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Create/Modify Wheel

(Template Builder) Build → Wheel → New/Modify Shared Dialog Box

Creates or modifies a wheel. Learn about Wheels.

For the option:	Do the following:
Tips on Entering Object Names in Text Boxes. Tips on Entering File Names in Text Boxes.
Wheel Name	If creating a wheel, enter a name for it. If modifying a wheel, enter its database name.
Type	Select one of the following: ■left/right - Define one of the wheels, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite wheel. ■single - Define a nonsymmetric wheel.
Cm Offset	Enter the center of mass (cm) offset of the wheel part from the wheel location defined in Location Dependency. The center of mass will be located along the z-axis of the wheel; the z-axis orientation is defined in the Orientation.
Mass	Enter the mass of the wheel part.
Ixx Iyy	Enter values that define the Ixx and Iyy mass-inertia components of the wheel part.
Izz	Enter a value that defines the Izz mass-inertia component of the wheel part.
Wheel Center Offset (Optional)	Enter the offset of the wheel-center geometry along the z-axis of the wheel part.
Property File	If creating a wheel, note that the text box by default contains the file name <shared>/tires.tbl/mdi_tire01.tir. If modifying a wheel, specify a property file that contains the data for the tire.
High Performance	When selecting a PAC2002 tire property file, the High Performance mode allows the model to run at a high speed with a slight reduced accuracy, see High Performance switch in Adams Car.
Wheel Configuration	Select one of the following: ■Single / Dual Outside - Defines the wheel or (left/right wheel pair) to be the only, or outside wheel of a dual wheel configuration. ■Dual Inside - Defines the wheel or (left/right wheel pair) to be the inside wheel of a dual wheel configuration.
Outside Wheel	For "Wheel Configuration" = "Dual Inside", select the matching outside wheel.
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 See a Summary of Location Dependency Options.
Orientation Dependency	Select one of the following: ■Delta Orientation From Coordinate ■Parallel To Axis ■Oriented In Plane ■Orient To Zpoint-Xpoint ■Orient Axis Along Line ■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.