Properties

 

Figure 1  Properties of CircleToCircle dialog box

 

     Definition of The Base Circle

    Entity Name: Defines the name of base circle. The base circle can be dispatched from the Working Window by clicking Gr.

    Radius: Shows the radius of base circle. This value is automatically determined by the radius of the action geometry but if the user turns off the Synchronize with Geometry option, the user can directly input the radius or change it as the parametric value by clicking PV.

    Depth: Shows the depth of base circle.

 

     Definition of the Action Circle

    Entity Name: Defines the name of action circle. The action circle can be dispatched from the Working Window by clicking Gr.

    Radius: Shows the radius of action circle. This value is automatically determined by the radius of the action geometry but if the user turns off the Synchronize with Geometry option, the user can directly input the radius or change it as the parametric value by clicking PV.

 

     Synchronize with Geometry

    If this option is checked, Radius in contact properties is automatically defined with that of the specified graphic.

    If this option is not checked, the user can modify the contact properties.

 

     Force Display: Graphically displays the resultant force vector on the view window. For more information, click here.