Activate/Deactivate Spring Damper using template

Karan Thakur

How to Activate/Deactivate Spring Damper in between simulation using Template

I have written the following template that needs to be simulated

<Deactivate
   element_type = "Damper"
   element_id   = "{sd_1.idstring}"
/>

<Simulate
  analysis_type = "Transient"
  end_time = "5"
  integr_tol = "0.01"
  h_max = "0.01"
  print_interval = "0.03"
/>

<!--Stop/-->

<Activate
   element_type = "Damper"
   element_id   = "{sd_1.idstring}"
/>

<Simulate
  analysis_type = "Transient"
  end_time = "10"
  integr_tol = "0.01"
  h_max = "0.01"
  print_interval = "0.03"
/>

 

and the error i am getting is

Activate Damper/301002
WARNING: Unknown type [Damper] in         ACTIVATE command! This command is ignored.

 

According to my understanding i am using the wrong element_type = "Damper"

I tried element_type = "Spring" and element_type = "SpringDamper"

But still the same error persists

PS: Is there a reference guide or link where i can search what type of words to use when making a template in Motionview? Because i searched the manual and was unable to get a clear idea where to find these.

Chris Coker_21312

Full help for MotionSolve command statements (including Activate and Deactivate) are found in:

MotionSolve -> MotionSolve Reference Guide -> Command Statements

 

 

For a SpringDamper, you want to use "SPDP"