
    • Modeling Bearings
    • Example Bearing Property File
  • Bushings
    • Adams Driveline FD Bushing
    • FD Bushing
    • Request Definition
  • Chains
    • Creating or Modifying Chains
    • About Chains
  • Churning-Drag Forces
    • Creating or Modifying Churning-Drag Forces
    • About Churning-Drag Forces
  • Clutch Connectors
    • Creating or Modifying Clutch Connectors
    • About Clutch Connectors
  • Clutch Forces
    • Creating or Modifying Clutch Forces
    • About Clutch Forces
    • Example Clutch-Force Property File
  • Complex Springs
    • Creating or Modifying Complex Springs
    • About Complex Springs
    • Calculation of Complex Spring Force
    • Example Complex-Spring Property File
  • Conceptual Wet Clutches
    • Creating or Modifying Wet Clutches
    • About Wet Clutches
  • Gear Forces
    • Creating or Modifying Gear Forces
    • About Gear Forces
  • Gear Pairs
    • Creating or Modifying Gear Pairs
    • About Gear Pairs
  • Hypoid Gear Forces
    • Creating or Modifying Hypoid Gear Forces
    • About Hypoid Gear Forces
    • Example Hypoid Gear-Forces Property File
  • Limited Slip Differentials
    • Creating or Modifying Limited Slip Differentials
    • About Limited Slip Differentials
  • Planetary Gears
    • Creating or Modifying Planetary Gears
    • About Planetary Gears
    • Example Planetary Gear Property File
  • Ravigneaux Gears
    • Creating or Modifying Ravigneaux Gears
    • About Ravigneaux Gears
    • Example Ravigneaux Gear Property File
  • Ride Wheels
    • Creating or Modifying Ride Wheels
    • About Ride Wheels
    • Example Ride-Wheel Property File
  • Synchronizers
    • Creating or Modifying Synchronizers
    • About Synchronizers
  • Torque Converters
    • Creating or Modifying Torque Converters
    • About Torque Converters
    • Example Torque-Converter Property File
  • Torsion Springs
    • Creating or Modifying Torsion Springs
    • About Torsion Springs
  • Unbalanced Mass
    • Creating or Modifying Unbalanced Mass
    • About Unbalanced Mass
  • Viscous Coupling
    • Creating or Modifying Viscous-Coupling Components
    • About Viscous-Coupling Components
    • Example Viscous-Coupling Property File
  • Engine Map Property File
  • Example Torque-Loadcase File
• Working with Templates
  • Introducing the Templates
• Running Analyses
  • Overview of Analyses
  • Bench-Test Analysis
  • Setting up Dropped-Clutch Analyses
  • Setting up Initial Condition Motions Activity Analyses
  • Setting up Initial-Velocity Analyses
  • Setting up model for Adams Car SDI full vehicle analyses
    • Powertrain/driveline communicators in SDI testrig
    • General information about Quasi-Static setup analysis in Adams Car
    • Preparing Adams Driveline model for Quasi-Static setup
    • Implementation in shared Adams Driveline SDI vehicle model
      • Spline values:
  • Setting up Impulse-Torque Analyses
  • Setting up Ramp-Torque Analyses
  • Setting up Rock-Cycle Analyses
  • Setting up RPM Sweep Analyses
  • Setting up Step-Torque Analyses
  • Setting up Throttle Tip In - Tip Out Analyses
  • Setting up Torque-Loadcase Analyses
  • Setting up Torque Tip In - Tip Out Analyses
  • Controlling Analysis Output Files
• Reviewing Results
  • Requests
    • Setting Request Activity
    • Storing Request Activity
    • Request 907
  • Plot Configuration Files
    • About Plot Configuration Files
    • Creating Plots Using a Plot Configuration File
    • Creating Plot Configuration Files
    • Format of Plot Configuration Files
    • Example Plot Configuration File
  • Report Templates
    • Introduction
    • Channels and Metrics
    • Example Report Template
• Configuring Your Product
  • About the Management Tasks
  • About Database Management
    • Database Structure
    • About the Database Search List
  • Managing Databases
    • Creating Databases During a Session
    • Setting the Writable Database
    • Managing Tables in a Database
    • Creating Tar Files of Databases
  • Setting Up the Search List and Order
    • About Search Order
    • Adding Databases to the Search List
    • Removing Databases from the Search List
    • Changing the Search Order
  • Saving and Publishing Database Information
    • Viewing Database and Table Information
    • Publishing Subsystems
    • Publishing Assemblies
  • About Configuration Files
    • About Private Configuration Files
    • About the Site Configuration File
    • About the Shared Configuration File
    • About Plugin Configuration Files
    • Format of Configuration Files
  • Setting Up the Environment Through Configuration Files
    • Setting User Access
    • Accessing Adams View
    • Setting Full Vehicle Solver Preference/Solver Preference
