Creates spring properties to assign to a design point element.

Inputs

Number Name Object Type Description Optional
1 Kx System.Double Translational stiffness in the global X-direction. Defaults to 0. Yes
2 Ky System.Double Translational stiffness in the global Y-direction. Defaults to 0. Yes
3 Kz System.Double Translational stiffness in the global Z-direction. Defaults to 0. Yes
4 Krx System.Double Rotational stiffness about the global X-axis. Defaults to 0. Yes
5 Kry System.Double Rotational stiffness about the global X-axis. Defaults to 0. Yes
6 Krz System.Double Rotational stiffness about the global X-axis. Defaults to 0. Yes
7 X-Vector Rhino.Geometry.Vector3d Vector that defines the direction of the local X-axis. Defaults to the global X-axis. Yes
8 Rot System.Double Rotation of the local Y & Z axes about the local X axis, in degrees. Defaults to 0. Yes

Outputs

Number Name Object Type Description
1 Spring Property DesignSpringProperties A new design spring properties object.

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Behavior

If you would like to assign tension/compression only behavior, you can click on the “Behavior” button at the bottom of the component, which will bring up the following window:

Create Spring Properties Behavior.PNG