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Adams 2008 r1
Release Guide
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CorporateMSC.Software Corporation2 MacArthur PlaceSanta Ana, CA 92707
USATelephone: (800) 345-2078FAX: (714) 784-4056
EuropeMSC.Software GmbHAm Moosfeld 1381829 MunichGERMANY
Telephone: (49) (89) 43 19 87 0Fax: (49) (89) 43 61 71 6
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Disclaimer This documentation, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used only in
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MSC.Software Corporation reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained
in this document without prior notice.
The concepts, methods, and examples presented in this text are for illustrative and educational purposes only,
and are not intended to be exhaustive or to apply to any particular engineering problem or design. MSC.Software
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C o n t e n t s
Adams 2008 r1 Release Guide
Preface
Welcome to Adams 2008 r1 vi
About MSC.Software viiOverview vii
About Virtual Product Development and Adams vii
Technical Support viii
Web viii
Phone and Fax ix
Email ix
Training ix
Internet Resources xi
1 What’s New
Overall Product Improvements 2
What’s New 3Adams/Car 3
Adams/Car Ride 5
Adams/Chassis 6
Adams/Controls 7
Adams/Driveline 9
Adams/Durability 9
Adams/Engine 12
Adams/Flex 14Adams/SmartDriver 23
Adams/Solver (C++ and FORTRAN) 24
Adams/Tire 27
Adams/Vibration 29
Adams/View 29
2 Running Adams ProductsStarting Adams Products 38
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Starting Adams Products on UNIX 38
Starting Adams Products on Windows 39
Setting Preferences 40
Setting Preferences on UNIX 40
Setting Preferences on Windows 40
Setting Your Working Directory 41
3 Getting Help
Tool Tips 44
Online Help 45
Versions of Web Browsers 46
Accessing the Online Help 47
Searching 49
Printing 49
Index 49
Tutorials and Examples 50
4 Supported Versions of Integration Products
Support for Easy5 and MATLAB 52
Easy5 52
MATLAB 52
Supported Versions of Integration Products 53
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Preface
Adams 2008 r1 Release Guide
Preface
Welcome to Adams 2008 r1 vi
About MSC.Software vii
Technical Support viii
Internet Resources xi
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Welcome to Adams 2008 r1
Thank you for purchasing Adams 2008 r1 products. The Adams 2008 r1
®
is motion simulation softwarefor analyzing the complex behavior of mechanical assemblies. With it, you can test virtual prototypes and
optimize designs for performance, safety, and comfort, without having to build and test numerous
physical prototypes.
The major aspects of Adams include the ability to transfer loads and motion information from Adams to
MD Nastran for stress, durability, vibration and harshness analysis.
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viiPrefaceAbout MSC.Software
About MSC.Software
Overview
MSC.Software Corporation is the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools,
including simulation software and professional services. MSC.Software helps companies make money,
save time, and reduce costs associated with designing, testing, producing, and supporting manufactured
products.
MSC.Software works with thousands of companies worldwide, in hundreds of industries, to develop
better products faster by using information technology, software, and services to enhance and automatethe product design and manufacturing process. Simulating your product performance reduces
development costs, time to market, and warranty costs.
About Virtual Product Development and Adams
You’ve heard it before: manufacturing companies today face intense global competition, demanding
customers, fragmented markets, increasing product complexity, compressed product cycles, price and
profit pressures, strict regulatory and liability environments, systems integration and supply chain issues,
skyrocketing costs of testing and physical prototyping, and on and on…
What you don’t often hear, though, is a strategy for enabling your company to improve your new product
development process to meet these challenges.
Whether you are delivering airplanes, automobiles, ships, biomedical devices, golf clubs or children’s
toys to your customers, MSC.Software’s goal is to help you improve your new product development
process, allowing you to be significantly better at your concept development, design, testing, and production activities through the application of VPD.
VPD is an environment that uses an integrated combination of both simulation software technology and
traditional techniques to design, test, manufacture, and support products. The result is that cost-effective
designs that meet all performance, safety, durability, and reliability requirements can be brought to
market in less time and for less cost.
Adams, as part of VPD, is focused on enhancing your ability to make better product development
decisions, explore innovative design alternatives, and consistently get the product right. It is the world'smost widely used mechanical system simulation software. It enables you to produce virtual prototypes,
realistically simulating the full-motion behavior of complex mechanical systems on your computers and
quickly analyzing multiple design variations until an optimal design is achieved. This reduces the number
of costly physical prototypes, improves design quality, and dramatically reduces product development
time.
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Technical SupportFor help with installing or using an MSC.Software product, contact your local technical support services.
Our technical support provides the following services:
• Resolution of installation problems
• Advice on specific analysis capabilities
• Advice on modeling techniques
• Resolution of specific analysis problems (e.g., fatal messages)
• Verification of code error.
If you have concerns about an analysis, we suggest that you contact us at an early stage.
You can reach technical support services on the web, by telephone, or e-mail.
Web
Go to the MSC.Software website at www.mscsoftware.com, and click on Support. Here, you can find
a wide variety of support resources including application examples, technical application notes, availabletraining courses, and documentation updates at the MSC.Software Training, Technical Support, and
Documentation web page.
In addition, we provide several excellent sources of online information:
• Knowledge Base - Find solutions to problems in this repository of troubleshooting tips,
examples, and frequently asked questions. To access the knowledge base, go to:
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/• VPD Community - The VPD community is where to go when you are looking for peer support,
as well as technical expertise. Many of our consultants, developers, and technical support staff
monitor the forums. To sign up for the forums, go to:
http://forums.mscsoftware.com
Then:
• To view the Adams discussions, select Adams.
• To view product alerts and company news and events, select MSC News.
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ixPrefaceTechnical Support
Phone and Fax
Send a detailed description of the problem to the email address below. You should receive an
acknowledgement that your message was received, followed by an email from one of our Technical
Support Engineers.
Training
The MSC Institute of Technology is the world's largest global supplier of CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM training
products and services for the product design, analysis and manufacturing market. We offer over 100
courses through a global network of education centers. The Institute is uniquely positioned to optimize
your investment in design and simulation software tools.
Our industry experienced expert staff is available to customize our course offerings to meet your uniquetraining requirements. For the most effective training, The Institute also offers many of our courses at our
customer's facilities.
United StatesTelephone: (800) 732-7284
Fax: (714) 784-4343
United KingdomFrimley, Camberley
Surrey, United Kingdom
Telephone: (44) (1276) 60 19 00
Fax: (44) (1276) 69 11 11
Munich, Germany
Telephone: (49) (89) 43 19 87 0Fax: (49) (89) 43 61 71 6
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: (03)-6911-1200Fax: (03)-6911-1201
Rome, Italy
Telephone: (390) (6) 5 91 64 50
Fax: (390) (6) 5 91 25 05
Paris, France
Telephone: (03)-6911-1200
(03)-6911-1201
Moscow, Russia
Telephone: (7) (095) 236 6177Fax: (7) (095) 236 9762
Gouda, The Netherlands
Telephone: (31) (18) 2543700Fax: (31) (18) 2543707
Madrid, Spain
Telephone: (34) (91) 5560919
Fax: (34) (91) 5567280
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The MSC Institute of Technology is located at:
2 MacArthur Place
Santa Ana, CA 92707Phone: (800) 732-7211
Fax: (714) 784-4028
The Institute maintains state-of-the-art classroom facilities and individual computer graphics laboratories
at training centers throughout the world. All of our courses emphasize hands-on computer laboratory
work to facility skills development.
We specialize in customized training based on our evaluation of your design and simulation processes,
which yields courses that are geared to your business.
In addition to traditional instructor-led classes, we also offer video and DVD courses, interactive
multimedia training, web-based training, and a specialized instructor's program.
Course Information and Registration
For detailed course descriptions, schedule information, and registration call the Training Specialist at
(800) 732-7211 or visit www.mscsoftware.com.
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xiPrefaceInternet Resources
Internet Resources
MSC.Software (www.mscsoftware.com)
MSC.Software corporate site with information on the latest events, products and services for the
CAD/CAE/CAM marketplace.
MSC.Software Store (store.mscsoftware.com)
store.mscsoftware.com is a virtual marketplace where clients can find engineering expertise, and
engineers can find the goods and services they need to do their job
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Chapter 1: What’s New
Adams 2008 r1 Release Guide
1What’s New
Overall Product Improvements 2
What’s New 3
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Adams 2008 r1 Release GuideOverall Product Improvements
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Overall Product ImprovementsSome highlights of the Adams 2008 r1 release include:
New Capabilities
• 3D Contact is now enhanced to support contact between modal flexible bodies and solid
geometry when using Adams/Solver (C++).
• Adams/Car capabilities have been extended and usability improved with General Actuation
Analysis (GAA), a new Road Builder for analytical roads, as well as a consolidation of
suspension testrigs.
• Adams/SmartDriver has been enhanced with a utility for path planning which support corner-
cutting, a new discrete GSE implementation for improved accuracy at larger output steps, and
capability for driving backwards.
• Quantitative Ride Index measures in Adams/Car Ride are handy for quantifying ride quality and
assessing vibration impact on occupants.
• Hiller-Anantharaman STIFF integrator (HASTIFF) with SI1 and SI2 formulations requires
fewer function evaluations to converge and has improved stability at small time steps.
• New DELAY run-time function is available in Adams/Solver (C++) can be used to introduce
signal and actuator delays in controller models.
Performance
• Faster animation speed for flexible bodies and modal force contouring helps you visualize your
results sooner.
• 64-bit support on Windows and Linux platforms combined with improved processing speed
when importing XML results files help to make large scale models more easy to deal with.
• Parallel processing support for Adams/Tire results in faster run times on multi-CPU machines
when using SMP with Adams/Solver (C++).
Other Additions
• Adams/Tire 3D tire modeling technology is suitable for use on uneven road surfaces.
• A new command line utility, MNFXFORM, is useful for mirroring a flexible body MNF, or
transforming/rotating the flexible body coordinate system.
• New documentation added for plugins and usability enhancements.
