Creating the Front Differential
Before you can create the front differential, you must create a single hardpoint to locate the front differential, and a construction frame with the z-axis along the differential rotating axis. You then create the front differential and reduce the size of the icons so you can better see the differential.
To create a hardpoint:
1. From the Build menu, point to Hardpoint, and then select New.
2. In the Hardpoint Name text box, enter front_diff_ref.
3. Set Type to single.
4. In the Location text box, enter 0, 0, 0.
5. Select OK.
To create a construction frame:
1. From the Build menu, point to Construction Frame, and then select New.
2. In the Construction Frame text box, enter front_diff_ref.
3. Set Type to single.
4. Verify that Location Dependency is set to Delta location from coordinate.
5. Right-click the Coordinate Reference text box, point to Coordinate Reference, point to Guesses, and then select hps_front_diff_ref.
6. Note the following default settings:
■Location: 0, 0, 0
■Location in: local
■Orientation Dependency: User entered values
■Orientation using: Euler Angles
7. In the Euler Angles text box, enter 0, 90, 0.
8. Select OK.
To create the differential:
1. From the Driveline Components menu, point to COMPLEX COMPONENTS, and then select Entire Differential Unit.
2. In the Differential Center Reference text box, enter cfs_front_diff_ref.
3. Note the following default settings:
■Differential Name: front
■Side Gear Radius: 40
■Pinion Gear Radius: 30
■Ring Gear Outer Radius: 120
■Ring Gear Inner Radius: 60
4. For the rest of the options, set the following specifications:
■Ring Gear Offset: -50
■Ring Gear Geometry: Hypoid
■Mass: 10
■Ixx: 1e4
■Iyy: 1e4
■Izz: 1e4
5. Select OK.
To reduce the size of the icons:
1. From the Settings menu, select Icons.
2. In the New Size text box, enter 15.
3. Select OK.
To change the magnification of your assembly:
1. With the cursor in the center of the main window, type a lowercase z.
2. Hold down the left mouse button, and do either of the following:
■To enlarge the display of the assembly, or zoom in, move the cursor up.
■To shrink the display of the assembly, or zoom out, move the cursor down.
3. To exit zoom mode, release the mouse button.