Creating the Driveline-Chassis Connection
To define the connection between the driveline and the chassis, you must create several components.
Creating a General Part
You now create a general part for the support bearing and all the connections needed to attach the driveline to the chassis template.
To create a general part:
1. Create the general part:
■General Part: support_bearing
■Type: single
■Location Dependency: Delta location from coordinate
■Coordinate Reference: hps_propshaft_intermediate
■Location: 0,0,0
■Orientation Dependency: Delta orientation from coordinate
■Construction Frame: cfs_propshaft_intermediate
■Orientation: 0,0,0
■Mass: 1
■Ixx: 1
■Iyy: 1
■Izz: 1
2. Select OK.
Creating a Mount Part
Create a mount part to be used as the J part during the creation of a bushing element between the support_bearing part and the chassis. During the assembly process, the chassis subsystem will replace this part.
To create a mount part:
1. Create the mount part:
■Mount Name: propshaft_support_to_body
■Coordinate Reference: hps_propshaft_intermediate
■From Minor Role: any
2. Select OK.
Creating Driveline Connections
You first create a construction frame to locate the bushing and the connection between the support bearing part and the front propshaft. Then you create a bushing between the support bearing part and the mount part for the chassis. Lastly, you create an inline joint between the support bearing and the front propshaft.
To create the construction frame:
1. Create the construction frame:
■Construction Frame: propshaft_support_to_bearing
■Type: single
■Location Dependency: Located on a line
■Coordinate Reference # 1: cfs_mid_front_propshaft
■Coordinate Reference # 2: hps_propshaft_intermediate
■Relative Location (%): 50
■Orientation Dependency: Orient to zpoint-xpoint
■Coordinate Reference # 1: cfs_mid_front_propshaft
■Coordinate Reference # 2: hps_propshaft_intermediate
■Axes: ZX
2. Select OK.
To create the bushing:
1. Create the bushing:
■Bushing Name: support_bearing
■I Part: ges_support_bearing
■J Part: mts_propshaft_support_to_body
■Type: single
■Inactive: never
■Preload: 0, 0, 0
■TPreload: 0, 0, 0
■Offset: 0, 0, 0
■Roffset: 0, 0, 0
■Geometry Length: 20
■Geometry Radius: 30
■Location Dependency: Delta location from coordinate
■Coordinate Reference: cfs_propshaft_support_to_bearing
■Location: 0, 0, 0
■Orientation Dependency: Delta orientation from coordinate
■Construction Frame: cfs_propshaft_support_to_bearing
■Orientation: 0, 0, 0
2. Select OK.
To create the joint:
1. Create the joint:
■Joint Name: support_bearing_to_propshaft_front
■I Part: ges_support_bearing
■J Part: ges_front_propshaft_2
■Type: single
■Joint Type: inline
■Active: always
■Location Dependency: Delta location from coordinate
■Coordinate Reference: cfs_propshaft_support_to_bearing
■Location: 0, 0, 0
■Location in: local
■Orientation Dependency: Delta orientation from coordinate
■Construction Frame: cfs_propshaft_support_to_bearing
■Orientation: 0, 0, 0
2. Select OK.
3. Save your work.