Create and articulate a kinematic mechanism based on FE mesh using the Mechanism Browser.
From the menu bar, click Tools > Mechanism.
Restriction: Available
in the Abaqus, LS-DYNA,
Nastran, OptiStruct,
PAM-CRASH, and Radioss user profiles. The LS-DYNA and Radioss profiles include advanced workflows. For more
information, refer to Seatbelt System.
Restriction: Available in the LS-DYNA, Radioss, and OptiStruct user profiles.
You can undo and redo actions made in the Mechanism Browser using
the Undo and Redo commands on the Restore toolbar.
The Mechanism Browser consists of two panes. The first pane
displays the mechanism structure which consists of joints, bodies, and constraints.
The second pane displays the Entity Editor. Figure 1. Figure 2.
The following data is displayed in the Mechanism Browser:
Column
Description
Entity
Lists the mechanism, joints, bodies, and constraints in your
model.
ID
Displays the mechanism, joints, bodies, and constraints
IDs.
Type
Displays the joint or constraints type.
Color
Displays the joint and body entity colors.
Body color is
different from the component color set-up in the Model Browser. The body color is activated
when a body is in Review mode.
Lock level
Displays the lock level of a joint (green = free joint,
yellow = locked joint).