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What’s NewThe following are highlights of additions to existing products. For Known Issues and updated Release
Notes, look for Adams 2008 r1 on the Support site
http://support.mscsoftware.com
Adams/Car • General Actuation Analysis
• Road Builder for Analytical Roads
• Consolidation of Suspension Testrigs
• SmartDriver Path Planning (1-55043956)
• Plugin Documentation and Enhancement (1-38696031)
General Actuation Analysis
Beginning in Adams 2008 r1, we are introducing a new functionality called General Actuation Analysis
(GAA). You will discover that the interface for GAA saves a lot of time over manual approaches you mayhave used in the past. It helps you to define all the necessary inputs for actuator-driven analysis by
selecting actuators from the model and input files from a database to control the simulation. Base
functionality uses familiar components making it simpler to:
• Perform actuation analysis on assemblies
• Create and modify RPC request map files in a much easier fashion with a Request Map Editor
• Create and modify actuator setting files (actuator input files) to import/export actuator settings
• Modify actuator parameters in an assembly
• Activate/Deactivate Actuators from within an Actuator Table
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-58133558.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-58133558
Road Builder for Analytical Roads
A new tab Road Generator has been added to the Road Builder which allows you to:
• Create roads from scratch or import data
• View road in a table and graphically as well.
• Export Points to Data Table for use in spreadsheet programs
• Create multiple segments and append them to one another
• Enter math functions to describe segments
Using the Road Generator you create analytical road data from multiple segments, each segment
representing predefined types, including:
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• Linear
• Curvature
• Transition
• User Function
• User Points
The transition segment allows bridging of gaps and closing the road profile. User point segment allows
for easy pasting from a spreadsheet. The resulting road profile is a concatenation of the segments you
have defined and can be visualized as shell graphics.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-60528922.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-60528922
Consolidation of Suspension Testrigs
Additional capabilities have been added to the suspension testrigs to help reduce the amount of user
customization needed to control suspension setup(s).
Parallel Travel
• Vertical Setup Mode
You can select the mode (wheel center or contact patch) during setup phase (time=0). Useful
when including an adjustable force.
• Control Mode of Wheel Displacement for
You can select the control mode (absolute or relative) of vertical displacement during analysis
phase. The desired displacement is then considered as the relative displacement with respect to
the setup phase.
Roll Analysis
Vertical Mode can be set to Force or Length. If set to 'Length' for roll analysis, the vertical displacement
of the table center is fixed.
Dynamic Analysis
Tire forces (Cornering, Braking, Traction, etc.) can be defined as solver function expressions.
SmartDriver Path Planning (1-55043956)
With Adams 2008 r1 we are providing a tool to help you build a path around a closed road course that
approximates the optimum or fastest path for a given vehicle. Given a road, this new tool will pre-
calculate the optimal path, based on your input parameters such as corner cutting coefficient.
This tool can be accessed from the Standard User Interface in Adams/Car:
Simulate -> Full Vehicle Analysis -> Path Optimization
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What’s New
Supported Inputs
Adams roads (.rdf, .xml)
Driver road (.drd)
Output
Driver road (.drd)
See Adams/SmartDriver section for further details.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-60781941.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-60781941
Plugin Documentation and Enhancement (1-38696031)
New documentation has been added for plugins which you can find in the Adams Help System under
Learning Basics -> Setting Up Adams/View -> Plugins. Some usability enhancements have also been
made so that user plugins are easier to manage when integrating with vertical applications and dealing
with site and private search paths.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-61035523.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-61035523
Adams/Car Ride
Quantitative Ride Index Measures
With this release we are introducing a means of measuring and quantifying the ride quality of a vehicle
and for assessing vibration impact on occupants. When the Adams/Car Ride plugin is loaded, new dialog boxes are available to estimate ISO Ride Index:
Ride -> Full-Vehicle Analysis -> ISO Ride Index...
Ride -> Full-Vehicle Vibration Analysis -> ISO Ride Index...
New functions have been added to the Function Builder under the Misc. Functions category:
RIDE_WARMS
RIDE_INDEX
RIDE_WEIGHTING
POWA
The RIDE_WARMS (RIDE Weighted Acceleration RMS) and RIDE_INDEX functions return real
arrays and are to be used with results from time domain or frequency domain analyses.
RIDE_WEIGHTING and POWA are utility functions useful for creating 1/3 octave frequencies and
validating ISO weighting curves.
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What’s New
To calculate Ride Index for Full-Vehicle Analysis:
1. From the Ride menu, point to Full-Vehicle Analysis, and then select ISO Ride index.
2. Press F1 and then follow the instructions in the dialog box help for ISO Ride Index.
3. Select OK .
To calculate Ride Index for Full-Vehicle Vibration Analysis:
1. From the Ride menu, point to Full-Vehicle Vibration Analysis, and then select ISO Ride index.
2. Press F1 and then follow the instructions in the dialog box help for ISO Ride Index.
3. Select OK .
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-59580851.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-59580851
Adams/Chassis
Road Builder for Analytical Roads
A new tab Road Generator has been added to the Road Builder which allows you to:
• Create roads from scratch or import data
• View road in a table and graphically as well.
• Export Points to Data Table for use in spreadsheet programs
• Create multiple segments and append them to one another
• Enter math functions to describe segments
Notes: • Adams/Car Ride follows the guidelines set in ISO 2631-1:1997(E) for quantifying
whole-body vibrations in relation to human health and comfort. The frequency
weighting and vibrations in more than one direction and at more than one point are
combined as suggested by ISO.
• For convenience two new markers have been added to the full vehicle assembly,
one at the driver seat location and another at the passenger seat location. A general
outline of their use is as follows: Using Adams/Car Ride, you would open a full
vehicle four-post assembly. Run time-domain or frequency-domain analysis with
4-post testrig excitation of your choice. Use the function builder to calculate (by
way of the marker's acceleration requests) the Weighted Acceleration RMS
(WARMS) values and/or various Point Vibration Total Values (PVTV) and OverallVibration Total Value (OVTV). Then make use of ISO guide (Appendix B: health,
Appendix C: comfort and perception) to find effects of vibration on health,
comfort and perception.
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What’s New
Using the Road Generator you create analytical road data from multiple segments, each segment
representing predefined types, including:
Linear Curvature
Transition
User Function
User Points
The transition segment allows bridging of gaps and closing the road profile. User point segment allows
for easy pasting from a spreadsheet. The resulting road profile is a concatenation of the segments youhave defined and can be visualized as shell graphics.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-60528922.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-60528922
Adams/Controls• Support for MATLAB R2007b
• Support for Linear Matrices in Easy5 Extension Block (1-61356762)
• MATLAB/RTW Setup Simplification for Control System Import (1-62728811)
• DELAY Function
Support for MATLAB R2007b
MATLAB
The supported version of MATLAB is R2007b (MATLAB 7.5, Simulink 7.0). Please note that some
platforms supported in the past are no longer supported by The MathWorks in MATLAB R2007b and
beyond.
For more information on MATLAB platforms and compatibility, see
http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/previous_releases.html
http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/roadmap.html
Tip: If you want to co-simulate with MATLAB and you are running Adams/Controls on one of
the platforms that is not supported by MATLAB, use TCP/IP communication. This allows
Adams/Controls to communicate with MATLAB even though the codes are running on
different platforms. Please refer to Adams/Controls help to learn more about TCP/IP
communication using the Adams Daemon Process (adams_daemon.py).
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Support for Linear Matrices in Easy5 Extension Block (1-61356762)
In order to simplify the Easy5 model and prevent the need to swap linear blocks for a non-linear block,
the Easy5 extension block (AD) now supports linear matrices in addition to the Function Evaluation and
Co-Simulation options. These linear models require the A, B, C (and if available D) matrices (typicallyexported from Adams) in the Easy5 working directory and are solved completely within Easy5 (i.e, not
co-simulation with Adams).
MATLAB/RTW Setup Simplification for Control System Import (1-62728811)
A new MATLAB function (setup_rtw_for_adams) has been added to simplify the setup of
MATLAB/Real-Time Workshop (RTW) for Adams/Controls System Import. This function can be
submitted on command line in MATLAB to create the local Adams/Controls .tlc and .tmf files.
The old method using process.py is still available, as process.py has not been removed -- this new matlab
function is a wrapper for it that also handles all of the tedious tasks. In other words, the use of process.py
is unchanged -- you can still run process.py the old way.
The MATLAB script detects the current version of MATLAB and sets up the environment variable
MATLAB_ROOT (preserving the old value if this is already set) and then runs process.py with the
appropriate flag. If desired, you user can also run the command with an argument to pick a different
version of MATLAB to make the files. (e.g., setup_rtw_for_adams('75'))
You can also get help in MATLAB by typing:
help setup_rtw_for_adams
Help for process.py can be provided by typing:
setup_rtw_for_adams('h')
(or any other value that is not recognized as a version flag).
DELAY Function
With this release a new simplified method for introducing delays in function expressions has been added
to Adams/Solver. The DELAY function can be used for modeling signal and actuator delays in
controllers.
See the Adams/Solver (C++ and FORTRAN) (or Adams/View) section for further details about the
DELAY function.
For an example and more details, see Knowledge Base Article 1-57632260.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-57632260
Note: Adams/Controls supports MATLAB R2006b and R2007b, with some exceptions: MATLAB
7.1 (R14SP3) is only supported on HPUX, as this was the last version available for this platform. MATLAB R2007b does not support Control System Import on Solaris, since
MATLAB only supports 64-bit platforms, and a 32-bit library cannot be generated for Adams.
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What s New
Adams/Driveline
MaintenanceThis release of Adams/Driveline is primarily a maintenance release.
Adams/Durability• Modal Velocity Export (1-63200603)
• FEMDATA Support for Flex-Body Contact
Modal Velocity Export (1-63200603)
The following dialog boxes have been updated with an Include modal velocities checkbox:
Durability -> FE Modal Export
NASTRAN Modal Export
ANSYS Modal Export
Durability -> FE-Fatigue
FE-Fatigue Export
You can select to include modal velocities along with modal deformations in the exported file. If not
selected, only the modal deformations are included in the exported file.
