1. ADAMS/VIEW INTERFACE OVERVIEW
SECTION 3
ADAMS/VIEW INTERFACE OVERVIEW

2. What is in this Section Model Hierarchy Renaming Objects
Adams/View Interface
Simple Simulations
Saving Your Work

3. Model Hierarchy Adams/View Modeling Hierarchy
Adams/View names objects based on this model hierarchy. For example, Adams/View names geometry as .model_name.part_name.geometry_name.
To change the parent for an object, rename the object.
Model
Analyses
Measures
Forces
Constraints
Parts
Results Sets
Components
Markers
Construction
Points
Geometry
Simulations
Objects
More
Are not saved in model
command files (.cmd)
Draw figure on board.
Demonstrate:
In the stamping mechanism, display the names of parts to illustrate the model hierarchy.
Right-click the parcel’s part. Show how it is made up of several geometries.
While right-clicking, reiterate that in Adams/View, left-clicking selects objects while right-clicking displays a menu.
See Also: Assembling Subsystem Models in Section 14

4. Renaming Objects Adams/View naming conventions: .mod .mod.run_1
.mod.meas_1
.mod.spring_1
.mod.joint_1
.mod.part_1
.mod.run_1.joint_1
.mod.run_1.joint_1.fx
.mod.part_1.mar_1
.mod.part_1.point_1
.mod.part_1.box_1
Simulations
Objects
More
Are not saved in model
command files (.cmd)

5. Renaming Objects (Cont.)
Renaming objects clarifies model topology
Names can have underscores but not spaces or symbols
Zoom in on bottom half of the page and stress the importance of renaming parts, joints, and so on.
Stress that giving descriptive names to objects makes debugging much easier.
Not renamed
Renamed

6. Adams/View Main Window – Default View
Adams/View Interface
Adams/View Main Window – Default View
View triad
Status bar
Working grid
Menus
Toolbox container
Ribbon
Tree View
Model name

7. Adams/View Main Window – Classis View
Adams/View Interface
Adams/View Main Window – Classis View
Tool
Arrow denotes tool stack
Main Toolbox
Model name
Working grid
Menus
View triad
Status bar
Toolbox container

8. Simple Simulations Simulation versus animation
Simulations are solutions to equations of motion describing a mechanical system.
Animations display a graphical playback of previously completed simulations.
Simulation output
Step Size: amount of time between steps
Steps: total number of steps in a specified amount of time
Simulation time interval
End Time: absolute point in time to stop simulation
Duration: relative amount of time to simulate over
Explain that the simulation time interval option of Forever is available from the Simulate menu, not from the toolbox.
Create a simple pendulum and demonstrate all the items called out in the figure above.
Demonstrate the Main Toolbox: Tool stacks - Accessed by right-clicking a tool. Container - Appears in the bottom half of the toolbox when a tool is selected. Demonstrate the Status bar: Ask them to look at the Status bar for directions from Adams.
Explain that the view triad provides a visual reference; it is not an object and cannot be selected.
Simulate the pendulum and then animate it for a graphical playback.
Explain how the time interval and the output options work.
Animation tool

9. Saving Your Work
Most common formats in which you can save Adams/View models
Adams/View database files (.bin)
Include the entire modeling session including models, simulation results, plots, and so on.
Are typically large (start at 5 MB).
Have been platform independent since Adams 11.0 (2002)
Adams/View command files (.cmd)
Include only model elements and their attributes.
Are relatively small, editable text files.
Are platform independent.
Demonstrate Export Versus Save Database:
Use the pendulum you created earlier.
Once both .cmd and .bin files are created, illustrate the difference in the size of the two files.
Open the .cmd file in a text editor to show how simple it is but do not get into details about the commands.

10. Saving Your Work (Cont.)
Adams/View
command files (.cmd)
database files (.bin)
Demonstrate Export Versus Save Database:
Use the pendulum you created earlier.
Once both .cmd and .bin files are created, illustrate the difference in the size of the two files.
Open the .cmd file in a text editor to show how simple it is but do not get into details about the commands.

11. Saving Your Work (Cont.)
Other formats in which you can import and export data
Adams/Solver input files (.adm)
Geometry files (STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, Wavefront, Stereolithography)
Test and spreadsheet data files
Simulation results files (.msg, .req, .out, .gra, .res).
The other formats will be discussed in greater detail later in the course.

12. Adams/View Graphics on Windows
Adams/View uses the OpenGL graphics standard
Early versions of Windows graphics card drivers sometimes do not have OpenGL fully implemented
Signs of graphics driver issues:
Display “freezes” (stops updating)
Adams/View application crashes or disappears
Adams Exception 11 errors
SOLUTION: Update the graphics card drivers
then pick Download Drivers
For ATI and AMD video cards,
The other formats will be discussed in greater detail later in the course.