Track widht

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hey there,

I've a question about the track in a suspension model upoloaded from assembly wizard. Where can I change this value? I'm using a solid axle model

and I need to set the lenght of the axle.

Thank you for help!

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  • Chris Coker_21312
    Chris Coker_21312 New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2019

    Track width is determined by the location of the wheel centers.  Change the location of the wheel center (in Y direction) and the track width will also change

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited July 2019

    I did it, but the length of the solid axis hasn't changed as in the screenshot below.

     

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited July 2019

    And if I try to move the whole model, in the X and Z directions, the solid axis always remains in its initial position. All other points are translated except the axis.

  • Felipe M Leila
    Felipe M Leila New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2019

    Hi Tetoldini,

    The axle is an external CAD and it is not parametrized with the MV model.

    Changing the wheel center points will not change the axle length, only the track width. What you could do is scale it using the graphic panel.

    image.png

    In the same way if you want to move the axle you need to change its location in the origin option.

     

    Best regards,

    Felipe.

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