14.3.6.1. Simple Shaft Set

Figure 14.71: Shaft Set Designer General tab

Figure 14.72: Parameters in the Simple Shaft Set designer General tab

Parameter	Description	Dimension
1. Name	Use to set the name of Shaft Set.	N/A
2. Position	Use to set a starting point of the simple Shaft Set by the Point Picker. This becomes a base marker position of the 1stbeam element. This parameter can be parametrized by design point, design frame.	Length
3. Rotate Axis	Use to set the rotational direction by the Direction Picker. The default value can be defined from the direction of the Shaft Set. This parameter can be parametrized by z axis vector of design frame.	N/A
4. Eccentric Direction	Use to set the eccentric direction in the global reference frame for crank Shaft Set.	N/A
5. Color	Use to set the color of the Shaft Set.	N/A
6. Material Library	Use to open the material library.	N/A
7. Young's Modulus	Use to set Young's modulus of the Shaft Set.	Force/Length^2
8. Poisson's Ratio	Use to set Poisson's ratio of the Shaft Set.	N/A
9. Density	Use to set the density of the Shaft Set.	Mass*Length^3
10. Damping Ratio	Use to set the damping ratio of the Shaft Set.	N/A
11. Fatigue Material	Use to set the fatigue material additionally when you want to do durability analysis.	N/A
12. Show advanced option	Use to set the advance value of the Shaft Set.	N/A

In the Advanced Option tab, the beam section ratio can be defined. This is used to calculate the length of the unit beam element.

Figure 14.73: Advanced Option in the Simple Shaft Set Designer

The length of the beam element can be calculated from beam section ratio as follows.

Figure 14.74: Length of beam elements

The beam elements are newly updated whenever gear or bearing is added to the Shaft Set as follows.

Figure 14.75: Added beam elements for a gear or bearing

Also, the beam elements are newly updated whenever power load or point load is added to the Shaft Set as follows.

Figure 14.76: Added beam elements for a power load or point load

Figure 14.77: Simple Shaft Set Designer Geometry tab

Figure 14.78: Parameters in the Simple Shaft Set designer Geometry tab

Parameter	Description	Dimension
1. Section	Use to select a section for modification	N/A
2. Name	Use to set the section name.	N/A
3. Length	Use to set the section length	Length
4. Cross Section	Use to select the section type.	N/A
5. Diameter	Use to set the section diameter. This variable is depended on the type of cross section.	Length

The dimension for each cross section can defined as follows.

Figure 14.79: Dimensions for cross sections

Refer to Component Analysis for an FE Shaft Set.