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
mdi durability export_q &analysis = .model_1.v08r1 &flex_body = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &file_name = "v08r1_test_nastran_vel_output2.mdf" &format = nastran &native = yes &addvelo = yes &remove1g = yes &start_time = 0.3 &end_time = 0.4 &skip_step = 2
mdi durability export_q &analysis = .model_1.v08r1 &flex_body = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &file_name = "v08r1_test_ansys_vel.out" &format = ansys &native = no &basis = orthonormal &
addvelo = yes
Note: The above dialog boxes support modal velocity export for time-domain simulation results.
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FEMDATA Support for Flex-Body Contact
The majority of flexible bodies used in flex-body contact are usually created for the purposes of studying
motion or system loads and typically do not have sufficient enough modal content to accurately capturecontact stress distributions. By using FEMDATA you can generate load cases from Adams that can be
used for subsequent stress recovery in your finite element package (Nastran, Ansys, etc.). Contact
Incidents for the flexible body (or Node Incidents data if available) will be written to the FEMDATA
output file, in the supported file formats.
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
!-----------------------------------------------------------------
! Create FEMDATA for loads on flexible body!-----------------------------------------------------------------output_control create femdata &
femdata_name = .model_1.FEMDATA_1 &adams_id = 1 &output_type = loads_on_flex &flex_body = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &no_inertia = no &file_name = "flex_body_loads.dat" &start = 0.21 &end = 0.211
!-----------------------------------------------------------------! Use ANSYS format for output of FEM loads!-----------------------------------------------------------------output set output model = .model_1 loads = ansys
Sample output for Contact Incidents:
Loading Points are from Contact Incidents when results file does not contain node incidents, like this:
output set results model=.model_1 contact_incidents=on node_incidents=off! ******** A N S Y S ********! ****** LOADS DATA SET FRAGMENT ******! Load File Created From Adams Analysis! TO BE MERGED WITH ANSYS INPUT FILE!! Created: Mon Feb 25 11:40:37 2008! Number of Load Cases: 2! Units: Mass = kg! Length = mm
! Force = newton! Time = sec! *************************************!! Load Point Information (Global Reference Frame):! Node ID Adams ID X Y Z Marker Label! -------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------! 1 3 0.00000e+000 5.00000e+001 5.00000e+001 MARKER_3! 147 1 1.00000e+003 5.00000e+001 5.00000e+001 MARKER_1!! NOTE: Replace these Contact Incidents with node IDs at specified location:! CI ID X Y Z (wrt FEM CS)! CI1 4.13111e+002 9.85295e+001 3.00048e+001!! LOAD CASE = 1
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!TIME,2.10000e-001FDEL, ALLACEL,1.04214e+004,-3.46427e+004,1.94250e+003OMEGA,3.48444e-002,-4.81997e-003,-9.34180e-001DOMEGA,-2.59679e+001,5.32941e+000,2.09596e+002F, 1, FX,-4.21184e+002F, 1, FY,1.99692e+003F, 1, FZ,-5.43325e+001F, 1, MX,5.06744e+004F, 1, MY,4.86461e+004F, 1, MZ,5.69669e-001F, 147, FX,-8.40605e+000F, 147, FY,2.55870e+003
F, 147, FZ,4.83245e-001F,CI1, FX,4.23024e+002F,CI1, FY,-2.59903e+003F,CI1, FZ,-1.95514e+000LSWRITE
Sample output for Node Incidents
Loading Points are from Flex Contact Node Incidents when results file contains node incidents, like this:
output set results model=.model_1 node_incidents=on
! ******** A N S Y S ********! ****** LOADS DATA SET FRAGMENT ******! Load File Created From Adams Analysis! TO BE MERGED WITH ANSYS INPUT FILE!! Created: Mon Feb 25 11:40:28 2008
! Number of Load Cases: 2! Units: Mass = kg! Length = mm! Force = newton! Time = sec! *************************************!! Load Point Information (Global Reference Frame):! Node ID Adams ID X Y Z Marker Label! -------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------! 1 3 0.00000e+000 5.00000e+001 5.00000e+001 MARKER_3
! 147 1 1.00000e+003 5.00000e+001 5.00000e+001 MARKER_1!! The Following Loading Points are from Flex Contact Node Incidents! Load Point Information (Coordiantes are same as in MNF):! Node ID X Y Z! -------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------! 225 4.00020e+002 1.00000e+002 0.00000e+000! 74 4.99960e+002 1.00000e+002 5.00000e+001! 72 3.99940e+002 1.00000e+002 5.00000e+001!
! LOAD CASE = 1!TIME,2.10000e-001FDEL, ALLACEL,1.04214e+004,-3.46427e+004,1.94250e+003
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OMEGA,3.48444e-002,-4.81997e-003,-9.34180e-001DOMEGA,-2.59679e+001,5.32941e+000,2.09596e+002F, 1, FX,-4.21184e+002F, 1, FY,1.99692e+003F, 1, FZ,-5.43325e+001F, 1, MX,5.06744e+004F, 1, MY,4.86461e+004F, 1, MZ,5.69669e-001F, 147, FX,-8.40605e+000F, 147, FY,2.55870e+003F, 147, FZ,4.83245e-001F,225, FX,1.69360e+002F,225, FY,-1.03958e+003F,225, FZ,-7.82769e-001
F,74, FX,5.48906e+001F,74, FY,-3.37089e+002F,74, FZ,-2.53698e-001F,72, FX,1.99040e+002F,72, FY,-1.22232e+003F,72, FZ,-9.19939e-001LSWRITE
Adams/Engine
What’s new section for Adams/Engine is the same as 2007 r1, reprinted here for your convenience.
• Conceptual Fatigue Analysis of a Crankshaft (Crank Concept Analysis)
• Gas Pressure Wizard for 4-stroke Engines
• Nonlinear Dual Mass Flywheel
• General Torsional Damper based on Poynting-Thomson Rheology
• Load Export for MSC Nastran Modal Frequency Response Analysis
• Extracting IMEP and FMP from Pslap Analysis Results
• Advanced Roller Chain
Conceptual Fatigue Analysis of a Crankshaft (Crank Concept Analysis)
You can obtain safety factors in all fillets of the crankshaft system as a function of engine revolution
speed. The following steps in the analysis are performed.
1. A torsion-twist analysis of the crankshaft system in the frequency domain based on the Hafner-
Maass method.
2. A back-transformation of these results into the time domain.
3. A bending analysis of the crankshaft system per throw.
4. A safety factor calculation in all fillets of the crankshaft system as a function of engine revolution
speed.
Each of the involved analysis steps generate data-blocks that are written to ASCII-format files in the localuser home directory.
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Gas Pressure Wizard for 4-stroke Engines
Gas pressure curves can be computed at user specified engine speeds based on the so called SEILIGER-
cycle method, an idealized process for a 4-stroke combustion cycle. You input various thermodynamicaland geometrical variables for each engine speed of interest, and the resulting gas pressure curves over
crank angle per engine speed are computed and saved to a file.
Nonlinear Dual Mass Flywheel
The torque from one part to another can be transmitted over a nonlinear torsional spring damper
connected in parallel with user-defined characteristics. For the spring damper element you can specify
stiffness and damping coefficients vs. relative angle between the secondary and primary part.
General Torsional Damper based on Poynting-Thomson Rheology
The torque from one part to another can be transmitted via a Poynting-Thomson body with one hooke
(spring) and up to six Maxwell elements. The Poynting-Thomson body is a one dimensional linear
rheological model that can describe (in the current arrangement) the relaxation properties of a
viscoelastic material with frequency dependent loss and storage modulus. Hence, this general torsional
damper can be used to simulate the behavior of both a rubber damper and viscoelastic damper in the time
domain. You can enter hooke (spring) element torque vs. relative angle between the ring and hub part(linear or nonlinear characteristic) and the damping and stiffness coefficients of the Maxwell elements.
Load Export for MSC Nastran Modal Frequency Response Analysis
You can run a frequency response analysis in MSC Nastran based on the results of an Adams/Engine
flexible body analysis. Adams/Engine will assist you in creating an MSC Nastran input file of the driving
forces acting on a flexible body in the engine model. Currently, only user-specified bearing forces are
supported. Force data are extracted from the request file from an engine dynamic simulation. This datais transformed to the frequency domain and stored in MSC Nastran input file format. The resulting file
can be included with MSC Nastran bulk data of the flexible body, and a modal frequency response
analysis performed.
Extracting IMEP and FMP from Pslap Analysis Results
You can calculate the indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP), and the piston and piston rings friction
mean pressure (FMP) after a piston secondary motion analysis from one or more request file(s). The
results are written to an output file as a function of engine speed.
Advanced Roller Chain
Roller chain modeling has been enhanced to include alternating pitch lengths, pin parts, and guide
interface enhancements. You can now enter two pitch lengths for the roller chain. You can also include
gaps between the pins and bushings of the roller chain model.
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Adams/Flex• Flexible Body Contact using Modal Formulation (C++ Solver Only)
• Flexible Body Linear Limit Check (C++ Solver Only) (1-FDB29608, 1-57595636)
• MNFXFORM Utility for Flexible Body Mirroring (1-34798033, 1-59620605)
• MNFRES Utility for Nodal Displacement Recovery (1-FDB16381)
• Double-precision Flexible Body Matrix (.mtx) File
• Faster Modal Force Contouring (1-FDB43969)
Flexible Body Contact using Modal Formulation (C++ Solver Only)Expand your modeling possibilities by simulating flex-flex and flex-rigid contact. With Adams/Flex you
can now include flexible body contacts in your models. If you are interested in motion and movement of
flexible components and are not as interested in stresses, our solution, which uses a modal formulation,
gives you an easy way to simulate contact with a flexible body. Applications include rolling and sliding
contact (gears, struts, booms, etc.) for mechanism design and performance. You may use your existing
MNF files, provided that they were generated from a finite element model that contained solid elements.
