Multibody Collectors Panel

Use the Multibody Collectors panel to generate new multibody collectors.

Location: Collectors toolbar

Multibodies are jointed bodies made up of multiple parts, and are often used to simulate crash test dummies and similar objects during crash analysis.

Create Subpanel

Option	Action
multibody name =	Specify a load collector name.
color	Select a color for the entity.
card image / no card image / same as	Select a card image. card image Select a card image. no card image Do not use a card image. same as Select a collector that already uses the desired card image.
center of gravity: N1	Select a node in the model to specify the multibody collector's center of gravity.
duplicate this system / use this system / use body's local system	Select a method for assigning a coordinate system to the multibody collector. duplicate this system Create a duplicate of an existing system that you select, and assign the duplicate to the new multibody collector. use this system Assign an existing system that you select to the new multibody collector. use body's local system Use each body's pre-assigned local system.

Update Subpanel

Option	Action
multibodies	Select the multibodies to modify.
color	Select a color for the entity.
card image = / no card image / same as	Select a card image. card image Select a card image. no card image Do not use a card image. same as Select a collector that already uses the desired card image.
center of gravity: N1	Select a node in the model to specify the multibody collector's center of gravity.
duplicate this system / use this system / use body's local system	Select a method for assigning a coordinate system to the multibody collector. duplicate this system Create a duplicate of an existing system that you select, and assign the duplicate to the new multibody collector. use this system Assign an existing system that you select to the new multibody collector. use body's local system Use each body's pre-assigned local system.

Command Buttons

Button	Action
create	Create the new collector.
create/edit	Create the new collector and open its associated card image in edit mode.
update	Update the selected collectors to use the current input settings.
update/edit	Update the selected collectors to use the current input settings, then open their associated card image in edit mode.
reset	Reset the selected collectors to their previous input values.
return	Exit the panel.