AdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTemplate-basedarchitectureTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialJuly2009MSCSoftwareSwedenABAdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB2(17)Theinformationinthisdocumentisfurnishedforinformationaluseonly,mayberevisedfromtimetotime,andshouldnotbeconstruedasacommitmentbyMSCSoftwareSwedenAB.MSCSoftwareSwedenABassumesnoresponsibilityorliabilityforanyerrorsorinaccuraciesthatmayappearinthisdocument.Thisdocumentcontainsproprietaryandcopyrightedinformation,MSCSoftwareSwedenABpermitslicensesofAdams®TrackedVehicletoolkitsoftwaretoprintoutorcopythisdocumentforinternaluseinconnectionwiththelicensedsoftware.NopartofthisdocumentmayatanytimebecopiedforanyotherpurposeordistributedortranslatedintoanyotherlanguageordistributedtoanythirdpartywithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofMSCSoftwareSwedenAB.Adams®isaregisteredtrademarkofMSCSoftware.Allotherproductnamesaretrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.Copyright2009byMSCSoftwareSwedenAB.Allrightsreserved.AdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB3(17)AboutThisDocumentThisdocumentcontainstheTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialfortheATVtemplate-basedtoolkit.Usethetutorialexercisestolearnhowtousetheinterface,andhowtoexecuteTrackTestingsimulations.Theexercisesare,whenitcomestosystemspecificcommands,writtenforWindowsplatformwherenotexplicitlystatedUNIX.AdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB4(17)TrackSegmentCustomizationProblemStatementInthisexerciseacustomizedTrackSegmenttemplatewillbecreatedandusedforsimulation.•ModifytheexistingTrackSegmenttemplatetoincludeaflexibleguide.•UsethenewTrackSegmentwiththestandardTankassembly.AnoteaboutaddingelementstotheTrackSegment:WhateverisaddedtotheTrackSegment,itisimportantthateverythingisparameterizedtofollowthetracksegmentpart(ortheconnectorpartiftheTrackSegmentisoftypeDoublePinorRubberTrack).IftheparameterizationisnotdonethentheaddedelementswillnotfollowwhentheTrackSystemiswrapped.LoadtheATVplug-inandopentheexistingtemplateFirst,youwillloadtheAdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitpluginandloadthe_track_segment2.tpltemplate.1.StartAdams/Viewwiththeattached.batfile.TheAdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitplug-inwillnowautomaticallybeloaded.2.SelecttorunTemplateBuilder.3.Openthe_track_segment2.tpltemplatefromtheATVSharedDatabase.a.FromtheFilemenu,pointtoOpen.b.IntheTemplateNamefilefield,rightclickandselectSearch-atv_shared/templates.tblandselectthe_track_segment2.tpltemplate.c.SelectOK.Savethetemplateunderanewname:1.FromtheFilemenu,pointtoSaveAs…2.Type_track_segment_guideintheNewTemplateNamefield.3.MakesuretheMajorRoleissettotrack_section.4.SettheFileFormattoAscii.5.SelectOK.AdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB5(17)CreateparametervariablesTheusageofparametervariableswillenablemodificationofguideparametersfromtheStandardInterface.Pleasenote:•Allparametervariableswillbecreatedas“single”(notleft/right).•Thevaluesareenteredinthefollowingunits:mm,N,s,deg.Thefollowingparametervariablesshouldbecreated:Name:Value:Units:guide_height90.0lengthguide_width50.0lengthguide_length50.0lengthstiff_x4.4e+05stiffnessstiff_y4.4e+05stiffnessstiff_z4.4e+05stiffnessdamp_x440.0dampingdamp_y440.0dampingdamp_z440.0dampingstiff_tx2.4e+09torque_stiffnessstiff_ty2.4e+09torque_stiffnessstiff_tz2.4e+09torque_stiffnessdamp_tx2.4e+06torque_dampingdamp_ty2.4e+06torque_dampingdamp_tz2.4e+06torque_dampingAdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB6(17)GotoA/ViewMostofthemodelingneedstobedoneintheAdams/Viewenvironment.1.FromtheToolsmenu,selectAdams/ViewInterface.CreatereferencemarkeronthetracksegmentpartAmarkertouseasreferencefortheguideandbelongingelementswillbecreatedoneachtracksegment.Iftheiconsarenotvisiblethenpleasetoggleiconvisibilitybeforecontinuing.1.SelecttheMarkerconstructor.2.MakesuretoselectAddtoPart.3.Selectthelefttracksegmentparttoaddthemarker.4.Dothesamefortherightsidetracksegment.Pleaserenamethemarkerstorecognizablenames.1.RightclickonthenewmarkerontheleftsidetracksegmentandselectRename.2.Enterthenameguide_ref_left.3.Nametherightsidemarkerguide_ref_right.Themarkersshouldnowbeparameterizedtobeontheinnersurfaceofthetracksegmentpartsandkeeptherelativeorientation.Thegoalistoparameterizethemarkersasshowninthedialogboxbelow:Toachievethis,dothefollowing:1.Rightclickontheguide_ref_leftmarkerandselectmodify.AdamsTrackedVehicleToolkitTrackSegmentCustomizationTutorialMSCSoftwareSwedenAB7(17)2.IntheLocationfield,enter(LOC_RELATIVE_TO({0.0,0.0,},))3.Togetthefirstreference(inner_thickness),dothis:a.FromtheToolsmenupointtoDatabaseNavigator.b.Doubleclickonthe_track_segment_guideentry.c.Scrolldowntouel_track_seganddoubleclickonthis.d.Scrolldowntoinner_thicknessanddoubleclickonthis.e.Copythefullnameoftheinner_thicknessvariablefromthetopfieldoftheInformationwindow.4.Pastetheinner_thicknessfullnameintotheLocationfieldattheappropriateplace–withaminusinfrontofit.5.Togetthesecondreference–themarkersegment_ref,dothefo