Ellipsoid
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If the Graphics panel is not currently displayed, select the desired graphic by
clicking on it in the Project Browser or in the modeling window.
The Graphics panel is automatically displayed.
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From the Connectivity tab, click the Body collector
(under Parent) and select a body from the modeling window, or double click the Body collector to open the
Model Tree (from which the desired body can be
selected).
Note: If the selected graphic is a pair entity, first distinguish between the Left and Right tabs in the panel, and then edit the properties. When defining a pair graphic, use pair entities for Body, Origin, etc.
- Click the Point collector (under Center) and select the origin point of the graphic from the modeling window or the Model Tree.
- Use the orientation options to orient the coordinate system.
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Define the properties of the ellipsoid graphic.
- Click the Properties tab.
- Enter the X, Y, and Z radius for the ellipsoid graphic based on the orientation axis set in the Connectivity tab.
- Click the MaterialProperty collector and select a material property to associate with the graphic.
Tip:- Activating the Material inside check box sets the normals such that the graphic will act like a solid object. This option applies to when a graphic is used within a contact entity.
- The refinement level sets the mesh coarseness level for HyperWorks. HyperWorks will use a tessellation scheme to represent the graphic object during solution. Refer to the <Post_Graphic MotionSolve statement for additional information.
- Click the Inertia Properties tab and review the mass and center of mass coordinates for the graphic.