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Modify Bushing

(Standard Interface) Right-click component → Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Defines a bushing. Learn about Working with Bushings.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Bushing
Enter the Database name of a bushing.
If the bushing orientation was parameterized in the template, the following option menu is displayed:
Use default/User entered
Select the desired orientation mode. If you select "Use default", the orientation expression in the template will be used, and no further user input is required. If you select "User entered", the orientation method can then be selected. Choose one of:
■Euler Angles. Enter three orientation angles directly.
■Direction Vectors. Enter three values each to describe the bushing's X and Z vectors.
Preload
Linear Preload
Enter the initial translational force loading on the bushing, defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.
Torsional Preload
Enter the initial torsional force loading on the bushing, defined about the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.
Offset (disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file)
Linear Offset
Enter the initial translational displacement of the bushing, defined along the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.
Rotational Offset
Enter the initial rotational displacement of the bushing, defined about the defined along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis of the bushing.
Scale Factors
Stiffness Scale Factor (trans)
Enter the X, Y, Z translational scale factors for the stiffness components.
Stiffness Scale Factor (rot)
Enter the X, Y, Z rotational scale factors for the stiffness components.
Damping Scale Factor (trans)
Enter the X, Y, Z translational scale factors for the damping components.
Damping Scale Factor (rot)
Enter the X, Y, Z rotational scale factors for the damping components.
Tolerance
Tolerance in
Select one of the following:
■local - specifies the marker tolerance relative to the bushing's orientation
■global - specifies the marker tolerance relative to the model's orientation
Note: The I and J marker tolerance is always saved as a local offset relative to the bushing. You can specify the tolerance in the global coordinate system, but when you modify the bushing, you will see the tolerance values expressed in the bushing's local coordinates.
I Marker tolerance
Specify the I marker's X, Y, Z offset from the bushing location
J Marker tolerance
Specify the J marker's X, Y, Z offset from the bushing location
I Part Compliance (disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file)
I part compliance (bushings-in-series)
Select this toggle to activate a bushings-in-series calculation. This is used to represent the local compliance of the I part.
Property File I Part
Select a linear bushing property file (.lbu or .xml) to represent the local I part compliance.
Orient using
Select one of the following:
■Default: orient the I part compliance so that it matches the bushing’s orientation
■Euler Angles: orient the I part compliance using Euler angles
■Direction Vectors: orient the I part compliance by specifying the X and Z vectors
Euler Angles
Enter three rotation angles to define the I part compliance orientation
X Vector
Enter three values to define the X vector of the I part compliance
Z Vector
Enter three values to define the Z vector of the I part compliance
If the I part compliance is active, the following tab will be enabled:
J Part Compliance (disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file)
J part compliance (bushings-in-series)
Select this toggle to activate a bushings-in-series calculation. This is used to represent the local compliance of the J part.
Property File J Part
Select a linear bushing property file (.lbu or .xml) to represent the local J part compliance.
Orient using
Select one of the following:
■Default: orient the J part compliance so that it matches the bushing’s orientation
■Euler Angles: orient the J part compliance using Euler angles
■Direction Vectors: orient the J part compliance by specifying the X and Z vectors
Euler Angles
Enter three rotation angles to define the J part compliance orientation
X Vector
Enter three values to define the X vector of the J part compliance
Z Vector
Enter three values to define the Z vector of the J part compliance
Property File
Specify the property file that contains the force data for the bushing. If you supply I or J property files, a bushing-in-series calculation will be performed the next time the model's property files are read. See Bushings in Series for more information.

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.
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.
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.

This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.
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.

This button is disabled if an FMU is selected as the property file.
Learn about:
This button is displayed, if an FMU bushing property file is selected. Select this button to launch the FMU parameter dialog box, where any exposed FMU parameters can be modified.