Would someone mind explaining the difference between a bush element and a spring element and their unique applications? The MSC Documentation describes a bush as "generalized spring-damper system", but the spring input allows for a damping value input. When would a bush element want to be used...
Thank you Sam! I will look into the learning center. To clarify, did you mean create a node in the center of the hole for each link (make that node a bush), and use rbe2 to web from that node to the nodes that the bolt would touch, and then use a cbeam to connect the rbe2 at each end of the hole...
Hello,
I am relatively new to Patran so please bear with me ...
I am looking to model an assembly in Patran, somewhat like a four-bar linkage. In the rear, the top link is pinned to the back link, and the bottom link is pinned to the back link. In the front, the top link is bolted to the front...
