You can use the Centrifugal PropertyManager to apply angular velocity and acceleration to a part or an assembly in static, frequency, buckling, or nonlinear studies.
Selected Reference
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Axis, Edge, Cylindrical Face for Direction |
Select an axis, an edge, or a cylindrical face to specify the direction of the centrifugal velocity and acceleration. The load is applied about the selected axis or face. |
Centrifugal Force
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Unit |
Sets the units that are used to enter for the velocity and acceleration values. |
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Angular Velocity |
Specifies a value for an angular velocity on the part or assembly. |
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Angular Acceleration |
Specifies a value for an angular acceleration on the part or assembly. |
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Reverse direction |
Reverses the direction of either the angular velocity or angular acceleration about the selected axis. |
Variation with Time
For nonlinear studies, you can define a time-dependent centrifugal load.
| Linear |
Uses a default linear time curve which passes through the points (0,0) and (tend, A). Where A is the value of angular velocity or angular acceleration specified in the Centrifugal Force box and tend is the End time specified on the Solution tab of the Nonlinear dialog box.
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| Curve |
Uses a user-defined time curve. Click Edit to define or import a time curve. The angular velocity or angular acceleration is calculated at any time by multiplying the value specified in the Centrifugal Force box by the Y value of the time curve. |
| Graph |
Displays the actual time-dependent centrifugal load components. |
Symbol Settings
Sets the color and size of the centrifugal load symbol.
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Edit color |
Sets the color for the centrifugal load symbol from the color palette. |
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Symbol Size |
Sets the size of the centrifugal load symbol. |
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Show preview |
Toggles the preview display of centrifugal load symbols. |