Adams/View has been enhanced to support pre- and post-processing of contacts between flexible bodiesand/or 3D solid geometry. The interface for creating the flex-body contact is similar to rigid-body contact
and is accessible from Main Toolbox -> Force Palette -> Contact. The Contact Create dialog box has
been updated with the new contact options for creating these contacts:
Flex Body to Solid
Flex Body to Flex Body
You can perform 'what-if' studies easily to see the effect(s) of component flexibility. If you have defined
a flex-body contact and you wish to see how the system would behave if it were rigidized , you can simply
toggle the Inertia Modeling (INVARIANTS) for the flexible body from Partial coupling to Rigid body
(via the Flexible Body Modify dialog box) and re-run as there is no need to redefine or change the contact
definition.
In Adams/PostProcessor you can plot the flex-body contact Node Incidents and Contact 'TRACKS'
(analogous to rigid-body contact 'TRACKS'). The XML results file has been updated to store Node
Incidents and you can control whether or not you want to save Contact Incidents and/or Node Incidents.
See the Adams/View section for more details.
Settings -> Solver -> Output -> More -> Results (.res) Content
Contact Incidents
Node Incidents
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
contact create &contact_name = .model_1.CONTACT_3 &adams_id = 3 &i_flex = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_2 &
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j_geometry_name = .model_1.PART_2.ELLIPSOID_1 &stiffness = 1.0E+004 &damping = 10.0 &
exponent = 2.2 &dmax = 0.1
contact create &contact_name = .model_1.CONTACT_6 &adams_id = 6 &i_flex = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_2 &j_flex = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &stiffness = 1.0E+004 &damping = 10.0 &
exponent = 2.2 &dmax = 0.1
part modify flexible_body name_and_position &flexible_body_name = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &adams_id = 1 &modal_neutral_file_name = "./link.mnf" &invariants = yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes, yes, no &location = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 &
orientation = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
output set results model=.model_1 &contact_incidents=off &node_incidents=on
Sample Adams/Solver Statement(s):
CONTACT/3
, IFLEX = 2, JGEOM = 5, IMPACT, STIFFNESS = 10000, DAMPING = 10, DMAX = 0.1, EXPONENT = 2.2
CONTACT/6, IFLEX = 2, JFLEX = 1, IMPACT, STIFFNESS = 10000, DAMPING = 10, DMAX = 0.1, EXPONENT = 2.2
FLEX_BODY/1, MATRICES = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
, QG = 0, 0, 0, MNF_FILE = ./link.mnf, INVARIANTS = T:T:T:T:F:F:T:T:F
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FLEX_BODY/2, MATRICES = 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, QG = 0, 0, -10
, MNF_FILE = ./FE_solids.mnfGRAPHICS/5, ELLIPSOID, CM = 1, XSCALE = 20, YSCALE = 20, ZSCALE = 20
RESULTS/XRF, NOCONTACTS, NODE_INCIDENTS
Notes: • The geometry for the Flexible Body (used for contact detection) is extracted from
the Modal Neutral File (MNF).
• For this release, only solid FE elements (in MNF) are supported for CONTACT;
we do not support CONTACT for flexible body MNF(s) containing shells at this
time.
• Lists of flexible bodies or solid geometries (JGEOM) are not supported. However,
you can make as many individual contacts as you like, referencing a given flexible
body for each individual contact.
• The flexible body is required to be the I-body (IFLEX) for contact between a
flexible body and 3D solid geometry.
• The restitution (POISSON) method is not supported when using CONTACT with
flexible bodies, use the IMPACT method instead.
• Flexible body contact is only supported with the default
CONTACT_GEOMETRY_LIBRARY. Specifying
PREFERENCES/CONTACT_GEOMETRY_LIBRARY = PARASOLIDS will
cause an error message:
---- START: ERROR ----
Contact Error: CONTACT_GEOMETRY_LIBRARY cannot be
Parasolid for flex/flex or flex/rigid contact,
CONTACT=4, it must be set to Default_library instead.
---- END: ERROR ----
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Windows example:
set MNF_MAX_MODE_MEMORY=50
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-55422670.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-55422670
Flexible Body Linear Limit Check (C++ Solver Only) (1-FDB29608, 1-57595636)
Modal flexible bodies are linear modeling elements and, according to modal superposition theory, their deformations are assumed to be small and within the linear range. Otherwise with large deformations the
assumptions of modal superposition are violated and the results will not be accurate. Sometimes a
flexible body used in a multi-body system model becomes deformed beyond its linear limit, this can
happen unintentionally as a result of excessive system loading or through poor modeling choices.
With this release we have introduced a new feature that, when enabled, checks whether or not the flexible
body deformation has exceed the linear assumption. If the flex-body is undergoing large deformations
(those exceeding 10% of its characteristic length) then the user is prompted with an alert message
concerning this problem or the simulation is halted, depending on the limit action settings of the linear
limit check.
Notes: • CONTACT involving flex-to-flex or flex-to-solid contact pairs is only supported
with Adams/Solver (C++). Any attempt to submit said models to Adams/Solver
(Fortran) will result in an error being issued, for instance:
---- ERROR ----
Solver could not run because one or more model elements
are only supported by the C++ Solver.
Unsupported element names:
CONTACT_3
CONTACT_6
• An environment variable, ADAMS_STATIC_LOADVEC_SCALE, was added to
Adams/Solver. It allows the user to scale down the mode shapes (and, therefore,the load vector for the flexible modes) to help find static equilibrium. Acceptable
values for the environment variable are between 0 and 1 (inclusive). This
environment variable may be removed in future releases upon further
improvement of flexible body contact technology.
• An environment variable MNF_MAX_MODE_MEMORY has been added to
improve performance of flex-body contact models. It specifies how much memory
each MNF can use to keep the modes in memory. The default value is 20MB. Thevalue of MNF_MAX_MODE_MEMORY should be a number specifying the
amount of memory in MB (Mega Bytes). For example,
MNF_MAX_MODE_MEMORY=40, indicating 40 MBytes. Again, it should be a
number, 40 is good and 40MB is not. This environment variable may be removed
in future releases upon further improvement of flexible body contact technology.
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The Linear Limit Check settings are accessible from the Main Menu:
Settings -> Solver -> Flex Bodies...
Limit Check: Skin, Selnod, or None (default)
Limit Action: Halt, Return, or Message Only
Skin - Adams/Solver (C++) will check the deformation of all the surface nodes on the skin of the
flexible body to see whether they exceed the linear limit. To use this option, the MNF_FILE or
DB_FILE arguments need to be specified in FLEX_BODY statement.
Selnod - Adams/Solver (C++) will only check the nodes specified in SELNOD section in MTX
file.
Limit action specifies what action the solver should take if a flexible body exceeds its linear limit.
Halt - Terminates execution of Adams/Solver (C++)
Return - Stops the simulation and returns to the command level
Message only - Issues a warning message only (Default)
The characteristic length of flexible body is obtained automatically from the MNF, by default. However,
if you should wish to override the default you can do so by specifying your own from the Char Length
field available on the Modify Body dialog box (Category: Name and Position) which is accessed from
the Location button on the Flexible Body Modify dialog box.
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
executive set preferences model=.model_1 flex_limit_check=skinexecutive set preferences model=.model_1 flex_limit_check_action=halt
part modify flexible_body name_and_position &flexible_body_name = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &characteristic_length=1000.0
Sample Adams/Solver Statement(s):
FLEX_BODY/1, MATRICES = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, MNF_FILE = ./full_beam.mnf, CHAR_LEN = 1000
PREFERENCES/, FLEX_LIMIT_CHECK = SKIN, FLEX_LIMIT_CHECK_ACTION = HALT
Sample Message(s) from Linear Limit Check of Skin with Halt action:
Flex Linear Limit Check enabled. Method: ALL Surface Nodes.
---- START: WARNING ----
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At time T=2.280000000E-01, the deformation of FLEX_BODY ID=1 exceededits linear limit.
Note:1. The linear limit is defined as 10% of the characteristiclength of the flexible body.2. This is the first occurrence and subsequent occurrences onthis flexible body will not be reported.
---- END: WARNING ----
---- START: WARNING ----model halting simulation at time 2.280000e-01
MNFXFORM Utility for Flexible Body Mirroring (1-34798033, 1-59620605)
A new command line utility, MNFXFORM, has been added to the Adams/Flex Toolkit. MNFXFORM
can be used to translate, rotate and/or mirror MNF as well as renumber interface node IDs. Use of this
feature is envisioned in suspension applications where both the lower control arms and knuckle flexible
bodies have left/right symmetry.
The data contained in MNF, is defined with respect to the FE origin. MNFXFORM is a tool for translating, rotating, or mirroring the MNF with respect to the FE origin. Please take note that this is
different from specifying position and orientation of a flexible body in Adams/View, which would only
Notes: • The Linear Limit Check is available in Adams/Solver (C++) only. There will be no
support for this capability in Adams/Solver (Fortran) and any linear limit check
specifications encountered will be altogether ignored.
• The linear limit is defined as 10% of the characteristic length of the flexible body.
You can use CHAR_LEN argument on the FLEX_BODY statement to specify the
characteristic length. If CHAR_LEN is not specified, then Adams/Solver (C++)will try to calculate the characteristic length using the MNF. Otherwise, it will
issue an appropriate warning, such as:
---- START: WARNING ----
Invalid MNF or MD DB file specified for FLEX_BODY ID = 1.
Linear limit check (ALL) will not be performed on this
flexible body.
---- END: WARNING ----
---- START: WARNING ----
Can not get the characteristic length of FLEX_BODY ID = 1.
Linear limit check (SELNOD) will not be performed on this
flexible body.
---- END: WARNING ----
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-63338313.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-63338313
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change how the FE origin is positioned and oriented in the Adams model and could not change how the
flexible body was positioned and oriented with respect to the FE origin.
Without this tool, the only way one could change how a flexible body is positioned or oriented withrespect to its FE origin was to go back to the finite element preprocessor to transform the FEA model and
generate a new MNF.
Some of the benefits that this tool provides include:
1. In high speed rotation simulation, the simulation speed can often be improved significantly if the
rotation axis is aligned with the Z axis of the FE origin. With MNFXFORM, user can easily rotate
the flexible body to this configuration.
