Spring#
Create a spring to add an elastic bedding to structural points or lines
Input#
Name |
Type |
Structure |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Point/Curve |
(Structural) Point (Structural) Line |
List |
Source element of this spring. If a pure geometric element is given a structural version of it will be created automatically |
Direction |
Vector |
List |
Explicit direction of this spring.
Default is global z-axis
|
Group |
Integer |
List |
Identifier for the group this element belongs to |
Axial Stf |
Number |
List |
Stiffness of this element in axial direction |
Lateral Stf |
Number |
List |
Stiffness of this element acting in plane perpendicular to the axial direction |
Torsional Stf |
Number |
List |
Rotational stiffness of this element about the principal spring axis |
User Text |
Text |
List |
Additional text that will be added to the CadInp output of this element |
Output#
Name |
Type |
Structure |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
Spring |
Spring |
List |
Resulting spring |