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WM52ProductGuide.fm Page 12 Tuesday, March 2, 2004 12:04 PM 12 and continues if the number of licenses has not reached the purchased limit. The mechanism runs on any AppleTalk network, including Open Transport (version 1.1 or above). Copies of Working Model can be installed anywhere on the network. However, you must launch and register each installed copy with your serial number first. Supporting Multiple Workstations with Different Processor Types If your network consists of multiple workstations with different processor types (such as PowerPC, 680x0 with floating point unit, and 680x0 without floating point unit), you can install the appropriate version of Working Model on each machine (Easy Install option is recommended), and register each copy with the given serial number. Regardless of the processor type, each copy of Working Model keeps track of the running copies. 6. Scripts Working Model provides several scripts described below. In the future, we plan to make additional scripts available to further extend Working Model’s functionality. 6.1 The Flexbeam Script Flexbeam enables users to simulate the behavior of flexible beams. Introduction Flexbeam replaces a selected rectangular body with a set of smaller rectangular elements attached with rotational springs. Flexbeam chooses values for the spring constants, which depend on the material and geometry of the selected rectangular beam, and creates an assembly that approximates a flexible beam. Figure 6-1 and Figure 6- 2 show a sample document before and after running Flexbeam respectively. Notice that Flexbeam works on beams with an arbitrary orientation and maintains constraint relationships. An undo script, called Unflex, restores beams to their original rigid form.
WM52ProductGuide.fm Page 13 Tuesday, March 2, 2004 12:04 PM Figure 6-1 Before Running Flexbeam Figure 6-2 After Running Flexbeam Unit Systems 6. Scripts 13 Flexbeam works with the SI and English unit systems only. Flexbeam automatically selects the mass and distance units to be consistent with the current force unit. If the user selects the force unit to be Newtons, the script selects meters for the distance unit and kilograms for the mass unit. If the user selects the force unit to be pounds, the script selects inches for the distance unit and pounds mass for the mass unit. If the user selects another unit for force, dynes for example, the user is notified that this system of units is unavailable and the program terminates. Running Flexbeam To use Flexbeam:
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