Adams Car Package > Shared Material > Dialog Box - F1 Help > Create/Modify Anti-Roll Bar

Create/Modify Anti-Roll Bar

(Template Builder) Build → Anti-Roll Bar → New/Modify
(Standard Interface) Adjust → Anti-Roll Bar

For the option:	Do the following:
Anti-Roll Bar Name	If creating an anti-roll bar, enter the name of the anti-roll bar. If modifying an anti-roll bar, enter its database name. Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes.
Type	If creating an anti-roll bar, select one of the following: ■left/right - Define either the left or the right anti-roll bar part, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite anti-roll bar part by default. ■single - Define a single anti-roll bar part.
If you select Method tab, Adams Car displays the following options:
Method	Select one of the following: ■Simple -The left and right rigid part are connected via a revolute joint and torsional spring. Supports only left/right symmetry type. ■Beam - Use for high fidelity modelling. Anti-Roll bar will be constructed using a series of rigid parts that are connected by beam forces. ■FE Part - Use FE part(s) to create an anti-roll bar.
If you select Beam Method, Adams Car displays the following option:
Beam Formulation	Select Linear, Nonlinear or String Beam Formulation type. For more information, see BEAM statements.
Material	Select the anti-roll bar material. Your template-based product determines the mass properties according to the density of the material you selected.
Geometry	Select Solid or Hollow (only circular cross-section supported).
Continuous	Select if you want to create continuous anti-roll bar for left/right symmetry type. If you select continuous option for simple method then left and right rigid bodies are connected via a revolute joint and torsional spring. If you select continuous option for beam method then a center part of type single will be created which will be connected to left and right parts by beam forces. This option is not available for FE part method.
Diameter	Specify the diameter of the anti-roll bar.
If you select Hollow Geometry, Adams Car displays the following option:
Wall Thickness	Specify the wall thickness of the anti-roll bar.
If you select Simple Method, Adams Car displays the following option:
Torsional Stiffness	Enter the torsional stiffness for the simple method anti-roll bar.
Damping Ratio (Stiffness)	Specify the fraction of the stiffness matrix that contributes to the damping matrix.
Damping Ratio (Mass)	Specify the fraction of the mass matrix that contributes to the damping matrix.
Sprung Mass %	Enter percentage contribution of part total mass into sprung mass. (Used only for SVC event)
If you select Centerline tab, Adams Car displays the following options:
Profile Definition	Select Table, Outline or B-Spline to specify the centerline profile of the anti-roll bar.
If you select Table profile, Adams Car displays the following options:
Insert	Will insert the specified numbers of row(s) into location table before the current selection.
Delete	Will delete the specified numbers of row(s) of location table from the current selection.
If you select Outline profile, Adams Car displays the following option:
Outline	Specify the database name of the outline.
If you select B-Spline profile, Adams Car displays the following option:
B-Spline	Specify the database name of the b-spline.
Color	Select a color for the anti-roll bar.
	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.