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Create/Modify Bushing Attachment

(Template Builder) Build → Attachments → Bushing → New/Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Creates or modifies a bushing. Learn about Working with Bushings.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Bushing Name
If creating a bushing, enter a name for it.
If modifying a bushing, enter its database name.
I Part
Enter the name of the part on which the bushing will act.
J Part
Enter the name of the part on which the bushing will react.
Type
Select one of the following:
■left/right - Define one of the bushings, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite bushing.
■single - Define a nonsymmetric bushing.
Inactive
Select if the bushing will become inactive in the kinematic mode. Generally, a bushing becomes inactive in kinematic mode if a joint is created which models the kinematic motion of the bushing, and you want to use the joint in place of the bushing in the Analysis of the system.
Geometry Length
Enter the length of the bushing geometry graphic.
Geometry Radius
Enter the radius of the bushing geometry graphic.
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:
If one or both of the I and J parts are flexible bodies, select one of the following:
If you select Delta Location From Coordinate, you must specify the node(s) of the flexible body at which you wish to react the attachment loads. The attachment location does not have to be coincident with the selected node(s). Note that you may select more than one node to react the load (C++ Solver only).

If you select Located At Flexible Body Node, the attachment will be reacted at the selected node. It will be located at the selected node and offset by the vector you specify, relative to the flexible body's Local Body Reference Frame. Note that you may only select one node.

See a Summary of Location Dependency Options.
If you set Location Dependency to Delta location from coordinate and one or both of the parts are flexible bodies, the following option is shown:
Selected Node, Closest Node, Closest Interface Node
Select the method to define the attachment reaction node(s). If you select Selected Node, you must specify the node(s) manually, and the attachment will be hardcoded to these node IDs. If you select Closest Node, an expression will be used to parameterize the attachment to the closest node on the flexible body. If you select Closest Interface Node, an expression will be used to parameterize the attachment to the closest interface node on the flexible body.
Orientation Dependency
Select one of the following:
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.
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 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
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.
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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