Figure 1 Properties of SphereToSphere dialog box
•Definition of The Base Sphere
•Entity Name: Defines the name of base sphere. The base sphere can be dispatched from the Working Window by clicking Gr.
•Radius: Shows the radius of base sphere. This value is automatically determined by the radius of the action geometry but if the user doesn’t check the Synchronize with Geometry option, the user can directly input the radius or change it as the parametric value by clicking PV
•Definition of The Action Sphere
•Entity Name: Defines the name of action sphere. The base sphere can be dispatched from the Working Window by clicking Gr.
•Radius: Shows the radius of action sphere. This value is automatically determined by the radius of the action geometry but if the user doesn’t check the Synchronize with Geometry option, the user can directly input the radius or change it as the parametric value by clicking PV
•Force Display: Graphically displays the resultant force vector on the view window. For more information, click here.
•Synchronize with Geometry
•If this option is checked, Radius for each sphere is automatically defined with that of the specified graphic. (The default is checked.)
•If this option is not checked, the user can modify the contact properties.