Create/Modify Loading

Loading Name

If creating a Loading object, enter a new name.

If modifying a Loading object, enter loading part database name.

Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.

If you select Part tab, your template-based product displays the following options:

Loading Type

Select one of the following:

If you set Loading Type to Occupant, your template-based product displays the following option:

Location Type

Select one of the following:

If you set Location Type to h-point, your template-based product displays the following options:

Occupant Type

Select one of the following:

H-Point to CG Distance

Enter the x, y, and z values of the CG offset.

Location Dependency

Select one of the following:

Orientation Dependency

Select one of the following:

Mass

Enter the mass of the loading part.

Ixx/Iyy/Izz

Enter the values that define the moments of inertia components of the loading part. The inertia reference frame is parallel to BCS at the center of mass (CM) location.

Off-Diagonal Terms

Select to display and undisplay the Ixy/Izx/Iyz text boxes.

If you select Off-Diagonal Terms, your template-based product displays the following options:

Ixy/Izx/Iyz (optional)

Display/enter the values that define the products of inertia components of the loading part. The inertia reference frame is parallel to BCS at the center of mass (CM) location.

CM Location Relative to Part (optional)

Enter the x, y, and z values of the location offset. You can offset the center of mass and inertia markers of the loading part a specified distance from the loading part's Body Coordinate System location. Learn about Markers.

This field will be non-editable if you select Location type as h-point.

If you select Attachment tab, your template-based product displays the following options:

Attachment

Select one of the following:

If template major role is loading, your template-based product displays the following option:

Matching Name

Enter identifier for this input. Identifier must be identical to a matching name identifier for the corresponding output communicator. If left blank, the matching name defaults to the loading name.

If template major role is loading, your template-based product displays the following option:

Attachment Part

Enter the name of the part on which the attachment will act/react.

If you select Bushing, your template-based product displays the following options:

Add Bushing

Select to add additional bushing between loading and mount (attachment) part

Bushing Suffix

Enter the suffix for bushing. Suffix will be appended to loading name for creating a bushing.

If modifying, your template-based product displays the following option:

Bushing Name

Enter the suffix for bushing. Suffix will be appended to loading name for creating a bushing.

If modifying, your template-based product displays the following option:

Bushing Name

Displays its database name.

Preload

Enter the initial translational force loading on the bushing, defined along the x-, y-, and z-axis of the bushing.

Tpreload

Enter the initial torsional force loading on the bushing, defined about the x-, y-, and z-axis of the bushing.

Offset

Enter the initial translational displacement of the bushing, defined along the x-, y-, and z-axis of the bushing.

Roffset

Enter the initial rotational displacement of the bushing, defined about the x-, y-, and z-axis of the bushing.

Property File

If creating a bushing, note that the text box by default contains the file mdids://acar_shared/bushings.tbl/mdi_0001.bus. You can use this file or select another one from your databases.

If modifying a bushing, specify the property file that contains the force data for the bushing.

Location Dependency

Select one of the following:

Orientation Dependency

Select one of the following:

Select to modify:

While either tool is active, you cannot perform operations in the main window. After exiting either tool, you can resume working in the main window.

Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.

Learn about:

Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:

Learn about Recording Comments.