PABUSH

Geometric Properties ElementPABUSH lets you specify the bushing properties for an associated bushing element.

Format

<PABUSH
       id       = "integer"
       kx       = "real"
       cx       = "real"
       ky       = "real"
       cy       = "real"
       kz       = "real"
       cz       = "real"
       ktx      = "real"
       ctx      = "real"
       kty      = "real"
       cty      = "real"
       ktz      = "real"
       ctz      = "real"
       graph    = "integer"
/>

Attributes

id
Unique bushing property identification number.
kx, ky, kz
Bushing stiffness in the X, Y and Z directions.
cx, cy, cz
Bushing damping coefficients in the X, Y and Z directions.
ktx, kty, ktz
Bushing torsional stiffness in the local X, Y and Z directions.
ctx, cty, ctz
Bushing torsional damping coefficient in the local X, Y and Z directions.
graph
A post-processing flag that determines how this element is represented in the animation H3D. Default is 0.

Example

The example demonstrates the definition of a PABUSH property element.

<PABUSH id="2" kx="1000.0" cx="0.001" ky="1000.0" cy="0.001" kz="1000.0" cz="0.001"   ktx="1000000000.0" ctx="0.001" kty="1000000000.0" cty="0.001" ktz="1000000000.0" ctz="0.001"/>

Comments

  1. This type of property card is used to specify the bushing element's stiffness and damping coefficients. Each bushing property element must have a unique identification number.
  2. graph is a post processing flag that determines how this element will be represented in the animation H3D file.
    • graph = "0" implies that this element will not be represented in the H3D
    • graph = "1" implies that this element will be represented as a line drawn between the two connecting nodes for which the bushing is defined.