Index

A

ABAQUS - generating MNFs from

Accessing

Adams/Flex toolkit

Flexible Body Modify dialog box

Adams macro

Adams/Flex

about flexible bodies

products you can work with

steps in modeling in Adams/View

supported forces and joints

Adams/Flex toolkit

browsing MNFs using

enabling scrollbars

optimizing an MNF

translating MNF to matrix file

Adams/Marc - generating MNFs from

Adams/Solver - steps in building flexible bodies in

Adams/Solver (C++)

limits to using the Adams/Flex

supported forces and joints

Adams/Solver (FORTRAN)

limits to using the Adams/Flex

supported forces and joints

Adams/View - importing flexible bodies into

Adams/View Ribbon- importing flexible bodies into

Adams-Nastran interface - about

Animating modes

Animations - filtering modes in

ANSYS

generating MNFs from

special considerations for

specifying units

verifying model

Assumed modes method - about

Attachment points in FE models

Attributes inherited when replacing bodies

B

Benefits of using Adams/Flex

C

Changing flexible body and modal initial conditions

Checking the results in I-DEAS

Connection DOF set - creating

Connections

transferring from flex to flex

transferring from rigid to flex

Connectors - limits to applying to flexible bodies

Contour plotting - adding

Contraints and rigid body modes in FE models

Craig-Bampton modes - considerations when translating FE models

Creating

connection DOF set

D

Dataset - example containing flexible body statements

Datum node - specifying deformations relative to

Deformations

specifying relative to datum node

Design variables, how handled when replacing bodies

Dummy parts - using

E

Elements - limits to applying to flexible bodies

Errors - controlling during simulations

Example

Examples of

applied loads and preloads

Executing mnfload

Expressions, how handled when replacing bodies

F

FE model

attachment points in

coarsening mesh

computing invariants in

constaints and rigid body modes

mode selection in

removing interior geometry when generating MNF

simplifying mesh manually

FEA programs that generate MNFs

Filtering modes

FLEX_BODY statement - creating

Flexible bodies

Flexible Body Modify dialog box

using to change modal content

Forces

limits to applying to flexible bodies

supported in Adams/Flex

G

Generating MNFs

from Adams/Marc

from MSC.Nastran

Geometry - removing interior when generating MNF

Graphics - substituting mesh

Groups of modes - enabling/disabling

I

I-DEAS

checking the results

creating connection DOF set

generating MNFs from

meshing the model

solving model in

Importing flexible bodies

Info tool - using to verify flexible bodies

Inherited attributes

Initial conditions - changing flexible body and modal

Integrating flexible bodies

Interior geometry - removing when generating MNF

Invariants computation - storing in MNF

J

Joints

limits to applying to flexible bodies

supported in Adams/Flex

L

Limitations

for design variables/expression when replacing

of computing MSC.Nastran stress/strain

to applying elements to flexible bodies

Loadcase files

M

Marker and Node table

sorting objects in

MARKER statement - creating

Markers - adding to flexible bodies

Massless links - using

Matrix files

translating MNFs to

MATRIX statement - creating

MDI_MNFWRITE_OPTIONS

Measures for flexible bodies

Mesh

coarsening in FE models

simplifying manually in FE models

substituting with outline

Meshing the model in I-DEAS

MNF to matrix file

MNF toolkit

coarsening mesh automatically

computing invariants

removing interior geometry

setting rigid-only MNFs

setting SI units

setting single-precision

setting sparse stress/strain modes

simplifying mesh manually using

mnfload - executing

mnfres, example

MNFs

generating from ABAQUS

generating from Adams/Marc

generating from ANSYS

generating from I-DEAS

generating from MSC.Nastran

importing into Adams/View

programs that generate

setting rigid-only

setting sparse stress/strain modes

single-precision

storing units in SI

translating to matrix files

mnfxform, example

Modal content

using Flexible Body Modify dialog box to change

Modal formulation - modifying

Modal initial conditions - changing

Modal neutral files - see MNFs

Mode selection when translating FE models

Modeling distributed loads - about

Modes

enabling/disabling

scaling deformations of

selecting in Adams/Solver

setting sparse stress/strain

computing stress/strain modes

generating MNFs from

MSC.Nastran Adams Interface - about

N

Nodes

selecting in Adams/Solver

specifying deformations relative to

Numeric results for flexible bodies

O

Objects - limits to applying to flexible bodies

Optimized Units

Optimizing MNFs

Outline graphics - substituting for mesh

P

Predeformed flexible bodies

Products you can work with Adams/Flex in

Properties, viewing MNF

R

Replacing bodies

attributes inherited

handling of expressions/design variables when

Rigid bodies

about replacing with flex

attributes inherited when replacing

limits on replacing

replacing with flex

Rigid body modes in FE model

Rigid-only MNFs

S

Scaling deformations

Scroll bars, enabling in Adams/Flex toolkit

SI units - storing data in MNF as

Simplifying mesh manually in FE models

Simulations - controlling errors during

Single-precision MNFs

Solving the model in I-DEAS

Sorting objects in Marker and Node table

Sparse stress/strain modes, setting

Steps

in building flexible bodies in Adams/Solver

in building flexible bodies in Adams/View

Strain energy contribution - enable/disabling modes based on

Stress/strain - computing MSC.Nastran

Substitution limitations for replacing rigid body with flex

Syntax of loadcase file

T

Transferring connections on flex body to other flex

Transferring connections on rigid bodies to flex

Translators

Tutorials of

modal load case

preloaded flexible bodies

U

Units

specifying in ANSYS

V

Vector plotting - adding

Verifying flexible bodies

using Adams/Linear

using the Info tool

Verifying model in ANSYS

Viewing

W

Ways to verify flexible bodies

Symbols