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**Manual releases**: An alternative solution is to provide appropriate releases for the deformations in the '' | **Manual releases**: An alternative solution is to provide appropriate releases for the deformations in the '' | ||
- | ===== 3. Bode plots ===== | + | ===== 3. Changing units ===== |
+ | When the system parameters are expressed with very small numbers, you may receive the warning "Mass coefficients turn out to be very small" or the related error " | ||
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+ | The example file that comes with SPACAR Light assumes meters as the default unit for length. To change to other units, your script should be adjusted in several places, depending on how each physical quantity scales with the length L: | ||
+ | * coordinates of the nodes ('' | ||
+ | * input displacements ('' | ||
+ | * (rotations in radians are independent of length) | ||
+ | * moment of inertia ('' | ||
+ | * forces ('' | ||
+ | * moments ('' | ||
+ | * material stiffness properties ('' | ||
+ | * material density ('' | ||
+ | * cross-sectional dimensions ('' | ||
+ | * gravitational acceleration ('' | ||
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+ | In other words, if your script assumes meters as the unit for length, and you want to go to millimeters, | ||
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+ | Note that output values, so numbers you see in the '' | ||
+ | ===== 4. Bode plots ===== | ||
When making Bode plots of the system, in particular with a lot degrees of freedom (e.g. when '' | When making Bode plots of the system, in particular with a lot degrees of freedom (e.g. when '' | ||
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Also see the [[parallel_flexure_guide_transfer|example on producing transfer functions]] for tips on making Bode plots that look nicer. | Also see the [[parallel_flexure_guide_transfer|example on producing transfer functions]] for tips on making Bode plots that look nicer. | ||
- | ===== 4. Animated GIFs of mode shapes ===== | + | ===== 5. Animated GIFs of mode shapes ===== |
For presentation purposes, it can be helpful to create an animated GIF of a visualization in Spavisual. You can make a GIF for a particular mode shape or for the general motion of the system. In the Spavisual window, deselect the ' | For presentation purposes, it can be helpful to create an animated GIF of a visualization in Spavisual. You can make a GIF for a particular mode shape or for the general motion of the system. In the Spavisual window, deselect the ' | ||