Edit Bushings

Select one or more bushings to change their properties.

To review all bushings and edit their names and properties in one place, see Open the Bushings Table.

  1. On the Structures or Motion ribbon, select the Bushings tool.
    Tip: To find and open a tool, press Ctrl+F. For more information, see Find and Search for Tools.
  2. Select the bushings that you want to edit.
    Note: While holding down Ctrl, click to multi-select and deselect.
  3. In the guide panel, you can change or add new linear stiffness properties or rotational stiffness properties on the Stiffness, Damping, and Preload tabs:
    Note: Damping, and Preload are only available if you opened Bushings from the Motion ribbon.
    1. Choose between orthotropic or isotropic stiffness:
      • To apply orthotropic stiffness to the bushing (use different stiffness, damping, or preload values for each direction,) in the guide panel, turn on Orthotropic.
      • To apply isotropic stiffness to the bushing, turn off this option.
    2. Enter at least one linear stiffness property or one rotational stiffness property.
      If you applied orthrotropic stiffness If you applied isotropic stiffness
      To define linear stiffness Enter TX, TY, TZ. Enter T(X, Y, Z).
      To define rotational stiffness Enter RX, RY, RZ. Enter R(X, Y, Z).
      Note: If multiple bushings with different properties are selected, the fields will be blank.
    3. Optional: Enter at least one linear damping property or one rotational damping property.
      If you applied orthrotropic damping If you applied isotropic damping Notes
      To define linear damping Enter TX, TY, TZ. Enter T(X, Y, Z). This option is only available for Motion.
      To define rotational damping Enter RX, RY, RZ. Enter R(X, Y, Z). This option is only available for Motion.
    4. Optional: Enter at least one linear or rotational preload property.
      If you applied orthrotropic preload If you applied isotropic preload Notes
      To define linear preload Enter TX, TY, TZ. Enter T(X, Y, Z). This option is only available for Motion.
      To define rotational preload Enter RX, RY, RZ. Enter R(X, Y, Z) This option is only available for Motion.
  4. On the Inertia tab, you can change the following:
    • Mass: Enter the bushing's mass.
    • Ixx: Enter the moment of inertia about the axis oriented as global x passing through the center of mass
    • Iyy: Enter the moment of inertia about the axis oriented as global y passing through the center of mass
    • Izz: Enter the moment of inertia about the axis oriented as global z passing through the center of mass
  5. Click Create the Bushing .
    The changes will be applied.
  6. In the microdialog, you have the following options:
    Option Description
    Align to Global Axes

    		 Align to the global axes.
    Move

    		 Translate or rotate using the Move tool.
    Add/Remove

    		 Add/remove faces from the selected bushings.
    Set Origin X Set the origin coordinate in the X direction.
    Set Origin Y Set the origin coordinate in the Y direction.
    Set Origin Z Set the origin coordinate in the Z direction.
  7. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.