Figure 1 Silent Chain Link property page [Profile page]
•X,Y,R: Points and radius.
•C: Determines whether to use points for contact.
•Add Row: Adds a row to the end of the table.
•Insert Row: Inserts a row where the cursor is and move the current and later rows down.
•Delete Row: Deletes the row where the cursor is and move the later rows up.
•Clear: Deletes all rows in the table.
•Draw: All data must be defined with respect to the link marker. You can move points graphically by using the mouse directly.
Figure 2 Silent Link Editor dialog box
•Import: Imports the X, Y, and R data pairs from a CSV file or a MAT file or a text file. In the case of the text file, the usage of the comma, the tab, and the space can be the delimiter between the three columns in the file. And when using the Excel file, the user can select the Tab-delimited text file output option or the CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file output option to save the Excel file which can be imported.
•Export: Exports the X, Y, and R data pairs to a CSV file or a MAT file or a text file.
•Guide/Roller Contact Nodes: Defines a contact region of the link for contact with Guide or Roller entities.
•Start Node: Selects a start node to define the contact region of the link.
•End Node: Selects an end node to define the contact region of the link.
•Length Segment: The contact region from Start Node to End Node is a line and meshed with this value.
Figure 3 Definition of Guide/Roller Contact Nodes