The Shell Belt property page is shown in Figure 1. And its parameters are explained below. The user can modify properties for the shell belt such as geometry information, FFlex body characteristics, boundary condition, and output. The general pages such as General, Graphic Property, Origin & Orientation are same with general body.
•FE Info (Refer to FEInfo. in FFlex)
•Connecting Parameter (Refer to Connecting Parameter in FFlex)
Figure 1 Shell Belt tab in the Properties of BeltShell dialog box
•Belt Color: Changes the belt color.
•Display Node ID: If this function is checked, the IDs of all nodes belong to the displaying belt.
•Thickness: Enters the thickness of belt.
•Width: Enters the width of belt.
•Number of Elements: Enters the number of force elements to connect nodes.
•Element Length: Enters the length of element.
•Curl Radius: Defines the curve radius of belt along two directions.
Figure 2 Belt curl radius in two directions
•Stretched Length: Defines the stretched longitudinal length from the initial longitudinal length.
•Initial longitudinal length = element longitudinal length-stretched length
•Material Property: Allows you to access the dialog box defining the material property of belt. For more information, click here.
•Passing Body List: Displays all geometries contacted belts.
•Initial Velocity: Enters the initial velocity in the longitudinal direction of belt.