User- defined properties

Activate the check box to define non-linear stiffness and damping properties.  After you select User-defined properties, select the User-Defined tab and select a force from the drop-down menu.

Body 1

The first body used by the field.

Body 2

The second body used by the field.

Point

The location of the field.

Orient two axes

Orient one axis

Orient by angles

Select the method of orientation.

X|Y|Z Axis

Select the orientation information for the axis.

Point 1

Vector 1

DxDyDz

Point aligns the axis to a point.

Vector aligns the axis along a vector.

DxDyDz aligns the axis along explicit vector components.

Point 2

Vector 2

DxDyDz

Point aligns the orientation of the plane using a point.

Vector aligns the orientation of the plane using a vector.

DxDyDz aligns the orientation of the plane using explicit components.

XY/XZ/YX/YZ/ZX/ZY

Specifies the plane to be oriented.

Click DataSummary, , to view the Data Summary table for fields.

[DC]        allows you to view the direction cosines’ matrix for a coordinate system.