The user can create the flexible roller pair as follows.
•Point, Radius, Direction, Radius, WithDialog
•Point: Selects a point to define the center of the flexible fixed roller group.
•Radius: Defines a radius of the flexible fixed roller group.
•Direction: Defines the position of the movable roller group with respect to the fixed roller group.
•Radius: Defines a radius of the flexible movable roller group.
•WithDialog: Modifies the property for the flexible fixed roller group and flexible movable roller group. The flexible roller pair is created with clicking OK.
Figure 1 Dialog box for the flexible roller pair
o Depth: Defines the thickness of shell4 element
o FDR Radius: Defines the inner circle radius for FDR element
o Roller Radius: Defines the radius of outer circle in the flexible roller.
o No. of Nodes at Circumference: Sets the number of nodes in the circumferential direction. The default value is 40. This data cannot be changed after creation.
o No. of Nodes at Radial: Sets the number of nodes in the radial direction. The default value is 10. This data cannot be changed after creation. For more information, refer to the Flexible Information of Flexible Roller in MTT2D.
•Point, Radius, Direction, Radius, Distance, WithDialog
•Point: Selects a point to define the center of the flexible fixed roller group.
•Radius: Defines a radius of the flexible fixed roller group.
•Direction: Defines the position of the movable roller group with respect to the fixed roller group.
•Radius: Defines a radius of the flexible movable roller group.
•Distance: Defines an initial gap between the fixed roller group and the movable roller group.
•WithDialog: Modifies the property for the flexible fixed roller group and flexible movable roller group. The flexible roller pair is created with clicking OK.