To Create a Simple Spring
1. Click
Refine Model >
Spring. The
Spring Definition dialog box opens.
2. Type a name for the spring, or use the default name.
3. Click the color swatch adjacent to
Name to
change the color of the icon and the text displayed for the spring.
4. Select
Simple as the spring type.
5. If you did not select geometric references before clicking
Spring, select model
references to specify the locations of the spring's end points. The
References collector displays the selections.
6. To create a nonlinear spring with variable stiffness:
b. Click
to open the
Functions dialog box. Use this dialog box to create a new function or copy, edit, or delete a selected function.
c. Type a nonnegative real number value in the Force Factor box. Select units of force from the adjacent drop-down list.
7. Type a nonnegative real number value in the
Torsional Stiffness box.
Select the units for the torsional stiffness from the adjacent drop-down list or accept the default unit.
Alternatively, right-click the respective value box, and select
Parameter to specify the value as a
Creo Parametric parameter.
8. Click OK.