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Sommersemester 2012

Adams

Aufgaben
Wie viele Freiheitsgrade (Degrees of
Freedom) hat das Modell ?
------------------------------------Den in Step 10 erzeugten Command File
einschicken.
Software Version: Adams 2011
Files Required: valve.cmd

TUTORIAL

 Tips before you start. While working on this exercise, notice:

The use of the right mouse button

The function of single-clicks and double-clicks
The messages on the Status bar
The animation options

Suggested Exercise Steps

1. Import the file valve.cmd
2. View the list of keyboard shortcuts.
3. Use the zoom shortcut.
4. View the model from different angles.
5. Rename the parts.
6. Inspect the model.
7. Simulate the model.
8. Save the Simulation.
9. Animate the Results.
10.Save your work.

Step 1. Import File

b

To import a file:
a. Start Adams/View.
b. From the Welcome dialog box,
select Import a file.
c. Click the file folder icon, and the
Select Directory dialog box
appears.
d. Find and select the directory
Exercise_dir/mod_2_aview_int
erface.
e. Click OK on the Select Directory
Dialog.
f. Click OK on the Welcome Dialog
Box, and the File Import Dialog
comes up.

Step 1. Import File

a. Make sure that the
File Type is set to
Adams/View
Command File
(*.cmd).
b. Right-click in the File
to read text box, and
then select Browse.
The Select File
dialog box appears.

a
b

e
c

c. Select the file

valve.cmd
d. Click Open.
e. Click OK on the File
Import dialog.

Step 2. View the List of Keyboard

Shortcuts
To view the list of keyboard shortcuts:
a. Move the cursor away from the model and then rightclick in the Adam/View window. A menu appears listing
the keyboard shortcuts.
b. To close the menu, left-click away from the menu.
c. In the space below, write the shortcut keys for
performing the following view operations.
Rotate:__________________________
Translate:________________________
Zoom with a box:__________________
Zoom into a specific Area:___________
Fit:_____________________________
Front View:_______________________

Step 3. Use the Zoom Box Shortcut

To use the zoom Box shortcut:
a. Zoom into the cam area by using the shortcut <w>.
b. Notice the instructions in the status bar instruct you
to select the area.
c. Click the left mouse button in the place were you
want the top left corner of your zoomed in rectangle
to be.
d. Now the status bar instructs you to: drag to select
size of view.
e. Draw a rectangular box around the cam.
f. You should now be zoomed into the cam area.
g. Use the fit shortcut <f> to return to the original view.

b
d

Step 4. View the Model from Different

Angles
a
To view the model from the top:
a. Use the Top shortcut <T> and the
view changes to a top view.
Top View

To view the model from the right:

b. Use the Right shortcut <R> and
the view changes to the right view.

To view the model in an isometric

view:
c. Use the Iso shortcut <I> and the
view changes to an isometric one.
If you wish you may continue to
try the other shortcut keys.
Isometric View

Right View

Step 5. Rename the Parts

As you go through these instructions
notice that right-clicking always give you a
list of choices while left clicking selects an
object.

Rocker
Rod
Guide
(ground)
Valve

Cam

To rename the parts to match the ones

given in the diagram to the right:
a. Move the cursor over the rocker part and
right click.
b. A menu of the part appears, select
Part:PART_1
c. From the next menu select Rename.
d. In the Rename dialog, change the name to
.valve.Rocker.
e. Click OK to change the part name.
f. Repeat the above steps a through e for the
Rod, Cam, Guide, and Valve.

c
d
e

Step 6. Inspect the Model

To inspect the model to
determine the number and
type of constraints:
a. Right-click the small arrow
on the Information tool
stack
on the right side
of the Status Bar at the
bottom of the screen.
b. Select the Model
topology by constraints
tool.
c. From the Information
window that appears, note
the number and type of
constraints and use them
to answer Question 1 in
the Workshop 2, Review
section, page WS2-19
d. Close the Information
window.

Step 6. Inspect the Model (Cont.)

To inspect the mode to
check if the model
verified successfully:
a. Right-click the small
arrow at the bottom of
the information tool
stack.
b. Select the verify tool.
c. From the Information
window that appears,
notice that the model
verified successfully.
d. Close the Information
window.

?
c

Step 7. Simulate the Model

a

To run a simulation:
a. From the Main Toolbox, select the Simulation
tool.
b. In the lower portion of the Main Toolbox, make
sure that Default is selected.
c. Select End Time.
d. In the text box below End Time, enter 2.
e. In the text box below Steps enter 100.
f. Click on the Play tool.
g. When the simulation is complete, click the Reset
tool.

g
b
c
d

Step 8. Save the Simulation

To save the simulation:
a. From the Simulate menu, select
interactive controls. The
simulation Control Dialog box
appears.
b. To save the last simulation
results to the database under a
new name, select the Save
simulation tool. The Save Run
Results dialog then appears
c. In the Name text box, enter a
name for the simulation results,
such as first_results.
d. Click OK.
e. Close the Simulation Control
dialog box.

c
d

Step 9. Animate the Results

To Animate the results in the default mode
with icons off:
a. Select the Animation tool from the Main
Toolbox.
b. Notice that the bottom section of the Main
Toolbox changes so that you get the
animation tools.
c. To see the animation, click the Play button.
d. When the animation is complete, click the
Reset tool.
e. To see the animation in incremental steps
click either the +1 to move forward or the -1
to rewind the animation.
f. The step number will be listed below the -1
button.
g. When finished, click the Reset tool.

c
d
g

e
f

Step 9. Animate the Results (Cont.)

To animate the model with icons
turned on:
a. From the Review menu, select
Animation Controls. The Animation
Controls dialog box should appear.
b. At the bottom of the Animation Controls
dialog box, check icons.
c. Click the Play button.
d. When the animation is complete, select
the Reset tool.
e. To see the animation in incremental
steps click +inc to go forward and inc
to rewind.
f. The step number will be listed in the
center between these two buttons.
g. When finished, click the Reset tool.
h. Close the Animation Controls dialog
box.

h
d g

c
f

Step 10. Save Your Work

To save your work so
that the saved file
contains only the model
information:
a. From the File menu,
select Export.
b. Set File Type to
Adam/View Command
File.
c. In the File Name Text
box, enter valve1.
d. In the Model Name text
box, enter valve.
e. Click OK.

b
a

c
d

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