Building Flex Body Models - Kxcad.net

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• When an expression references a rigid part, it automatically will be updated to reference the new
flexible body.
• Object type design variables not belonging to the rigid body, but referencing it, will be updated
to reference the flexible body. All design variables that are children of the rigid body will not be
modified.
Selecting the Existing and Replacement Bodies
You can replace a rigid body with a flexible body that is already in your model or you can specify an
MNF and Adams/Flex creates a new flexible body. To replace a flexible body with another flexible body,
you must create the replacement flexible body by specifying an MNF.
Learn about:
• Selecting Existing Rigid and Replacement Flexible Bodies
• Selecting Existing and Replacement Flexible Bodies
Selecting Existing Rigid and Replacement Flexible Bodies
To select the bodies:
1. From the Build menu, point to Flexible Bodies, and then select Rigid to Flex.
If a rigid body was not selected on the screen, the Database Navigator appears and lets you select
the rigid body to be replaced.
The Swap a rigid body for a flexible body dialog box appears.
2. Under the Alignment tab, select how you will specify the replacement flexible body:
• Flex Body, and then select a flexible body that has already been imported into your model.
• MNF File, and then select the name of the MNF.
Selecting Existing and Replacement Flexible Bodies
To replace a flexible body with another flexible body, you must create the replacement flexible body by
specifying an MNF.
To select the flexible bodies:
1. From the Build menu, point to Flexible Bodies, and then select Flex to Flex.
The Swap a flexible body for another flexible body dialog box appears.
2. Under the Alignment tab, in the Flexible Body text box, enter an existing flexible body in your
model.
3. In the MNF File text box, enter the MNF.