Springs Tool Guides and Options

Springs Tool Guides

The following tool guides are available:


Secondary face	Click or Alt-click to select your second location.

Spring Types

The following spring types are available:


Longitudinal	Longitudinal springs generate a force that displaces along the axis.
Torsional	Torsional springs generate a force that rotates about the axis.

Springs Tool Options

The following options are available:


Stiffness	Specify the stiffness value.
Length	Specify a value for the spring length, defined as the distance between the center of the two selected faces or between the center of the selected face and a point.
Preload	For the longitudinal spring type, you can optionally select from one of the following preload types: Select Free length to define a preload as a displacement length, then enter a non-zero value for the Free length. The actual length is calculated using the spring end points from the defined locations. Select Load to define the preload as a force load, then enter a non-zero value for the Load force. A positive value creates tension and a negative value creates compression. For the torsional spring type, you can optionally select from one of the following preload types: Select Torque to define the preload as a force in the opposite direction, then enter a non-zero value for the Torque. Select Rotation to define the preload as a rotational displacement, then enter the displacement as a non-zero value.