Clicking on the System in the Project Browser opens a panel,
where you can make edits to the selections.
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Each system and assembly has a list of attachments that connect it to other
systems or assemblies. These are listed on the Attachments tab. You can modify
an attachment by highlighting it in the Attachments list and using the entity
collector to the right of the list.
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Select the Attachments tab.
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Click Add.
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In the dialog, specify a label and variable name.
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Select the attachment entity from the drop-down menu.
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Select Single only or Pair or
single for Type.
Note: Certain entities cannot be modeled in pairs so these options may
be disabled.
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Enter any notes.
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Click the Options tab.
A list of the options belonging to the current system is displayed. An
option is used to customize some type of modeling behavior. Options can perform
operations such as turning entities on or off, or converting systems from
compliant to non-compliant.
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Each system has a Compliant option by default. This option can be used to
toggle the state of joints within the system. Specify whether to make the system
compliant or non-compliant from the drop-down menu.
Selecting Yes makes all the compliant joints in the
system compliant while selecting No makes all compliant
joints non-compliant.
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Select the Initial Conditions tab.
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Enter values in the x, y, and z directions to set the initial
translational and rotational velocity of all bodies in the system.
Note: Initial conditions can be applied to any system in the model. The
initial conditions applied to a system are automatically applied to
its subsystems. If the initial conditions of a subsystem are set
separately, the settings override those of the system above it. Each
initial setting that is overridden by a subsystem is listed on the
right side of the parent system’s Initial Conditions tab.
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Select the System Translation tab.
If symmetry is on, system symmetry is maintained. If symmetry is off, the
entire system moves in the specified direction.
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Define a translation direction.
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Enter the distance to move the system along the coordinates in the
Translation distance text box.
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Click the Import/Export tab.
Note: Systems can be individually imported or exported from/to an
.mdl file. You can export the entire system,
including the topology information to the file, or you can export only the
model properties for reading into another model.
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Select the Export radio button.
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Browse to select a path and file name and click
Save.
In addition to converting compliant joints, MotionView
can turn other entities on or off in a system according to predefined system
settings. For example, MotionView can turn off specific
entities such as springs or stabilizer bars when the system is made
non-compliant.