2. It typically requires some extra efforts to generate a mirrored copy of an MNF (MD DB) fromFEA code. With the MNFXFORM utility this task becomes trivial. Adams/Car users whose
vehicle assemblies often involve symmetrical parts will find this tool is very handy for creating
the right and left pairs of flexible components.
Usage:adams08r1 [-c] flextk mnfxform <option> <input_flex_file><output_flex_file> <parameters> [-offset inc] [-id nid n1 n2 ...]
List of options:<option>
The option should be one of the following:-t for Translation. Needs direction and distance in <parameters>-r for Rotation. Needs axis and angle in <parameters>-m for Mirroring. Needs plane in <parameters>
input_flex_file
Modal Neutral File or MD DB File.MD DB File is in the form of foo.MASTER[::#], foo.MASTER is thedatabase and # is the index of the body. For example,foo.MASTER::2 indicates the second flexible body in foo.MASTER.foo.MASTER, without ::#, indicates the first flexible body.
output_flex_fileOutput Modal Neutral File or MD DB File for given options.MD DB File is in the form of foo.MASTER.If foo.MASTER exists,the transformed body will be appended to it.
<parameters>Input the parameters needed by specified transformation:-p px py pz Specify a point P-r rx ry rz Specify a point R-s sx sy sz Specify a point S-v vx vy vz Specify a Vector V-d dist Specify Distance dist-a angle Specify Angle (Anti-clockwise in degrees)
-offset incOffset the interface node IDs with inc.
-id nid n1 n2 ...
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Specify new interface node IDs.nid is the number of new IDs will be specified,n1 n2 ... are the new IDs
Windows Examples:
1. adams08r1 flextk mnfxform.exe -m input.mnf output.mnf -v 1 0 0
-p 0 0 0 -offset 1
This example mirrors input.mnf about yz plane and increase the ids of the interface nodes by 1.Then the transformed flexible body is saved as output.mnf .
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-63329103.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-63329103
MNFRES Utility for Nodal Displacement Recovery (1-FDB16381)
The Adams/Flex Toolkit now includes mnfres, a command line utility for recovering the nodaldisplacement, velocity, and acceleration of a flexible body after a time-domain simulation.
Usage:adams08r1 [-c] flextk mnfres [options] <Adams_results_file><input_flex_file>
List of options:-t <time> : output results only up to specified time-n <name> : specify flexible body when several exist
-g : include rigid body motion-r : also report nodal rotations. Only effective when -g is not specified.
Notes: 1. How to specify direction and distance
a. -v -d (Direction is V)
b. -p -r -s -d (Direction is the normal of plane PRS)
c. -p -r -d (Direction is PR)
d. -p -r (Direction is PR, distance is length of segment PR)
2. How to specify axis and anglea. -v -p -a (Axis is in direction V and passes point P)
b. -p -r -s -a (Axis is the normal direction of plane PRS and passes point P)
c. -p -r -a (Axis is in the direction of PR and passes point P)
3. How to specify plane
a. -v -p (Plane passes point P and its normal direction is V)
b. -p -r -s (Plane PRS)c. -p -r (Plane passes point P and its normal direction is PR)
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-s <file> : report only on nodes listed in <file>-L <unit> : specify length unit used in the Adams model,e.g.,METER,INCH, FOOT, MILE, MILLIMETER, CENTIMETER, KILOMETER.Abbreviation is accepted. Default value is METER.
-T <unit> : specify time unit used in the Adams model,e.g.,SECOND, MILLISECOND, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE. Default value isSECOND. Abbreviation is accepted.
-i <key> : report specific results. <key> values are:
d : Nodal displacements
v : Nodal velocitiesa : Nodal accelerations
<Adams_result_file>: Adams result file
<input_flex_file> : Modal Neutral File (MNF) or MD DB File. MD DBFile is in the form of foo.MASTER[::#], foo.MASTER is the database and# is the index of the body. For example, foo.MASTER::2 indicates thesecond flexible body in foo.MASTER. foo.MASTER, without ::#,
indicates the first flexible body.
Windows Example:
adams08r1 flextk mnfres -t 0.1 -i d -L MM -n FLEX_BODY_1 my.reslink.mnf > time_pt01.dat
Outputs the nodal deformation at 0.1 seconds for all nodes of flexible body FLEX_BODY_1, whose mnf
file is link.mnf using the analysis results contained in the results file my.res. The displacements do not
include rigid motion, the length unit is MILLIMETER, and the output is redirected to a file,
time_pt01.dat . The time_pt01.dat file written would contain output like the following...
Begin execution of Adams/Flex Toolkit (mnfres)...
% Results File: my.res
Notes: 1. By default, the output will be printed to the screen. You can use > filename to
redirect the output to a file, which is recommended since the output will be
voluminous.
2. If -g option is not specified, the output value is in flexbody PBCS. If specified, the
output is with respect to ground.3. By default the outputted results use METER and SECOND. So if the length unit
used in the Adams model is not METER, you must specify -L <unit> option in
order to get correct results. Same is true for time unit.
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% Modal Neutral File: link.mnf% Flexible Body Name: FLEX_BODY_1% Info Type: nodal displacments% Time Unit: SECOND% Length Unit: MILLIMETER% Translations only: YES% Include rigid body motion: NO% Node list size: 558%% At time 0.100000%
1 1.342403e-005 2.562719e-004 4.070182e-0082 1.536674e-005 1.850717e-004 1.330479e-007
3 1.810361e-005 1.158133e-004 1.249246e-0074 1.974926e-005 4.985316e-005 2.566157e-008
-etc.-814 3.877575e-005 2.322163e-004 6.975335e-009815 3.877575e-005 2.322163e-004 -6.975420e-009816 4.283421e-005 2.241734e-004 9.118401e-009817 4.283421e-005 2.241734e-004 -9.118501e-0091000 -2.951352e-005 2.569748e-004 -1.203375e-0141001 1.553010e-005 2.152513e-004 9.371702e-015
Double-precision Flexible Body Matrix (.mtx) File
In prior releases the flexible body matrix file (.mtx) was always written with single-precision numbers,
regardless of whether or not the MNF was of single-or double-precision. With this release the precision
of the .mtx file will correspond to the precision of the MNF file. If the MNF has been optimized to single-
precision to reduce its size, any .mtx file generated from the MNF will also be single-precision. If the
MNF is double-precision format, any matrix file generated from the MNF will also be in double-
precision format.
For more information, see Knowledge Base Article 1-63339050.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-63339050
Faster Modal Force Contouring (1-FDB43969)
Performance improvements have been implemented for time-domain animation contouring of modal
force results on flexible bodies. As a result of removing some inefficiencies identified in MNF file I/O
operations, we have seen significant performance improvements -- up to a factor 30 times faster in twotest cases.
Adams/SmartDriver • SmartDriver Path Planning (1-55043956)
• Discrete GSE for SmartDriver
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SmartDriver Path Planning (1-55043956)
Given a road data file (.rdf) or a driver road data (.drd) file, SmartDriver will drive a vehicle down the
center-line of the road. However, for racing and marketing studies where vehicles are driven at high
speeds on a closed course in an attempt to produce the shortest lap times, the fastest or optimum path
around the road is not the center-line of the road. The fastest path is one where vehicle cuts corners by
crossing over the center-line as necessary to shorten the path and to decrease the path curvature.
With Adams 2008 r1 we are providing a tool to help you build a path around a closed road course that
approximates the optimum or fastest path for a given vehicle. Given a road, this new tool will
automatically optimize the path by minimizing distance and curvature. It also provides visualization of
the input road file overlaid with the center line for the optimized path.
This tool can be accessed from the Standard User Interface in Adams/Car:
Simulate -> Full Vehicle Analysis -> Path Optimization
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-60781941.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-60781941
Discrete GSE for SmartDriver In prior releases, Adams/SmartDriver used a REQSUB-based scheme which required use of a small
output step size in order to get accurate results. Due to the small output interval, undesirably large results
files (.res) were being produced. With the Adams 2008 r1 release a discrete GSE has been implemented
to replace the REQSUB. The discrete GSE-based approach has the advantage of setting its own update
interval(s) to obtain desired accuracy and, as a result, SmartDriver is no longer as restricted to small
output step sizes.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-61035447.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-61035447
Adams/Solver (C++ and FORTRAN)• HASTIFF Integrator: SI1 and SI2 Formulations (C++ Solver Only)
• DELAY Function (C++ Solver Only)
• Control CONTACT Incident output with RESULTS statement (C++ Solver Only)
• Support for multiple planes in point-to-plane CONTACT (C++ Solver Only)
• ADAMS_SMP_GROUP Utility Subroutine (C++ Solver Only)
HASTIFF Integrator: SI1 and SI2 Formulations (C++ Solver Only)
The family of integrators available in Adams/Solver (C++) has been extended to include HASTIFF
(Hiller-Anantharaman STIFF integrator). HASTIFF supports both Stabilized Index-1 (and Index-2) DAEformulations which provide improved stability at small time steps. You should find that HASTIFF does
not give up as easily as GSTIFF and it typically requires fewer function evaluations to converge.
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Note that the priority of the HASTIFF integrator is an emphasis on accuracy rather than speed. It should
be used in applications where force, acceleration, or velocity are of importance. When compared to
HHT/Newmark integrators, the HASTIFF results should have fewer numerical discontinuities.
Examples:
INTEGRATOR/HASTIFF, SI1, ERROR=1e-3INTE/HASTIFF, SI2, ERR=1e-3, LIST
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-57410930.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-57410930
DELAY Function (C++ Solver Only)
With this release we are introducing DELAY, a run-time function that provides an easy way to delay the
onset of a function. You can specify fixed or variable delays without needing to introduce additional
modeling elements or functions like DIFF or SENVAL. DELAY can be used for modeling signal and
actuator delays in controllers. The DELAY function returns the value of an expression at a delayed time.
