*CoilSpringPair()

Creates a coil spring pair.

Syntax

*CoilSpringPair(spring_name,"spring_label",body_1, body_2, point_1, point_2)

Arguments

spring_name: The variable name of the coil spring pair.; Data type: varname
spring_label: The descriptive label of the coil spring pair.; Data type: label
body_1: The first body or body pair attached to the coil spring pair.; Data type: Body or BodyPair
body_2: The second body or body pair attached to the coil spring pair.; Data type: Body or BodyPair
point_1: The point or point pair at which the coil spring pair connects to body_1 .; Data type: Point or PointPair
point_2: The point or point pair at which the coil spring pair connects to body_2 .; Data type: Point or PointPair

Example

*BodyPair(b_lca, "LCA", p_lca_cm)
*Body(b_frame, "Frame", p_frame_cm)
*PointPair(p_spr_upr, "Spring @ frame")
*PointPair(p_spr_lwr, "Spring @ lca")
*CoilSpringPair(spring, "Coil Spring", b_lca, 
 b_frame, 
 p_spr_upr, 
 p_spr_lwr)

Context

*BeginMdl()

*DefineAnalysis()

*DefineSystem()

Properties

Table 1.
Property	Returns Data Type	Description
b1	BodyPair	The first body pair to which the coil spring pair is attached.
b2	BodyPair	The second body pair to which the coil spring pair is attached.
i	MarkerPair	The marker pair on b1.
j	MarkerPair	The marker pair on b2.
l	CoilSpring	Left coil spring.
label	string	The descriptive label of the coil spring pair.
p1	PointPair	The point pair at which the coil spring pair is attached to b1.
p2	PointPair	The point pair at which the coil spring pair is attached to b2.
r	CoilSpring	Right coil spring.
state	boolean	Control state (TRUE or FALSE).
varname	string	The variable name of the coil spring pair.

Comments

The individual springs of a *CoilSpringPair() can be referred to as spring_name.l (left coil spring) and spring_name.r (right coil spring).