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Adams/Flex
Aligning Using Precision Move Dialog Box
The Precision Move dialog box lets you to move bodies by increments or precise coordinates.
To use the Precision Move dialog box to align the bodies:
• In the Alignment tab, select Launch Precision Move Panel.
Aligning by Defining Three Points
This method uses three unique points to position and orient the flexible body.
To define the alignment by specifying three points:
1. In the Alignment tab, select 3 Point Method.
2. Select a point on the existing body and a point on the flexible body. Adams/Flex will position the
flexible body so that the point on it is coincident with the point on the rigid body.
3. Now select two more point pairs, one point on each body, to define the x- and y-axes. Adams/Flex
will orient the flexible body by making points 2 and 3 on the flexible body reside in the plane
defined by points 2 and 3 on the rigid body.
Transferring Connections
The following sections explain how to transfer connections from an existing rigid or flexible body to a
replacement flexible body:
• Changing the Node to Which to Transfer Marker
• Changing the Location of the Marker
Changing the Node to Which to Transfer Marker
To change the node to which a marker will be transferred:
1. In the Marker and Node table of the Swap a rigid body or Swap a flexible body dialog boxes, select
the row containing the marker.
2. In the Node ID text box, enter the node ID to which you want to transfer the marker.
Tip: To find a node, select Node Finder to select the Node Finder dialog box, and search
for all nodes within a specified radius or number of nodes from a given marker.
3. Select Apply (located to the right of the Node ID text box).
Changing the Location of the Marker
By default, Adams/Flex moves the marker to the attachment node specified in the Marker and Node table.
If the distance between the attachment node and the marker is nonzero, you may want to preserve the
marker location so you do not break any joints on the flexible body or incorrectly define the point of