Modify Loading

Loading Part

Enter the name of the loading you want to modify.

Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.

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

Loading Type

Display the type of loading either Cargo or Occupant.

If Loading Type is 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

Enabled if the general part's location was defined to be User Entered when created. Enter the x, y, and z values for the general part's location, separated by commas (for example, -100, 200, 50).

If the location was defined at creation time using a location expression, the Location text box is disabled and the location cannot be modified in Standard Interface.

Location defines the initial Cartesian coordinates of the origin of the part's Body Coordinate System (BCS) with respect to the Global Coordinate System (GCS).

Orient using

Select if you want to orient the general part using:

If you select Euler Angles, your template-based product enables the following option:

Euler Angles

Enter the three Euler angle values that define the general part's orientation.

If you select Direction Vectors, your template-based product enables the following options:

X Vector

Enter the x, y, and z values that define the direction of the x-vector along which the general part will be oriented.

Z Vector

Enter the x, y, and z values that define the direction of the z-vector along which the general part will be oriented.

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. Learn About Entering Mass Moments of Inertia.

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

Displays either Joint or Bushing.

You can modify the attachment from Bushing to Joint and vice a versa only for those loading objects for which bushing(s) has been defined while creating it in the template.

If attachment is Bushing, your template-based product displays the following options:

Bushing Name

Displays its database name.

You can modify the bushing by right click > point to its database name > select modify.

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.