Using H3D Flexbodies in MotionView
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Select a body in the modeling window or the Model Browser.
The Bodies panel is displayed.
- Select the Properties tab.
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Select the Flex Body check box.
Figure 1. Flex Body Option 
- For Abaqus: Use the .inp file.
- For ADAMS: Use the H3D file.
- For MotionSolve: Use the H3D file.
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Use the Invariants, Nodes, and
Modes buttons to set the properties.
Note: You can set a flexbody tolerance through MDL and the user interface. When the magnitude between the flexbody node and corresponding MDL point exceeds this tolerance, MotionView automatically inserts a dummy body to bridge the distance. If the difference is less than the tolerance, the entities are exported to ADAMS without a dummy body (unless explicitly requested).