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Ribbon Capability

Introduction

The Adams 2024.1 ribbon based style interface and the GUI explained below.

Figure 1 Adams View 2024.1 Ribbon based Interface

Main Menu

Main menu divided in to following sections.

■Text-based menus

■File handling Strip

■Selection Strip

■View Plane Strip

■Object Manipulation Strip

■View Manipulation Strip

Text-based menus

■File

■Edit

■View

■Settings

■Tools

Important:

Those users who customize the Adams View main text menu should be advised that this text menu's location is .gui.main.mmenu_menu.mbar_refresh. The Adams View main text menu for the Classic interface style remains .gui.main.mbar as it has been in previous releases. To learn more about customizing Adams View refer to Customizing Adams View.

File handling Strip

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Create New Model

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Save Database

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Redo

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Undo

Selection Strip

Select, clear the select list. Double click to display model.

View Plane Strip

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Set the view orientation in front

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Set the view orientation to right

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Set the view orientation to top

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Set the view to isometric

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Set the view plane to coincident with the xy plane of an object users select

Object Manipulation Strip

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Create Material

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Change Entity Color

This will allow you to change the entity color. Right click on the

button for more color option.

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Reposition objects relative to view coordinates

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Point-to-Point Tool - Translating from Initial Location to Another

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Align & Rotate Tool - Rotating Objects About or Along Grid or Features

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Mate Faces Tool - Positioning Objects by Aligning Faces

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Exact Position Tool - Moving Objects Exactly

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Using Object Position Handle

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Coordinate System Settings

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f(x) Tool

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) tool

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Moving Objects Using the Precision Move Dialog Box

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Create new group

View Manipulation Strip

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View Fit

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Dynamic Pick

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Center

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Rotate

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Dynamic Translate

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Dynamic Zoom

Ribbon: Tabbed icon

Bodies

Solids

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Flexible Bodies

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Discrete Flexible Link

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ViewFlex

Construction

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Booleans

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Features

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Connectors

Joints

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Fixed Joint Tool

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Revolute Joint Tool

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Translational Joint Tool

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Cylindrical Joint Tool

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Spherical Joint Tool

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Constant-Velocity Joint Tool

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Hooke/Universal Joint Tool

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Screw Joint Tool

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Planar Joint Tool

Primitives

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Parallel Axes Joint Tool

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Orientation Joint Tool

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Perpendicular Axes Joint Tool

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Inplane Joint Tool

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Inline Joint Tool

Couplers

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Gear Joint Tool

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Coupler Joint Tool

Special

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Point-Curve Constraint Tool

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2D Curve-Curve Constraint Tool

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General Constraint

Motions

Joint Motions

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Translational Motion Tool

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Rotational Motion Tool

General Motions

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Point Motion

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General Point Motion Tool

Forces

Applied Forces

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Single-Component Force tool

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Three-Component Force tool

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Six-Component General Force tool

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Single-Component Torque tool

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Three-Component Torque tool

Flexible Connections

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Bushing Tool

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Rotational Spring Damper

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Field Element Tool

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Translational Spring Damper Tool

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Beam

Special Forces

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Elements

Data Elements

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Data Element Create Curve

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Create/Modify String

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Create FEMDATA

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Data Element Create Plant Input

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Data Element Create Plant Output

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Data Element Create Plant State

System Elements

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Create/Modify State Variable

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Create/Modify Differential Equation

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Create/Modify Transfer Function

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Part Create Equation Linear State Equation

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Create/Modify General State Equation

Function

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Create a Function (Function Builder)

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Create a runtime Function (Function Builder)

Controls Toolkit

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Create/Modify Standard Controls Block

User Defined

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Create/Modify User Defined Element (UDE) Definition

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Create User Defined Element (UDE) Instance

Design Exploration

Design Variable

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Create/Modify Design Variable

Measures

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Object Measures

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Point-to-Point Measures

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Instrumentation

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Create a Request

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Create/Modify Sensor

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Create Run-Time Clearance

Design Evaluation

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Create Design Objective

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Optimize Objective Evaluate

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Create Design Constraint

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Optimize Constraint Evaluate

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Evaluate All With Default Analysis

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Design Evaluation Tools

Adams Insight

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Adams Insight Export

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Adams Insight Display

Plugins

Controls

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Controls

Vibration

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Vibration

Durability

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Durability

Mechatronics

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Mechatronics

Note:

Plugins located on this tab may be initially loaded by clicking the corresponding icon. To unload these plugins or to subsequently reload these plugins one must use the Plugin Manager located under the Tools menu. To learn more about the Plugin Manager, see section Loading and Unloading Plugins.

Machinery

Gear

■Create Gear Pair

■Planetary Gear

■Gear Output

Belt

■Create Pully

■Create Belt

■Belt Actuation Input

Chain

■Create Sprockets

■Create Chain

■Sprocket Actuation Input

Bearing

■Create Bearing

■Bearing Output

Cable

■Create Cable

Motor

■Create Motor

Cam

■Create Follower Motion

■Create Cam Profile

■Construct Cam System

Simulation

Setup

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Create/Modify Simulation Script

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Import ACF

Simulate

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Interactive Controls

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Scripted Controls

Results

Review

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Animation Controls

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Create Trace Spline

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Linear Modes Controls

Adams PostProcessor

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Adams PostProcessor

Model Browser

Browse

The browse tab is the default tab. It depicts a hierarchy of all the objects in the database. It has nine top level folders that contain the objects by type. The objects that do not fit into the first eight categories, are included in the "All Other" folder.

Groups

The Groups tab allows the user to gather database objects together.

Filters

The Filters tab enables you to create and save complex searches which can update dynamically.

To learn more about the model browser see section Model Browser.