Index

A

Angle measure

B

Binary files, described

Box tool, using

C

Clamping force

Command files, described

Contact tool, using

D

Database Navigator

spring force in

spring force measure in 1, 2

Database, creating

Design Evaluation Tools

Design process steps

use for latch model

Design requirements

Design study

plots resulting from

Design variables

creating 1, 2

modifying 1, 2, 3

reviewing values

Dialog-Box Builder, using

Down force value, modifying

Dynamic Pick tool, using

Dynamic Translate tool, using

E

Extrusion tool, using

F

Fit tool, using

Force

down force value

modifying, values

Force - Single-Component tool, using

Function Builder Measure, plot of

G

Geometry

extrusion 1, 2, 3, 4

Ground_Block, creating

H

Handle

Handle force, creating

Help, getting online

Hook

I

Icons, changing settings

Importing, physical test data

Information window, contents of

J

Joints

inplane joint primitive, described

revolute, described

L

Latch

design requirements

illustration of physical model

illustration of virtual model

Link tool, using

M

Measure

angle, creating

spring force, creating

O

Online help, about

Optimization

Overcenter_angle

graphical representation of

P

Physical test data

Pivot

Plate tool, using

Plot Builder, using

Plots

layout, modifying

Plotting window

modifying elements in

Point tool, using

R

Renaming

Reset tool, using

Revolute joint

Revolute joint tool, using

S

Saving

modeling database

Sensor

Simulation tool, using

Simulation, described

Slider

Spring force

creating measure of

Spring force measure

Starting Adams

in the UNIX environment

in the Windows environment

T

Tools

Dynamic Translate

Inplane Joint Primitive

Translational Spring-Damper

Translational Spring-Damper tool, using

U

Undo tool, using

Up force value, modifying

V

Virtual Test Data

W

Working grid

Working grid