For the option: | Do the following: |
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Mode Number/ Undamped Frequency | Select one of the following: ■Mode Number - Enter the mode number you want to view. You can also use the +/- buttons to move through all the modes. ■Undamped Frequency - Enter the frequency of the mode you want to view. If you specify the undamped frequency, Adams PostProcessor uses the mode closest to the specified frequency. If you specify neither the mode nor the frequency, Adams View deforms the model using the first mode. |
Scale Factor | Specify the amount parts translate or rotate from their undeformed position. If you do not specify a scale factor, Adams PostProcessor translates parts no more than 20 percent of model extent and 20 degrees. You can adjust the value using the +/- buttons, which increases or decreases by 10% each click. |
Frames Per Cycle | Enter the number of frames to be displayed for each cycle. Adams PostProcessor performs the interpolation between the frames using trigonometric functions; therefore, the frames tend to be segregated at the maximum deformation in the positive and negative directions. Note: A full cycle goes from undeformed, to maximum positive displacement, back to undeformed, then to maximum displacement in the negative direction, and finally back to undeformed. |
Show Time Decay | Specify whether the amplitudes of the deformations are to remain constant or decay due to the damping factor calculated in the eigensolution. |
Small Angle Approximation | Select to toggle between the current animation mode and the other animation mode. If your parts are expanding/contracting excessively due to rotational modes, you may want to uncheck this box and view the other animation mode. |
Superimposed | Select to show each mode superimposed on the other modes. |
Show undeformed/ Undeformed Color | Select to display the undeformed part of your model with the deformed shape superimposed on top of it. If you select to show the undeformed, specify the undeformed color. If you do not specify a color, Adams PostProcessor displays the undeformed model using the same color as the deformed mode. |
Table of Eigenvalues | Select to display an Information Window with the eigen values for each mode.The information includes: ■Mode number - Sequential number of the mode that the eigensolution predicted. ■Frequency - Natural frequency corresponding to the mode. ■Damping - Damping ratio for the mode (the log decrement is another way to represent this quantity). ■Eigenvalues - List the real and imaginary part of the eigenvalue. |