References and Values with Analysis Library Features

Consider the following library part document.

Restraint-1 is defined on the highlighted face such that the face is not allowed to move in any direction (i.e, fixed restraint)

When Restraint-1 is added to the library, it appears as:

Force-1 is defined on the curved face such that its radial and axial components (using Axis1 as a reference) have non-zero values

When Force-1 is added to the library, it appears as:

RemoteLoads-1 is defined on the highlighted face using Coordinate System1 as a reference

When RemoteLoads-1 is added to the library, it appears as:

You can rename the first part of a reference. For example, in the reference Locate Face<1>@Restraint-1, you can change the text "Locate Face<1>" to any other text of your preference. However, you cannot rename the second part of a reference name.

To rename a reference:

In the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree, select the desired reference in the Library References folder.
Click-pause-click the reference name.
Type the new name.

Consider the same model where we defined a remote load.

RemoteLoads1 is defined on the selected face such that the remote location has the coordinates (1,1,1.5) in Coordinate System1. A remote force with components 10 N, 10 N, and 15 N are acting on the selected face. Also, remote moment has been specified with components 15 N-m in the X, Y, and Z direction

When RemoteLoads1 is added to the library, all selected items appear in the Library References as described above and all user input appear in the Library Values folder as

As for library references, you can rename the first part of a value. For example, in the value Force dir Y@RemoteLoads-1, you can change the text "Force dir Y" to any other text of your preference. However, you cannot rename the second part of a reference name.

To rename a value:

In the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree, select the desired value in the Library Values folder.
Click-pause-click the value name.
Type the new name.

Consider the RemoteLoads1 library item defined above.

If you do not want the user to change the remote location coordinates, you mark the X-location@RemoteLoad1, Y-location@RemoteLoad1, and Z-location@RemoteLoad1 as Internal Values

The Internal Values folder will look like

References and Values with Analysis Library Features

When you save a part or an assembly as an analysis library, the software adds a Library References and a Library Values folder in the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree.

Library References

Lists the references that you need to specify when you insert this feature. When you define a load or a restraint and add it to a library, the software creates at least one item in the Library References folder. The Library References folder lists all selections related to defining a load/restraint library feature.

For example, when you define a load/restraint, you select a load/restraint entity, a reference geometry to define direction (if applicable), and provide numerical value(s) for that load/restraint. When you add such load/restraint feature to the library, the software creates an item in the Library References folder for each selection you made when you defined the load/restraint. Items corresponding to the load/restraint values are created in the Library Values folder as described in the following section.

Library Values

The Library Values folder contains all input values related to defining a load/restraint item marked as a library feature. For example, when you define a load, you provide numerical values for the components of the load. When you mark this load as a library feature, the numerical values appear in the Library Values folder. Each input value will be represented by a separate item in the Library Values folder. Unless marked as Internal Values (described below), you can change any numerical value and define lower and upper bounds.

Internal Values

If you do not want other users to change a load or a prescribed restraint value while inserting a library feature, mark the value as an Internal Value.

References and Values with Analysis Library Features

Library References

Library Values

Internal Values

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