MotionView User's Guide

System and Assembly Panel - Options

System and Assembly Panel - Options

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System and Assembly Panel - Options

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An option is used to customize some type of modeling behavior.  Options can perform operations such as turning entities on or off, or converting systems from compliant to non-compliant.

When you select the Options tab on the System and Assembly panel, a list of the options belonging to the current system is displayed.  Each system has a Compliant option by default.  This option can be used to toggle the state of joints within the system.  The joint or bushing within the system should be modeled within an *if(Op_Compliant == "Yes") loop in the MDL language using a text editor.

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System/Assembly panel - Options tab

Making a System Compliant or Non-Compliant

You can make any system in a MotionView model compliant or non-compliant.  The Compliant option is located on the Options tab of the System and Assembly panel.

Yes

makes all compliant joints in the system compliant.

No

makes all compliant joints in the system non-compliant.

In addition to converting compliant joints, MotionView can turn other entities on or off in a system according to predefined system settings.  For example, MotionView can turn off specific entities such as springs or stabilizer bars when the system is made non-compliant.

NoteNot all joints can be compliant.  The rules for converting joints from compliant to non-compliant are built into each model using the MDL language.

Refer to the MDL Language Reference on-line help for further information on programming system libraries and options.

View/Edit Data Members

Brings up the panel which will allow you to modify the data members of the selected system.
hmtoggle_plus1To change a system from compliant to non-compliant:
1.From the Project Browser, select a system.

The System/Assembly panel is automatically displayed.

2.Select the Options tab.
3.From the Compliant drop-down menu, select No.
hmtoggle_plus1To change a system from non-compliant to compliant:
1.From the Project Browser, select a system.

The System/Assembly panel is automatically displayed.

2.Select the Options tab.
3.From the Compliant drop-down menu, select Yes.
NoteThe Compliant option is applied to all subsystems beneath the current system.

The Compliant option can be overridden for individual joints in the Joints panel.

See *Option() in the MDL Language Reference for information on creating options.