Cable Output

Pulley Results

Enter anchor/pulley ids (1 being the first anchor for open cable, or the first pulley for closed cable) to get the following output:

■Anchors

■Force components in connection

■Pulleys

■Force components in connection

■Connection linear displacement and velocity along local Z axis

■Connection angular displacement and velocity around local Z axis

■Wrapped angle and length

■Cable longitudinal velocity (absolute velocity of cable)

■Cable sliding velocity (relative velocity of cable with respect to pulley

■Contact force density (per unit of length)

Span Results

Enter span ids (1 being the span between the first anchor and the first pulley for open cable, or the span between the first pulley and second pulley for closed cable). The line-of-sight vector between the contact points of a cable at any span is tracked throughout the analysis. Span displacement and force results are provided at the instantaneous mid-point of this line-of-sight span.

■Span length

■Span transverse displacement along local Y and Z axis

■Span tension force

Note:

When the number of spans changes during the analysis (that is, a pulley disengages), the results for those original spans which no longer exist are invalid. The cable length reported at the point of disengagement in two spans will be the maximum value for each span.