Creating Two-Dimensional Plane

To create a plane:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Planetool .

2) In the settings container, specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground.

3) Place the cursor where you want a corner of the box and click and hold down the left mouse button.

4) Drag the mouse to define the size of the box.

5) Release the mouse button when the box is the desired size.

Creating a Cylinder

To create a cylinder:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Cylindertool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground. By default, ADAMS/View creates a new part.

Ÿ If desired, set the length or radius dimensions of the cylinder in the settings container.

3) Click where you want to begin drawing the cylinder.

4) Drag the mouse to size the cylinder. If you specified any of the length and radius dimensions of the cylinder in the settings container, ADAMS/View maintains those dimensions regardless of how you drag the mouse.

5) When the cylinder is the desired size, click.

Creating a Sphere

To create a sphere:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Spheretool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground. By default, ADAMS/View creates a new part.

Ÿ If desired, set the radius of the sphere.

3) Click where you want the center of the sphere.

4) Drag the mouse to size the sphere. If you specified a radius dimension for the sphere in the settings container, ADAMS/View maintains that dimension regardless of how you drag the mouse.

5) When the sphere is the desired size, click.

Creating a Frustum

To create a frustum:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Frustumtool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground.

Ÿ If desired, set the length or radii of the frustum.

3) Click where you want to begin drawing the frustum.

4) Drag the mouse to size the frustum. If you specified the length or radii of the frustum in the settings container, ADAMS/View maintains those dimensions regardless of how you drag the mouse.

5) When the frustum is the desired size, click.

Creating a Torus

To create a torus:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Torustool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground. By default, ADAMS/View creates a new part.

Ÿ If desired, set the inner and outer radii of the torus.

3) Place the cursor where you want the center of the torus and click.

4) Drag the mouse to define the radius of the torus. If you specified the radii of the torus in the settings container, ADAMS/View maintains those dimensions regardless of how you drag the mouse.

5) When the torus is the desired size, click.

Creating a Link

To create a link:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Linktool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground.

Ÿ If desired, set any of the length, width, or depth dimensions of the link.

3) Place the cursor where you want to begin drawing the link and click.

4) Drag the mouse until the link is the desired size and then release the mouse button. If you specified the length, width, and depth of the link in the settings container, ADAMS/View maintains those dimensions regardless of how you drag the mouse.

Creating a plate

To create a plate:

1) From the Geometric Modelingtool stack or palette, select the Platetool .

2) In the settings container, do the following:

Ÿ Specify whether you want to create a new part composed of the geometry or add the geometry to an existing part or ground.

Ÿ If desired, set the thickness or radius of the corners of the plate.

3) Place the cursor where you want the first corner of the plate and click the mouse button.

4) Click at each corner of the plate. You must specify at least three locations.

5) Continue selecting locations or right-click to close the plate.

Date: 2015-12-18; view: 708