*SetForce() - translational for command sets

Creates a set force.

Syntax

*SetForce(force, fx, fy, fz)

Arguments

force
The variable name of the set force.
Type: varname
fx, fy, fz
Numbers, MDL expressions, or solver expressions that determine the values of the translational X, Y, and Z components of the force.
Type: real or string

Example

*BeginMDL(the_model, "Example model")
*Analysis(the_analysis, "The analysis", andef)
*DefineAnalysis(andef)
  *ActionOnlyForce(frc_wc,
                   "Applied force at left wheel center",
                   TRANS
                   b_wheel.l
                   p_wc.l)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  10.0, 11.0, 12.0)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  ds.real1.value * ds.real2.value, 
                     10.3, 
                     ds.real3.value)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  0.0,
                     0.0, 
                     ‘100*sin(2*PI*TIME)‘)
  *CommandSet(the_commandset, "Simple command set", evdef, frc_0, tpl_begin, tpl_end)
  *Template(tpl_begin, "Begin template", USER, tpldef_commandset_begin)
  *Template(tpl_end, "End template", USER, tpldef_commandset_end)
  *Template(tpl_superfluous, "Should be ignored", ACF, tpldef_commandset_begin)
*EndDefine()
*DefineCommandSet(evdef, local_frc_0, local_tpl_begin, local_tpl_end)
  *Write(local_tpl_begin)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  7.0, 8.0, 9.0)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  ds.real4.value * ds.real5.value, 
                     9.3, 
                     ds.real6.value)
  *SetForce(frc_wc,  1.0,
                     2.0, 
                     ‘100*sin(2*PI*TIME)‘)
  *Write(local_tpl_end)
*EndDefine()
*DefineTemplate(tpldef_commandset_begin)
{AbsToRelative(Solver_File_basename.path, Solver_File_basename.value + 
".adm")}
PREFERENCES/SIMFAIL=STOPCF
*EndDefine()
*DefineTemplate(tpldef_commandset_end)
STOP
*EndDefine()
*EndMDL()

Context

*BeginMDL()

*DefineCommandSet()

Comments

This statement is similar to the *SetForce() statement for a model except that it sets the force contents within the solver command file.