Treat as Remote Mass PropertyManager

To access the Treat as Remote Mass PropertyManager, right-click a solid body icon in the Simulation study tree and select Treat as Remote Mass.

Bodies that are treated as remote masses are excluded from meshing, but their mass properties and moments of inertia are considered in analysis.

Selection

• Body . Selected solid body in a multi-body part or an assembly component.

• Faces, edges, or vertices for Remote Mass . Select the faces, edges, and vertices that connect the body to the rest of the model. These entities can only deform as a rigid body.

• Apply Force/Moment at CG. Select to apply forces and moments at the CG (Center of Gravity) of the selected body. If selected, define the Reference Coordinate System, Force, Moment, and Symbol settings.

Reference Coordinate System

Select the Global or a User defined coordinate system.

Force

• Units . Specify the units of the force.

• X-direction , Y-direction , Z-direction . Select a direction and type a value for the force in that direction.

• Reverse direction. Select to reverse the force direction

Moment

• Units . Specify the units of the moment.

• X-direction , Y-direction , Z-direction . Select a direction and type a value for the moment about that direction.

• Reverse direction. Select to reverse the moment direction.

Variation with Time

Available for modal time history linear dynamic studies.

• Linear. Define a linear time curve which passes through the points (0,0) and (t end , X i ), where X i is the value of the i-component of the force/moment specified, and t end is the End time specified on the Dynamic Options tab of the Modal Time History dialog box.

• Curve. Define a user-defined time curve. Click Edit to define or import a time curve.

• View. Display the actual time-dependent force or moment.

Variation with Frequency

Available for harmonic and random vibration linear dynamic studies.

• Constant. Specify constant force or moment for the full range of operating frequencies.

• Curve. Specify a user-defined frequency curve. Click Edit to define or import a frequency curve.

• View. Display the actual frequency-dependent force or moment.

Symbol Settings

• Edit color. Click to change the color of the remote mass symbols.

• Symbol size . Change the size of the remote mass symbols.

• Show preview. Turns the display of the remote mass symbols on and off.