For the option: | Do the following: |
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Normal Mode/Forced Vibration Animation/ODS Animation | Select the type of animation you want to view: ■Normal Mode Animation ■Forced Vibration Animation ■ODS Animation |
If you select Normal Mode Animation, Adams PostProcessor displays the following text boxes: | |
Mode Number/Frequency | Select one of the following: ■Mode Number: Specify the mode number you want to view. ■Frequency: Specify the frequency value you want to view. |
Damping Ratio | Enter the damping ratio for the mode (the log decrement is another way to represent this quantity). |
Frames Per Cycle | Enter the number of frames to be displayed for each cycle. |
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. |
If you select Forced Vibration Animation, Adams PostProcessor displays the following text boxes: | |
Frequency | Enter the frequency value in the text box or use the slider to select a value. To specify a value based on a spec line, right-click this text box, point to Spec_ Line, and then select the spec line you want to use. Once selected, Adams PostProcessor will put its X value in the Frequency text box. Learn more about Adding Spec Lines. |
End Time | Enter the end time for the animation. |
Time Increment | Enter the time increment for the animation. |
Automatically set time fields for one cycle | Select to have Adams PostProcessor set the end time and steps for the forced vibration animation so that one cycle is always displayed. If you select this option, the End Time and Time Increment text boxes are no longer available. |
Auto Scale | Select to have Adams PostProcessor automatically set the minimum and maximum values. |
Adams PostProcessor displays the following text boxes for both Normal Mode and Forced Vibration Animation types: | |
Scale Factor | Specify the scale factor. The default is model dependent. You can adjust the value using the +/- buttons, which increases or decreases by 10% each click. |
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 | Select to display the undeformed part of your model. If selected, specify the undeformed color. |
Table of Eigenvalues | Select to display the Eigen Information dialog box. |
Modal Info | Select to display the Modal Information dialog box. |
If you select ODS Animation, Adams PostProcessor displays the following text boxes: | |
Frequency | Enter the frequency value in the text box or use the slider to select a value. To specify a value based on a spec line, right-click this text box, point to Spec_ Line, and then select the spec line you want to use. Once selected, Adams PostProcessor will put its X value in the Frequency text box. Learn more about Adding Spec Lines. |
End Time | Enter the end time for the animation if the check box for Automatically set time fields for one cycle is unchecked. |
Time Increment | Enter the time increment for the animation if the check box for Automatically set time fields for one cycle is unchecked. |
Time Steps | Enter the time steps for animation. |
Automatically set time fields for one cycle | Select to have Adams PostProcessor set the end time and steps for the ODS animation so that one cycle is always displayed. If you select this option, the End Time and Time Increment text boxes are no longer available. |
Scale Factor | Specify the scale factor. The default is model dependent. You can adjust the value using the +/- buttons, which increases or decreases by 10% each click. |
Auto Scale | Select to have Adams PostProcessor automatically set the minimum and maximum values. |
Hide Ground (Road) | Select to have grounded objects like Road graphics not displayed in the ODS Animation. This check box can affect the automatic fitting of the model in the window. |
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 | Select to display the undeformed part of your model. If selected, specify the undeformed color. |
Reference Channel | Select to specify the part and direction (X,Y,Z,RX,RY,RZ) to use as reference for the ODS animation. |