Select the assembly you want to analyze. The menu lists all open assemblies.

Enter a string that specifies the analysis output name. The string can contain only alphanumeric characters and underscores (_). ADAMS/Driveline appends the suffix _torque_loadcase to form the complete analysis name. For example, if you enter test45 as the output prefix, the analysis name becomes test45_torque_loadcase.

Enter a number greater than zero to specify the duration of the simulation.

Enter the number of output steps in output files (.req, .gra). It affects the resolution of your animations and plots. Make sure that the number of steps you specify is high enough to display the highest frequency you want to observe.

Select interactive, background, or files only.

Specify a road data file. Tire subsystems use the information in road data files to calculate the tire/ground interaction forces. If your model uses ride tire subsystems, ADAMS/Driveline automatically deactivates this text box because tire/ground interaction forces are evaluated in a different way.

For more information about road data files, see the ADAMS/Tire online help.

Enter the initial velocity of the car at the beginning of the simulation. You can enter any number greater than or equal to zero. ADAMS/Driveline uses this value to run an initial velocity analysis just after the static equilibrium and to set all rotational velocities of the driveline.

ADAMS/Driveline performs this initial velocity analysis using a CONSUB. You can check the syntax in the .acf file. ADAMS/Driveline automatically deactivates this text box when there is no body subsystem in the selected assembly, because it assumes that without a body subsystem it doesn't make sense to specify an initial velocity.

In the text box to the right of Initial Velocity, select the most suitable units set for the initial velocity. Before performing the analysis, ADAMS/Driveline automatically converts the model units to the specified units set.

Select the initial gear to be used during the simulation. ADAMS/Driveline sets the transmission_demand in the test rig to the value you specify.

If the model you want to analyze contains gear-pair elements, then ADAMS/Driveline engages the correct one to both the input and output shafts with kinematic joints.

Specify the loadcase file in which ADAMS/Driveline stores the torque time history. ADAMS/Driveline saves this file in a directory named torque_loadcases.tbl, under any ADAMS/Driveline database.

See an example torque-loadcase file.

Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.

Select the engine dyno you want to use to apply the correct engine torque to the model. During the analysis set-up phase, ADAMS/Driveline sets the dyno type to torque and the function type to torque demand, so that the maneuver can be submitted correctly.

Select if you want ADAMS/Driveline to write information about the assembled model and simulation to a log file.

ADAMS/Driveline names this log file after the output prefix and an output suffix, depending on the full-vehicle analysis you selected. The log file contains information about the type and success of the analysis, date and user, analysis parameters, and the active subsystem used in the simulation.

Select to display the Modify Entity Comments dialog box, where you can add multi-line comments to any entity to describe its purpose and function.

Learn where ADAMS/Driveline records comments.

Select to display the Modify Friction Coefficients dialog box. If you have an assembly with rtire models, you can use the Modify Friction Coefficients dialog box to modify the friction characteristics for each tire.

For information about rtire, see About Rtire.