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Create/Modify Spring

(Template Builder) Build → Forces → Spring → New/Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Creates or modifies a spring. Learn about springs.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Spring Name
If creating a spring, enter a name for it.
If modifying a spring, enter its database name.
The I and J parts can be general, mount, switch, or interface parts. Learn about Parts.
I Part
Enter the name of the I part on which the spring will act.
J Part
Enter the name of the J part on which the spring will act.
I Coordinate Reference
Enter a Coordinate Reference to locate the point on the I part at which the spring will act.
J Coordinate Reference
Enter a Coordinate Reference to locate the point on the J part at which the spring will act.
Preload/
Installed Length/
Use Hardpoints/
Ride Height
Select the desired install method:
■Preload - Enter the desired spring load at the current position of the I and J coordinate references.
■Installed Length - Enter the length of the spring at the current position of the I and J coordinate references.
■Use Hardpoints - Your template-based product disables the text box and displays the length of the spring, which equals the distance between the I and J coordinate references.
■Ride Height: Enter the desired Ride Height along with Ride Height Measure variable which represents current ride height of vehicle.
DM(iCoord,jCoord)
Select to display the displacement between the specified coordinate references.
Property File
Specify the property file that specifies the spring free length and force-displacement characteristic (either linear or nonlinear).
Color
Select a color for the spring graphic.
Spring Diameter
Select the diameter of the spring graphic. Note that the slider actually defines the ratio of the diameter to the length.
Note: Since the spring is not a part itself, and solely defines the force-displacement relationship between two parts, changing the spring graphic diameter does not translate into different spring properties.
Number of Coils
Select the number of coils for the spring graphic.
Note: Since the spring is not a part itself, and solely defines the force-displacement relationship between two parts, changing the number of coils does not translate into different spring properties.
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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