Format
DELAY(e_delayed, e_delay, e_history [, id])
Arguments
e_delayed - Adams expression to be delayed.
e_delay - Adams expression defining the magnitude of the delay. The delay can be constant or state
dependent. The magnitude of the delay must be positive. Negative values will be taken as zero.
e_history - Initial history of the expression e_delayed for time less than zero (t<0). The history must be
a function of TIME or a constant.
id - The identifier of an array of type IC containing: the order of interpolation, a jump threshold, an angle
threshold, and a refinement parameter.
Adams/Solver Examples:
! adams_view_name='STEP5'VARIABLE/84, FUNCTION=STEP5(TIME, 0.2, 90, 0.3, +500)+STEP5(TIME, 0.3, 0,
0.4, -500)
! adams_view_name='STEP5_delayed'VARIABLE/85, FUNCTION=DELAY(VARVAL(84), 0.1, 90)
Here we show two signals, the input signal (VAR/84) and its delayed signal (VAR/85). The value(s) of
VAR/85 will be just like the STEP5 functions prescribed in VAR/84, however it will be shifted forward
in time by 0.1 seconds, the magnitude of the delay. Up until the time of 0.1 seconds the delayed signal,
VAR/85, will take on the prescribed initial history value of 90. Although it is certainly not a requirement
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to use VARIABLEs and/or VARVALs as was done here, it can be a useful approach to take when you are
dealing with very lengthy or complicated function expressions.
Control CONTACT Incident output with RESULTS statement (C++ Solver Only)
When the XRF results file is used, detailed Contact Incident results output is written to the .res file,including:
• Contact Incidents – Values computed for individual contact points on Rigid and Flexible
Bodies in contact.
• Node incidents – Values computed for FLEX_BODY nodes on Flexible Bodies in contact.
Users have been requesting that we allow writing of Contact Incident results to be turned off so as to keep
the results file size more compact; Node incidents also contribute to large files. Therefore, two new
arguments have been added to the RESULTS statement to allow some control over what output is being
written.
RESULTS/XRF, NOCONTACTS, NODE_INCIDENTS
Where:
NOCONTACTS
Specifies that the results file is not to include contact incidents.
The default is a results file that includes contact incidents.
NODE_INCIDENTS
Specifies that the results file is to include node incidents for contact on Flex Bodies.
The default is a results file that does not include node incidents.
Notes: • Neither DDE nor DDAE of the advance type (negative delays) are supported.
• Only Adams/Solver (C++) supports the DELAY function. The Adams/Solver
(Fortran) does not recognize the DELAY function and, if encountered, will issue
an error message:
---- ERROR ----
An unsupported function was found in a function
expression. Either modify your expression to not usethis function or run this model using the Cxx Solver.
For an example and more details, see Knowledge Base Article 1-57632260.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-57632260
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Support for multiple planes in point-to-plane CONTACT (C++ Solver Only)
In the previous release, flexible body point-to-plane contact was allowed for an IGEOM list of POINTs
but was limited to the case of a single PLANE. Now support has been extended so that CONTACT may
be defined between multiple PLANE GRAPHICs on a single rigid PART (lists of ids for JGEOM) andmultiple POINTs (list of IGEOM POINTs defined by MARKERs on a single FLEX_BODY).
Example:
CONTACT/1, IGEOM = 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, JGEOM = 1, 2, IMPACT, STIFFNESS = 1.0E+005, DAMPING = 10, DMAX = 0.1, EXPONENT = 2.2, COULOMB_FRICTION = OFF
ADAMS_SMP_GROUP Utility Subroutine (C++ Solver Only)
A call to the ADAMS_SMP_GROUP subroutine informs Adams/Solver (C++) that, if the user-written
subroutine is executed in parallel, it must be executed in the same thread as other subroutines with the
same ADAMS_SMP_GROUP id. Note that this applies to each use of the user-written subroutine.
By identifying a group of user-written subroutines which must be executed in the same thread, some
thread safety issues can be avoided such that models using these non-threadsafe user-written subroutines
can still take advantage of parallel execution.
It is not recommended that this be used as a substitute to writing completely threadsafe user subroutines.
User-written subroutines which are completely threadsafe will be able to take more effective advantage
of parallelism in Adams.
Adams/Tire• Adams/Tire 3D Contact Replacement (1-55127831, 1-59245911)
• SMP Support for Adams/Tire (C++ Solver Only)
• Road Builder
Note: This feature is only supported with Adams/Solver (C++). To get a similar effect when using
Adams/Solver (Fortran) you can use the environment variableMDI_ADAMS_CONTACT_OUT instead, which is documented in the Setting Environment
Variables section of the Configuring Adams Online Help.
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Adams/Tire 3D Contact Replacement (1-55127831, 1-59245911)
This 3D tire modeling technology has been developed by MSC.Software and is a replacement for the
discontinued optional module (Adams/Tire 3D Contact). This solution, suitable for use on uneven road
surfaces, is now delivered as part of Adams/Tire and uses the ADAMS_TireHandling licensed feature.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-61035338.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-61035338
SMP Support for Adams/Tire (C++ Solver Only)
With Adams 2008 r1 we are introducing Shared Memory Parallel (SMP) support for Adams/Car users
running vehicle models with tires on multi-CPU machines. This multi-threaded parallel processingfunctionality is only available when using Adams/Solver (C++).
From the Adams/Car standard interface menu: Settings -> Solver -> Selection you can specify the
number of threads in the Thread Count field when the Solver Selection has been set to CXX.
Likewise you could specify it with the PREFERENCES statement if you are working with an
Adams/Solver dataset (.adm) file. For example on a dual-CPU machine you would specify two threads
like this:
PREFERENCES/NTHREADS=2
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-61031261.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-61031261
Road Builder
A Road Generator has been added to the Road Builder. Using the Road Generator you can create road
data with multiple segments, each segment representing predefined formulations like Linear, Curvature,
Transition Curve or through User Defined Functions and User Defined Points.
See Adams/Car or Adams/Chassis for further details.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-60528922.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-60528922
Notes: • By default, multi-threaded parallel processing functionality is not available for user-
written tire models. To use SMP with your user-written tire model you can set theenvironment variable MSC_ADAMS_TIRE_SMP=TRUE. Please note that you must
make sure that your user-written tire subroutines are threadsafe; more information
about thread safety can be found in Knowledge Base article 1-58345731:
Writing Threadsafe User-written Subroutines for Adams/Solver (C++)
Solution#: 1-58345731
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Maintenance
This release of Adams/Vibration is primarily a maintenance release. See Adams/Solver (C++ and
FORTRAN) and Adams/View sections for some of the new capabilities.
Adams/View• Interface Support for Flex-Body Contact (C++ Solver Only)
• Support for Flex-Body Linear Limit Check (C++ Solver Only)
• Ability to turn off saving of Contact Incidents in Results (C++ Solver Only)
• Support for HASTIFF Integrator (C++ Solver Only)
• Support for Distance Constraint (1-FDB13342) (C++ Solver Only)
• Support for ACF File Export & Import (1-FDB9685, 1-FDB10701, 1-66289301)
• ACF Script Builder for Activate & Deactivate (1-FDB51739, 1-59677105) (C++ Solver Only)
• DELAY Function Support (C++ Solver Only)
• 'Launch PPT' Button
• Plugin Documentation and Enhancement (1-38696031)
• Preference to Delete Cache File On Exit (CR 1-22984554)
• Faster Flexible Body Animation (1-FDB43969, 1-57632911)
Interface Support for Flex-Body Contact (C++ Solver Only)
With Adams/Flex you can now easily include flex-to-rigid and flex-to-flex contacts in your models.
Adams/View has been enhanced to support pre- and post-processing of contacts between modal flexible
bodies and 3D solid geometry. Accessible from Main Toolbox -> Contact... the Contact Create dialog
box has been updated with the new contact options for creating the flex-body contacts:
Flex Body to Solid
Flex Body to Flex Body
Sample Adams/View Command(s):
contact create &contact_name = .model_1.CONTACT_3 &adams_id = 3 &i_flex = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_2 &j_geometry_name = .model_1.PART_2.ELLIPSOID_1 &stiffness = 1.0E+004 &damping = 10.0 &exponent = 2.2 &dmax = 0.1
contact create &
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Notes: • The geometry for the Flexible Body (used for contact detection) is extracted from
the Modal Neutral File (MNF).
• For this release, only solid FE elements (in MNF) are supported for CONTACT; we
do not support CONTACT for flexible body MNF(s) containing shells at this time.
• Lists of flexible bodies or solid geometries are not supported. However, you can
make as many individual contacts as you like, referencing a given flexible body for
each individual contact.
• The flexible body is required to be the I-body for contact between a flexible body
and 3D solid geometry.
• The Restitution method is not supported when using CONTACT with flexible
bodies, use the Impact method instead.
• Flexible body contact is only supported with the default Contact Geometry Library.
Specifying Parasolids as the Geometry Library will cause an error message when
solving:
---- START: ERROR ----
Contact Error: CONTACT_GEOMETRY_LIBRARY cannot be
Parasolid for flex/flex or flex/rigid contact,
CONTACT=4, it must be set to Default_library instead.
---- END: ERROR ----
• CONTACT involving flex-to-flex or flex-to-solid contact pairs is only supported
with Adams/Solver (C++). If you forget this and try to solve with Adams/Solver
(Fortran) it will result in an error, like this:
---- ERROR ----
Solver could not run because one or more model elementsare only supported by the C++ Solver.
Unsupported element names:
CONTACT_3
CONTACT_6
• An environment variable MSC_FORCE_GRAPHICS_NODE has been added to
control the display of force graphics on the I flex body or J flex body for Flex-to-flex
contacts. If this variable has a value of I, then only force graphics originating fromthe I-flex body will be drawn, if the variable has a value of J, then force graphics
originating from the J-flex body will be drawn. Absence of this environment
variable will indicate that all force graphics for the node incidents will be drawn.
Please take note that the setting is case sensitive, lower-case letters (i or j) will not
work.
See Adams/Flex section for further details.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-55422670.
