Creating Pinion Geometry
You now create construction frames at the end of the front and rear propshafts. Adams Driveline uses these construction frames to create geometry for the pinion and joints between the propshafts and the chassis.
To create the construction frames:
1. Create a construction frame for the front pinion:
■Construction Frame: propshaft_to_diffcase_front
■Type: single
■Location Dependency: Delta location from coordinate
■Coordinate Reference: hps_propshaft_to_diffcase_front
■Location: 0, 0, 0
■Location in: local
■Orientation Dependency: Orient axis along line
■Coordinate Reference # 1: cfs_mid_front_propshaft
■Coordinate Reference # 2: hps_propshaft_to_diffcase_front
■Axis: Z
2. Select Apply.
3. Create a construction frame for the rear pinion using the same specifications used for the construction frame for the front pinion, except for:
■Construction Frame: propshaft_to_diffcase_rear
■Coordinate Reference: hps_propshaft_to_diffcase_rear
■Coordinate Reference # 1: cfs_mid_rear_propshaft
■Coordinate Reference # 2: hps_propshaft_to_diffcase_rear
4. Select OK.
To create geometry for the front and rear pinions:
1. From the Build menu, point to Geometry, point to Frustum, and then select New.
2. Create the front frustum:
■Frustum Name: front_pinion
■General Part: ges_front_propshaft_1
■Construction Frame: cfs_propshaft_to_diffcase_front
■Method: scaled off variable
■Pitch Radius PV: pvs_ring_gear_offset_front
■Pitch/Top Ratio: 0.9
■Length: 40
■Color: dark gray
3. Clear the selection of Calculate Mass Properties of General Part.
4. Select Apply.
5. Create the rear frustum using the same specifications used for the front frustum, except for:
■Frustum Name: rear_pinion
■General Part: ges_rear_propshaft_2
■Construction Frame: cfs_propshaft_to_diffcase_rear
■Pitch Radius PV: pvs_ring_gear_offset_rear
6. Select OK.
Save your work:
1. From the File menu, select Save.
2. If you’ve already performed a save operation, click Yes to create a backup.