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1Getting Started Using Adams/Driveline

Adams/Car - Driveline Module

Getting Started Using Adams/DrivelineThis chapter includes the following sections:

Configuring Adams/Driveline

Starting Adams/Driveline Standard Interface

Starting Adams/Driveline Template Builder


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Getting Started Using Adams/Driveline

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Configuring Adams/DrivelineIf you want to simulate assemblies with a comparably high number of degrees of freedom or modeling

elements, before you start Adams/Driveline, you may have to enable Adams/Driveline to run larger

models.

If the available memory is not sufficient during a session, Adams/Solver, the analysis Driveline, prompts

you to increase a certain array size. To do so, you must first exit the session after saving your assembly,

including the subsystems.

To set the memory size on Windows:

1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to MD R2 Adams, and

then select Adams - Settings.

2. From the treeview on the left side, double-clickAView.

3. Select Preferences.

4. Click the memSize row and set the option menu to huge.

5. Select Apply.

6. From the treeview on the left, double-clickASolver to expand it, and then select Preferences.

7. Click the memSize row, and then set the pull-down menu to huge.

8. Select OK.

To set the memory size on UNIX:

1. At the command prompt, enter the command to start the MD Adams Toolbar, and then press

Enter. The standard command is adamsmdx, where x is the version number, for example

adamsmdr2.

The MD Adams Toolbar appears.

2. From the MD Adams Toolbar, right-click the Solver tool , and then select Change

Adams/Solver Settings.


4. Select OK.

5. From the MD Adams Toolbar, right-click the View tool , and then select ChangeAdams/View Settings.


7. Select OK.


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Starting Adams/Driveline Standard Interface

In the UNIX environment, you start Adams/Car from the MD Adams Toolbar. In the Windows

environment, you start Adams/Car from the Start button. For more information, see the online help for

Running and Configuring MD Adams (from the online help window, use the navigation list on the left

to select Running and Configuring).

To start in the Windows environment:

1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to MD R2 Adams,

point to ADriveline, and then select Adams - Driveline.

The Welcome dialog box appears on top of the Adams/Driveline main window.

2. Do one of the following:

If the Welcome dialog box contains the options Standard Interface and Template Builder,select StandardInterface, and then select OK.

If the Welcome dialog box does not contain any options, then Adams/Driveline is already

configured to run in standard-interface mode. Select OK.

The Adams/Driveline Standard Interface appears.

The Adams/Driveline Standard Interface window appears as shown in Figure 1. Familiarize

yourself with the Adams/Driveline window and read the tips in Familiarizing Yourself with

Adams/Driveline.

Figure 1 Adams/Driveline Standard Interface

Note: Before you start Adams/Driveline, set the Adams/View and Adams/Solver memory to

huge, as explained in Configuring Adams/Driveline.


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To start in the UNIX environment:


Enter. The standard command that MSC.Software provides is adamsmdx, wherex is the version

number, for example adamsmdr2.


2. Select the Adams/Driveline tool .


3. Do one of the following:

If the Welcome dialog box contains the options Standard Interface and Template Builder,

select StandardInterface, and then select OK.

If the Welcome dialog box does not contain any options, then Adams/Driveline is already

configured to run in standard-interface mode. Select OK.

The Adams/Driveline Standard Interface appears.

The Adams/Driveline Standard Interface window appears as shown above. Familiarize yourself

with the Adams/Driveline window and read the tips in Familiarizing Yourself with

Adams/Driveline.

Window title bar

Menu bar

Status bar

View triad Main shortcut menu


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Starting Adams/Driveline Template Builder

Before you start Adams/Driveline Template Builder:

Make sure that your private configuration file, .acar.cfg, shows that you can work in expert

user mode. Your private configuration file is located in your home directory.

Before you start Adams/Driveline, set the Adams/View and Adams/Solver memory to huge, as

explained in Configuring Adams/Driveline.

To check the user mode:

1. In a text editor, such as jot or notepad, open .acar.cfg.

2. Make sure that the following line appears as shown:

ENVIRONMENT MDI_ACAR_USERMODE expert

To start Adams/Driveline Template Builder on Windows:

1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to MD R2 Adams,

point to ADriveline, and then select Adams - Driveline.


2. Select TemplateBuilder.

3. Select OK.

The Adams/Driveline Template Builder window appears as shown in Figure 2. Familiarize

yourself with the Adams/Driveline window and read the tips in Familiarizing Yourself with

Adams/Driveline.

Figure 2 Adams/Driveline Template Builder


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Menus grayed out becauseyou dont have a template yet

Window title bar

Menu bar

Status bar

View triadMain shortcut menu


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To start Adams/Driveline Template Builder on UNIX:


Enter. The standard command that MSC.Software provides is adamsx, where x is the versionnumber, for example adamsmdr2.


2. Click the Adams/Driveline icon .


3. Select TemplateBuilder.

4. Select OK.The Adams/Driveline Template Builder window appears as shown in the figure above.

Familiarize yourself with the Adams/Driveline window and read the tips in Familiarizing

Yourself with Adams/Driveline.


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Switching Between Interface ModesOnce you have started Adams/Driveline in the Standard Interface or Template Builder modes, you can

easily switch between them.

To switch between modes:

In Standard Interface: From the Tools menu, select Adams/Driveline Template Builder.

In Template Builder: From the Tools menu, select Adams/Driveline Standard Interface.


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Familiarizing Yourself with Adams/Driveline

As you familiarize yourself with Adams/Driveline, note the following:

You use the menu along the top of the window to execute commands and display dialog boxes.

Notice that some menus are shaded in grey. This indicates that you cannot execute these

commands because you do not have a subsystem open. When you open a subsystem, these

menus change to black, indicating that you can execute the commands.

You can use the main shortcut menu to execute simple commands, such as rotating views,

zooming, and fitting assemblies in the main window. To display the main shortcut menu, right-

click in the main window, away from any entities. Instead of manually entering text in boxes that require database objects, you can have

Adams/Driveline automatically do this task for you. To do this, right-click the text box of

interest, and then do one of the following:

Point to Hardpoint (or the entity of interest), and then select Pick. On the screen, place the

cursor on top of the hardpoint. When the color of the hardpoint changes, click the left mouse

button to select that hardpoint.

Point to Hardpoint (or the entity of interest), and then select Guesses. From the pop-up menuthat appears, select the entity name you want to use.

Point to Hardpoint (or the entity of interest), and then select Browse. Adams/Driveline

displays the Database Navigator, which contains a list of entities, hardpoints in this case.

Double-click the entity name you want to use.


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Plotting ResultsWhen youre ready to review the results of your analyses, you can display the post-processing tool and

view the results of the simulations you performed.

To plot results:

1. While in Adams/Driveline Standard Interface, from the Review menu, select Postprocessing

Window, or press F8.

Adams/Driveline launches Adams/PostProcessor, a post-processing tool that lets you view the

results of simulations you performed. For more information about Adams/PostProcessor, see the

Adams/PostProcessor online help.

2. To return to Adams/Driveline, select the Return to Modeling Environment tool or press F8.

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