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Support for Flex Body Linear Limit Check (C Solver Only)
The Flex-Body Linear Limit Check is a new feature of Adams/Flex that, when enabled, checks whether
or not the flexible body deformation exceeds 10% of its characteristic length during run-tim. The Linear
Limit Check settings are accessible from the Main Menu: Settings >- Solver -> Flex Bodies...
The characteristic length of flexible body is obtained automatically from the MNF, by default. However,
if you should wish to override the default you can do so by specifying your own from the Char Length
field available on the Modify Body dialog box (Category: Name and Position) which is accessed from
the Location button on the Flexible Body Modify dialog box.
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
executive set preferences model=.model_1 flex_limit_check=skinexecutive set preferences model=.model_1 flex_limit_check_action=haltpart modify flexible_body name_and_position &
flexible_body_name = .model_1.FLEX_BODY_1 &characteristic_length=1000.0
See Adams/Flex section for further details about this Adams/Solver (C++) feature.
Ability to turn off saving of Contact Incidents in Results (C++ Solver Only)
When the XRF results file is used, detailed Contact Incident results output is written to the .res file,
including:
• Contact Incidents – Values computed for individual contact points on Rigid and Flexible
Bodies in contact.
• Node incidents – Values computed for flex-body nodes on Flexible Bodies in contact.
Users have been requesting that we allow writing of Contact Incident results to be turned off so as to keep
the results file size more compact; Node incidents also contribute to large files. Therefore, two newarguments have been added to the RESULTS statement to allow some control over what output is being
written.
Accessible from Settings - Solver - Output - Results (.res) content, you can choose to set the following
options on or off.
• Contact Incidents
• Node Incidents
Command Language
output set results model = .model_1 contact_incidents=onnode_incidents=onoutput set results model = .model_1 contact_incidents=offnode_incidents=off
Where:
• contact_incidents=off
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includes contact incidents.
• node_incidents=on
Specifies that the results file is to include node incidents for contact on Flex Bodies. The default
is a results file that does not include node incidents.
Support for HASTIFF Integrator (C++ Solver Only)
The Solver Settings dialog box has been updated to support HASTIFF integrator, with SI1 and SI2
formulations.
Command language:
executive_control set numerical_integration_parameters &model_name = .model_1 &integrator_type = hastiff &formulation = si1 &error_tolerance = 1.0E-003
See Adams/Solver (C++ and FORTRAN) section for further details about this Adams/Solver (C++)
feature.
For an example, see Knowledge Base Article 1-57410930.
http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-57410930
Support for Distance Constraint (1-FDB13342) (C++ Solver Only)
Command language support has been added for the POINT_POINT joint primitive. This distance
constraint, which had previously been available in stand-alone Adams/Solver (C++), can now be used
within the Adams/View interface. You can create it from the Command Navigator (Tools - Command
Navigator - constraint - create - primitive_joint - point_point).
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
constraint create primitive_joint point_point &jprim_name = .model_1.JPRIM_12 &adams_id = 12 &i_marker_name = .model_1.PART_2.MARKER_5 &j_marker_name = .model_1.ground.MARKER_6 &offset = 100.0
Note: This feature is only supported with Adams/Solver (C++). To get a similar effect when using
Adams/Solver (Fortran) you can use the environment variable
MDI_ADAMS_CONTACT_OUT instead, which is documented in the Setting Environment
Variables section of Configuring Adams in the Adams Help system.
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Now there are easier ways to read in and write out Adams/Solver scripts (.acf). The File - Export dialog
box has a new option for exporting an 'Adams/Solver Script' so you don't have to rely on using the write
files only option from the Settings -> Solver -> Executable dialog box just for exporting the ACF file.
For consistency the File - Import dialog box has also been updated to include the option for importing
Adams/Solver Script (*.acf) files. The old location for this feature (Simulate -> Simulation Script ->
New...) continues to be available.
Sample Adams/View Command Language:
simulation script write_acf &
sim_script_name = .model_1.SIM_SCRIPT_1 &file_name = "run_hht.acf”
simulation script read_acf &sim_script_name = .model_1.SIM_SCRIPT_2 &file_name = “run_hastiff.acf”
ACF Script Builder for Activate & Deactivate (1-FDB51739, 1-59677105) (C++ Solver Only)
The Adams/Solver ACF script builder dialog boxes have been updated to now include modeling elements
that Adams/Solver (C++) allows you to ACTIVATE and DEACTIVATE, including:
CONTACT
COUPLER
GFORCE (General Force)
VFORCE (Force Vector)
VTORQUE (Torque Vector)
The dialog boxes for Activate and Deactivate are under the Append ACF Commands option list in the
Create a Simulation Script dialog box for the Adams/Solver Script type accessible from the Simulate
-> Simulation Script -> New... menu.
In previous releases you could have done it using manual entry in the script. The new interface is better
because it avoids guesswork and there is less chance for making syntax errors. A potential use of the
ACTIVATE and DEACTIVATE commands could be to improve performance in a complex contact model by activating contacts only at the time when they are needed in a given simulation event. Or to deactivate
a coupler in a geared system after some period of time to let 3D solid-to-solid gear contact forces to
become active after a steady state operational speed is reached.
For more information, see Knowledge Base Article 1-63467579.
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The new DELAY function is supported in the Adams/View function builder under Math functions. It
provides an easy way to delay the onset of a function and can be used for modeling signal and actuator
delays in controllers.
For more details about the DELAY function please refer to the Adams/Solver (C++ and FORTRAN)
section.
'Launch PPT' Button
An icon for launching the PostProcessor has been added to the following dialog boxes:
• Simulation Control (Interactive and Scripted)
• Animation Controls
Give it a try and see it can be more convenient to use than picking
Review - Animation from the Main menu or the using F8 keyboard shortcut.
Plugin Documentation and Enhancement (1-38696031)
New documentation has been added for plugins which you can find in the Adams Help System under
Learning Basics -> Setting Up Adams/View -> Plugins. Some usability enhancements have also been
made so that user plugins are easier to manage when integrating with vertical applications and dealing
with site and private search paths.
Preference to Delete Cache File On Exit (CR 1-22984554)
Flexible body animation cache files (.fcf) are written to disk and are beneficial whenever you intend to perform animations again later on, at a subsequent time. During early stages of model development the
model itself is changing rapidly and the need for long-term preservation of a flex cache file is not
necessary. For this reason, users have requested that we provide, for convenience, a feature to allow
automatic deletion of .fcf files upon exit instead of using a manual operation like Tools - Purge Cache
Files.
Now the Animation Tab in the Edit - Preferences dialog box in Adams/PostProcessor has an option,
Delete Cache File On Exit (Yes/No). When you Save settings it will store your preference in the'aviewBS.cmd' settings file, like this:
Notes: • Only Adams/Solver (C++) supports the DELAY function. The Adams/Solver
(Fortran) does not recognize the DELAY function and, if encountered, will issue
an error message:---- ERROR ----
An unsupported function was found in a function
expression. Either modify your expression to not use
this function or run this model using the Cxx Solver.
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Faster Flexible Body Animation (1-FDB43969, 1-57632911)
Performance improvements have been implemented for time-domain animation of flexible bodies. As a
result of removing some inefficiencies identified in MNF file I/O operations, we have seen significant
performance improvements -- up to a factor 30 times faster in two test cases where modal force contours
were being displayed. You will notice speed improvements in cases where the MNF file size is big and
the animation has many frames.
Chapter 2: Running Adams Products
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Setting Preferences 40
Setting Your Working Directory 41
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This sections described how you can start your Adams products on UNIX and on Windows.
Starting Adams Products on UNIX
The Adams Toolbar is a starting point to using Adams products on UNIX. The toolbar is shown below.
You can also use the Adams Toolbar to:
• Customize, keep track of, and organize multiple libraries of standard Adams products
• Create binaries
• Manage custom memory models and product preferences
For more information on these or other Adams Toolbar operations, see the Running and Configuring
online help (from the Help menu in any product, select Adams Help, on the left pane, select
Configuring Adams).
To start a product on UNIX:
1. To display the Adams Toolbar, at the command prompt, enter the command adams08x where x
is the version number, for example adams08r1.
2. Click on the tool representing the product you want to start.
Adams Toolbar tool - Right click to set up Toolbar, manage
memory models, access online help and Technical Support
resources and more
Product tools - Click to run product or right-click to
configure products and create user libraries.
Hold the cursor over a tool to see the name of the associated
product.
Note: We recommend that you use the Adams Toolbar to start your Adams products, but
if you want to automate certain operations, use the text-based Program Menu. For more information, see the Running and Configuring online help.
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You start any Adams product from the Start menu. You can also use the Start menu to:
• Change your license type
• Generate problem reports
• Uninstall products, demonstrations, and documentation
• Set Adams preferences
For more information on these or other operations, see the Running and Configuring online help.
To start a product on Windows:• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2008 r1,
point to the name of the product you want to start, and then select the product type. For example,
point to ACar, and then select Adams - Car.
Tip: Select the corresponding desktop icon for the product, if you installed it on your
desktop.
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This section describes how you can set preferences, such as your working directory, graphics setting, and
memory model size.
Setting Preferences on UNIX
You use the Registry Editor from the Adams Toolbar to set a variety of preferences. For information on
the preferences you can set, see the Running and Configuring online help.
To display the Registry Editor:
• From the Adams Toolbar, right-click any product tool, and then select Change <Product
Name> Settings.
Setting Preferences on Windows
You use the Settings menu to modify:
• Graphics settings
• HOOPS settings
• Memory model size
To display the Settings dialog box:
• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2008 r1, and
then select Adams - Settings.
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During a session in a default or custom product, you can select the directory where you want to place
your model and output files.
For Adams/View, you can set the working directory from the Welcome dialog box.
To set your working directory:
1. From the File menu, select Select Directory.
2. In the dialog box that appears, select the working directory.
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Chapter 3: Getting Help
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3 Getting Help
Tool Tips 44
Online Help 45
Tutorials and Examples 50
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Tool TipsTool tips display information about the item the cursor is currently over in an Adams product The
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Tool tips display information about the item the cursor is currently over in an Adams product. The
following shows the tool tip that appears when you place the cursor over the link geometry tool.