    • Setting HHT Integrator Preferences
    • Setting Defaults and Display of the Welcome Dialog Box
    • Replacing the Image on the Welcome and Exit Dialog Boxes
    • Setting Up Side Preferences
    • Setting the Orientation of the Global Reference Frame
    • Managing Result File Output
    • Setting the Default Template Save Format
    • Setting Property File Preferences
    • Redefining Environment Variables
    • Defining Your Own Environment Variables
    • Editing Files Using a Text Editor
  • Managing Databases Through Configuration Files
    • Setting Up Databases
    • Specifying Default Writable Database
  • Managing Tables Through Configuration Files
    • Creating Tables
    • Standard TABLE Directory Entries
    • Managing Property Files Through Configuration Files
    • Managing Test Rigs Through Configuration Files
• Customizing Your Product
  • Overview
  • Customizing the Interface
    • Naming Conventions
    • Using Libraries
    • Creating and Modifying Dialog Boxes
    • Customizing the Model Browser
    • Creating and Modifying Macros
    • Creating Dialog Boxes for Templates
    • Adding Minor Roles
    • Adding Major Roles
    • Creating Menus for Template Builder
    • Automatically Loading Interface Changes
    • Saving Interface Changes
  • Customizing the Model Browser for Adams Car and Adams Driveline
    • Structure of ModelBrowser.xml
    • Customizing the Model Browser Appearance
    • Example: Customizing the Model Browser for Variables
  • Introducing Adams View Libraries
    • Requirements for Creating Custom Libraries
    • Creating and Using Adams View Libraries
  • Introducing Adams Solver Libraries
    • Requirements for Creating Custom Libraries
    • Creating and Using Adams Solver Libraries
    • Using the Dispatcher (GENDISP)
  • Integrating Custom Events into the Event Browser
    • Creating the analysis custom macro
    • Creating the Event Definition
    • Registering the Event Definition
    • Creating the Event Instance
    • Assigning a Dialog Box to a Custom Event
    • Getting the custom events into the Adams environment
    • Custom Event Integration Examples
    • Appendix: Related command line language reference
  • Adams Car Solver Routines
    • User CONTROL Subroutines
    • User DIFF Subroutines
    • User FIELD Subroutines
    • User GFORCE Subroutines
    • User GSE Subroutines
    • User MOTION Subroutines
    • User REQUEST Subroutines
    • User SFORCE Subroutines
    • User VARIABLE Subroutines
  • Utility Functions
    • Units-Conversion Functions
    • String Functions
    • Database Functions
    • File Functions
    • Database Lookup Functions
    • Miscellaneous Functions
    • Organizing Custom Code
  • Example Four-Post Analysis
    • Setting Up and Running an Analysis
    • Creating and Running a Macro
• Examples
  • Examples
• Dialog Box - F1 Help
  • Adams Driveline User Entity Information
  • Backlash
  • Bearing
  • Bench-Test Analysis
  • Chain
  • Churning-Drag Force
  • Clutch Assembly
  • Clutch Connector
  • Clutch Force
  • Clutch Force
  • Complex (Torsional) Spring
  • Constant-Velocity Joint Assembly
  • Create IC Motion
  • Create/Modify Differential Gear
  • Create/Modify Gear Geometry
  • Differential Assembly
  • Driveline Components Status
  • Driveline IC Motions Status
  • Dropped-Clutch Analysis
  • Flexible Shaft
  • Gear Force
  • Gear Pair
  • Gearbox Assembly
  • Hypoid Gear Force
  • Impulse-Torque Analysis
  • Limited Slip Differential
  • Modify FD Bushing
  • New Bench Test Assembly
  • Planetary Gear
  • RPM-Sweep Analysis
  • Ramp-Torque Analysis
  • Ravigneaux Gear
  • Reduction Gear
  • Read Property Files
  • Ride Wheel
  • Road Friction
  • Road Slope
  • Rock-Cycle Analysis
  • Set Friction Coefficients
  • Set Roller Rig Data
  • Set Testrig Demands
  • Static Loadcase Analysis
  • Step-Torque Analysis
  • Synchronizer
  • Tip In - Tip Out Analysis - Throttle
  • Tip In - Tip Out Analysis - Torque
  • Topology of Open Differentials
    • Open Differential Assembly
  • Torque Converter
  • Torque-Loadcase Analysis
  • Torsion Spring
  • Unbalanced Mass
  • Viscous Coupling
  • Wet Clutch
• Appendix
  • Adams Driveline Standard Interface
  • Adams Driveline Template Builder
  • Assembly
  • Clutch Assembly
  • Constant-Velocity Joint Assembly
  • CONSUB
    • CON 1401
  • Dropped-Clutch Analysis
  • Effect on Torque
  • Friction Versus Relative Slip
  • Gearbox Assembly
  • Sharpness Factor
  • Static Loadcase Analysis
  • Static Loadcase File
  • Torque Function
    • During Analysis - Impulse
    • During Analysis
    • During Analysis - Step
    • During Analysis - Ramp
  • Torque Mode
  • VARSUB
    • VAR 1401
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