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Create/Modify Torsional Joint Attachment

(Template Builder) Build → Attachments → Torsional Joint → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies a torsional joint.

For the option:	Do the following:
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Torsional Joint Name	If creating a torsional joint, enter a name for it. If modifying a torsional joint, enter its database name.
I Part	Enter the name of the part on which the torsional joint will act.
J Part	Enter the name of the part on which the torsional joint will react.
Type	Select one of the following: ■left/right - Define one of the torsional joints, and your template based product creates the corresponding opposite torsional joint. ■single - Define a non-symmetric torsional joint.
Torque Preload Z	Enter the initial translational torque loading on the torsional joint, defined along the Z axis of the torsional joint.
Rotational Stiffness XYZ	Enter the rotational stiffness along X Y and Z axis of the torsional joint.
Location Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Centered Between Coordinates ■Located Along An Axis ■Located On A Line ■Location Input Communicator If one or both of the I and J parts are flexible bodies, select one of the following: ■Delta Location From Coordinate ■Located At Flexible Body Node 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: ■Delta Orientation From Coordinate ■Parallel To Axis ■Oriented In Plane ■Orient To Zpoint-Xpoint ■Orient Axis To Point ■User entered values ■Orientation Input Communicator ■Toe/Camber See a Summary of Orientation Dependency Options.
	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.