Building Flex Body Models - Kxcad.net
Building Flex Body Models - Kxcad.net
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Adams/<strong>Flex</strong><br />
• If all invariants except 5 and 9 exist in the modal neutral file (MNF), and mesh coarsening has<br />
been performed, the matrices INVAR5 and INVAR9 cannot be created and may not appear in the<br />
matrix file.<br />
• If the flexible body has a preload, the file will contain an additional PRELOAD matrix.<br />
• If the flexible body has modal loads defined, the file will contain an additional MODLOAD<br />
matrix.<br />
• If the flexible body has a generalized damping matrix specified, the file contains an additional<br />
GENDAMP matrix.<br />
As you can see, there can be as few as 12 or as many as 17 matrices, currently.<br />
The 14 standard matrices list the selected modes and nodes, invariants, and pertinent segments of the<br />
mode shapes. The 14 matrices are:<br />
• GENSTIFF<br />
• INVAR1<br />
• INVAR2<br />
• INVAR3<br />
• INVAR4<br />
• INVAR5<br />
• INVAR6<br />
• INVAR7<br />
• INVAR8<br />
• INVAR9<br />
• T_MODE<br />
• R_MODE<br />
• SELNOD<br />
• SELMOD<br />
The following shows the first part of a matrix file. The end of the matrix file that is not shown contains<br />
matrix data.<br />
You generate a matrix file by translating an MNF file. You use the translator available through the . The<br />
matrix file is in AdamsMAT format, and you should only create it using the translator.<br />
For information on creating an MNF, see Translating FE Model Data. For information on using the<br />
Adams/<strong>Flex</strong> toolkit, see Translating an MNF into a Matrix File.