To display tool tips:
• Move the cursor over the item in the interface on which you’d like information.
A brief description of the item appears.
Tool
Tip
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Online HelpTo help you use the Adams products MSC Software provides online help (HTML format) To view the
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To help you use the Adams products, MSC.Software provides online help (HTML format). To view the
online help and tutorials, you can use your default Web browser. An example of online help is shown
below
Products grouped
by package
Search for documentation
across entire Help system
Bookmark topics of
interest
Navigate to next
topic or previous
topic
Automatic sync to
show the current
topic in TOC
All Products
Help Button
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Versions of Web Browsers
For the Adams Help system, all you need is a Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX computer running a fairly
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new browser with JavaScript enabled. If JavaScript is not enabled, then the Help set will not display in
its entirety. You also need to have appropriate Acrobat reader to view PDF files from online help system.
We recommend that you view the online help using one of the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x
• Netscape Navigator 7.x or 8.x
• Mozilla/Firefox 1.x
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You can view help for a dialog box, a product, or for all Adams products. The figure below shows thehelp for all Adams products, called the integrated master site. You can use this site to view any product’s
help and search across all product help. You can also access release notes for all products, and view the
documents in Adobe Reader.
Use to view
PDF Print
View topics
for any
product help
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To get help on a dialog box:
1. Click in the dialog box for which you need help.
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2. Press F1.
Adams launches a browser window that contains information about the dialog box.
To get general help on your product:
• From your product’s Help menu, select Product Name Help (where Product Name is the name
of your Adams product).
Adams launches a browser window that contains the starting point for your product’s online
help.
To get help on another Adams product:
• Perform one of the following:
• If you’re in an Adams product, from its Help menu, select Adams Help.
• If you’re in the help for an Adams product, use the All Products Help button ( )to get to
main help system.
Your default browser starts and displays the master site for Adams online help.
To open the Adams online help from the Adams Toolbar:
• Right-click the Adams Toolbar tool, and then select Online Help.
Your default browser starts and displays the master site for Adams online help.
To open the Adams online help from the Start Menu:
• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2008 xx(where xx is the release number), and then select Adams - Online Help.
Your default browser starts and displays the master site for Adams online help.
Navigating through the Help
You navigate through the Adams help system as you do through any help system, selecting topics in the
pane on the left. In addition, we’ve provided:
• Navigation arrows at the top of the pane to let you scroll through topics one at a time.
• Automatic sync to show you where your current topic is in the table of contents (TOC).
This is very helpful if you, for example, search for a topic and want to know if there are more
topics on the subject. It shows you where the topic is in the TOC, allowing you to see whether or
not there are more topics with it.
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Searching
You can search all the help files in HTML format for a particular product or all Adams products.
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If you are in a product specific help
1. Open the online help for your product.
2. Press Search button at the top of the help window, enter the search text, and then
press the Go button .
The results appear in the pane on the left, replacing the table of contents.
3. Click the topic you want to view.
If you are in Adams help system
1. Press search button at the top of help window, which will give an option to search All Available
products or A single product.
2. Enter the search text and follow Steps 2 and 3 above
Printing
To print a file:
• In the help system you can select the Print button . to print the topic that you are viewing
• You can select the PDF button . to see the entire PDF file pertaining to the topic and print
the file like a regular PDF file. Notice that some of the images in PDF file may be cropped.
Index
The Index tab displays an alphabetical list of keywords associated with help topics. To view index entries,
you can select a letter group to display the entries for that group. When you click on an index entry, the
related topic will display in the topic frame. You can select Indexes in a product specific help or in the
main help system.
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Tutorials and ExamplesAdams products have a set of tutorials or getting started guides that step you through examples of using
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the product’s features, as well as introduce the basic concepts of the product. The getting started guides
are online. In addition, many of the products have examples of its features that are stored in Knowledge
Base Articles.
You will find links to all the tutorials and examples for a product under its Examples tab.
To access the tutorials and examples:
• From the online help for a product, from the pane on the left, select Examples.
• From the online help, from the left pane, select Getting Started and select the product that youare interested in.
Adams/View Examples
Getting Started Guides
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4 Supported Versions of
Integration Products
Support for Easy5 and MATLAB 52
Supported Versions of Integration Products 53
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Support for Easy5 and MATLAB
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Easy5This release of Adams/Controls is certified to run with Easy5 2005 r1 SP4 and Easy5 2008r1.
Platform support is subject to change. For the latest information, see the Easy5 2005 and Easy5 2008
Hardware and Software Requirements at:
http://www.mscsoftware.com/products/easy5_support.cfm
MATLAB
The supported versions of MATLAB are R2006b and R2007b, with the exception of HP HP-UX whichsupports only R14SP3. For further information regarding platform support for Adams/Controls, see
Knowledge Base Article 1-68961283 (http://support.mscsoftware.com/kb/results_kb.cfm?S_ID=1-
68961283). For more information on MATLAB platforms and compatibility, see:
http://www.mathworks.com/support
Note: If you want to co-simulate with Easy5 and you are running Adams/Controls on one of the platforms that Easy5 does not support, you should consider using TCP/IP communication.
This allows Adams/Controls to communicate with Easy5 even though the codes are
running on different platforms.
Note: If you want to co-simulate with MATLAB and you are running Adams/Controls on one of
the platforms that is not supported by MATLAB, you should consider using TCP/IPcommunication. This allows Adams/Controls to communicate with MATLAB even though
the codes are running on different platforms.
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Supported Versions of Integration Products
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Company Product Name Product VersionAdamsProduct Platform
The Mathwoks,
Inc.
Release 2007b
MATLAB
Simulink
Real-Time
Workshop
Version 7.5
Version 7.0
Version 7.0
Adams/Controls
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x64
Sun Solaris 10 (64-bit co-sim
only)
Windows 2000
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows XP ProfessionalWindows Server 2003 x64
Windows XP Professional x64
The Mathwoks,
Inc.
Release 2006b
MATLAB
Simulink
Real-Time
Workshop
Version 7.3
Version 6.5
Version 6.5
Adams/Controls
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x64
Sun Solaris 10 (32-bit only)
Windows 2000
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows XP ProfessionalWindows Server 2003 x64
Windows XP Professional x64
The Mathwoks,
Inc.
Release 14SP3
MATLAB
Simulink
Real-Time
Workshop
Version 7.1
Version 6.3
Version 6.3
Adams/Controls
HP HP-UX 11i
MSC.Software
Corporation
Easy5 2008 r1 (8.1.0) Adams/Controls
HP HP-UX 11i
IBM AIX 5.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Sun Solaris 10
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64
MSC.Software
Corporation
Easy5 2005 r1 SP4 (8.0.7) Adams/Controls
HP HP-UX 11i
IBM AIX 5.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Sun Solaris 10
Windows XP Professional
MSC.Software
Corporation
MD Nastran R1 and above Adams/Car Ride
Adams/Vibration
UNIX and Windows
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MSC.Software MSC.Nastran V69.X and above Adams/Durability UNIX and Windows
Company Product Name Product VersionAdamsProduct Platform
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CorporationAdams/Flex
MSC.Software
Corporation
Marc 2005 and above
2003 and above
Adams/Durability
Adams/Flex
UNIX and Windows
MSC.Software
Corporation
Fatigue 2001 and above Adams/Durability UNIX and Windows
nCode FE-Fatigue Version 5.2 and above Adams/Durability UNIX and WindowsANSYS, Inc. ANSYS V6.0 and above
V5.4 and above
Adams/Durability
Adams/Flex
UNIX and Windows
Hibbitt,
Karlsson &
Sorensen, Inc.
(HKS)
ABAQUS/ADAMS Version 6.3 and above
Version 6.1-1 and
above
Adams/Durability
Adams/Flex
UNIX and Windows
UGS PLM
Solutions
I-DEAS Mechanism
Design
I-DEAS NX 10 and
above
I-DEAS 8, 9, NX 10
and above
Adams/Durability
Adams/Flex
UNIX and Windows
MSC.Fatigue Quick Start Guide
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AAccessing
online help, 47
Adams
Starting, 38
Adams Toolbar
starting online help from, 48
Adams/Car
What’s New, 3
Adams/Car Ride
What’s New, 5
Adams/Chassis
What’s New, 6
Adams/Controls
What’s New, 7
Adams/Driveline
What’s New, 9
Adams/Durability
What’s New, 9
Adams/Flex
What’s New, 14
Adams/SmartDriver What’s New, 23
Adams/Solver
What’s New, 24
Adams/Tire
What’s New, 27
Adams/Vibration
What’s New, 29
Adams/ViewWhat’s New, 29
Automatic TOC sync, about, 48
BBrowsers, versions for help, 46
DDialog box, accessing help for, 48
EEasy5, 52
enhancements, 2
Examples, 50
FF1, using to access help, 48
Firefox version for help, 46
Iimprovements, 2
new capabilities, 2
other additions, 2
Integrated master site, about, 47Integration Products, 53
Internet Explorer version for help, 46
MMaster help site, 47
Matlab, 52
Mozilla, using with help, 46
NNavigating through online help, 48
Netscape Navigator version for help, 46
OOnline Help, 45
accessing, 47
Online help
navigating through, 48
printing, 49
searching single product, 49
P
Preferences, 40Printing online help, 49
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SScrolling through help, 48
Searching
online help, 49
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SettingWorking Directory, 41
Starting
On Unix, 38
On Windows, 39
online help, 47
Starting Adams, 38
Support for
Easy5, 52Matlab, 52
UUNIX
Preferences, 40
starting online help from, 48
UnixStarting Adams 2008, 38
VViewing all product help, 47
WWeb browsers, versions for help, 46
What’s New, 3
Adams/Car, 3
Adams/Car Ride, 5
Adams/Chassis, 6
Adams/Controls, 7
Adams/Driveline, 9
Adams/Durability, 9
Adams/Flex, 14
Adams/SmartDriver, 23
Adams/Solver, 24
Adams/Tire, 27
Adams/Vibration, 29
Adams/View, 29
Windows
Preferences, 40
starting Adams 2008, 39
Starting online help from, 48