Below are the steps for the Manual E-Line Creation method, in which you will be
creating connector locations by selecting single or multiple master and slave
components and providing various parameters. Select Manual in
Method. The panel displays, as shown below. Figure 1.
You can do the following operations in the panel -
Master Component(s) - select the master component
Slave Component(s) - select the respective slave component for interface
creation
Geometric Lines - select the geometric line for the selected components
Spacing and Search Distance- numerical value to define the spacing between
the connector placements
Interface Name - select and define a name for the interface
E-Line Type - drop down list to select the required line type. Line types
are -
Rattle
Squeak
Gap Direction - define the gap direction with respect to master component.
SnRD supports two directions, namely:
Normal to Master - where the gap direction is perpendicular to the
master component
In-plane to Master - where the gap direction is in plane, or is not
perpendicular to master component
Define the Contact Types based
on the Youngs' Modulus.
Create - after making the necessary selections, click
Create. This creates the connector locations in
the model.
Undo - you can revoke or undo the connectors created in the immediate
previous step.
