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Modify Bumpstop

(Standard Interface) Right-click component → Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Modifies a bumpstop. Learn about Working with Bumpstops.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Bumpstop
Enter the Database name of a bumpstop.
Property File
Specify the property file that contains the force-deflection relationship for the bumpstop.

Select the "+" button to add a new property file to the list. Select the "-" button to remove one or more property files from the list.

If you specify an XML property file, the Impact Length option is disabled, and the "bumper height" is used as the Impact Length.

Learn About Bumpstop Property Files.
Clearance/
Impact Length
Select a method to specify when the bumpstop force activates:
■Clearance - Specify the distance the I Coordinate Reference can travel towards the J coordinate reference before the bumpstop force activates.
■Impact Length - Specify how close the I coordinate reference can approach the J coordinate reference before the bumpstop force activates.
Scale Factor
Enter a scale factor to be applied to the force function. The default is 1.0.
Symmetric
Enabled when you modify component pairs (or brothers):
■yes - Modify properties of both components in a pair.
■no - Only modify properties of the selected component.
When you modify a single component, this option is disabled because a single component is by nature asymmetric.
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:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn about Recording Comments.
Select to modify:
■TeimOrbit File Format property files in the Curve Manager.
■XML File Format property files in the Property File Editor.
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.
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