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Adams 2016
Release Guide
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Contents
Adams 2016 Release Guide
Preface
Welcome to Adams 2016 viii
About MSC Software ix

Overview ix
About Virtual Product Development and Adams ix
Technical Support x
Web x
Phone and Email x
Training x
Internet Resources xii
1 What’s New
What’s New 2
Adams Car 3
Spline Tools 3
Anti-Roll Bar 4
Alignment Extensions 5
Template Design Option Extensions 5
Testrig Add/Remove/Replace 7
Linear Analysis Between Mini-Maneuvers 8
Point Force Actuators 9
Adams Chassis to Adams Car Database Migration Phase 1 9
Differing Orientations for Symmetric Construction Frames 12
Issues Resolved 13
Known Issues 19
Adams Car-Ride 20
Hydromount support in IPIT 20
Issues Resolved 21
Adams Car-AT 22
Issues Resolved 22
CONTENTS iv
Adams Chassis 23
Chassis Database Updates to Support Migration 23
Issues Resolved 24
Known Issues 24
Adams Controls 25
Issues Resolved 25
Adams Co-simulation Interface 27

Adams - EDEM Co-simulation 27
One-Click Local Launch 28
Supported Versions of Software for Co-simulation 28
Issues Resolved 29
Known Issues 29
Adams Driveline 30
Ramp Up and RPM Smoothing in ac_dyno UDE 30
Issues Resolved 31
Adams Durability 32
Issues Resolved 32
Known Issues 32
Adams Explore 33
Welcome to Adams Explore 33
Issues Resolved 36
Known Issues 36
Adams Flex 37
Runtime Rigid-Flex Switch 37
Last Release for Nastran MNF Generation via FEM Translate 38
Issues Resolved 38
Known Issues 39
Adams Insight 40
Issues Resolved 40
Known Issues 40
Adams Machinery 41
Issues Resolved 41
Known Issues 43
Adams MaxFlex 45
Updated FEA Component 45
Issues Resolved 45
Known Issues 46
CONTENTS v
Adams Mechatronics 47
Issues Resolved 47
Adams PostProcessor 48
FFT 3D vs. General Output Channels 48
Enhanced Multi-Run Plot Support in Plot Configuration File 49
Record .avi in Background 50
Plot Tracking Tool Change in Behavior 51
Issues Resolved 51
Known Issues 52
Adams SmartDriver 54
Issues Resolved 54
Adams Solver 55
Cylinder-in-Cylinder Analytical Contact 55
Bending Factor Addition to Friction 56
Issues Resolved 57
Known Issues 60
Adams Tire 61
PAC-MC Tire Extensions 61
Road Converter to CRG 63
Multi-threading 3D Enveloping Contact 63
FTire Update 63
Issues Resolved 64
Adams Vibration 65
Issues Resolved 65
Known Issues 65
Adams View 66
Utility to Remove Unused Markers 66
Parasolid Import Toggle for Single or Multiple Parts 67
CAD Interoperability Version Support Updates 68
Custom Data Table Extensions 68
Updated FEA Component 68
Last Release for Precision Shaded and Z Short Shaded Render Options 69
EDS Read Suppress CPP Option Deprecated 69
Adjusted FE Part Nodes Definition Interface 69
Issues Resolved 70
Known Issues 78
CONTENTS vi
2 Running Adams Products

Starting Adams Products 84
Starting Adams Products on LINUX 84
Starting Adams Products on Windows 85
Setting Preferences 87
Setting Preferences on LINUX 87
Setting Preferences on Windows 87
Setting Your Working Directory 88
3 Getting Help
Tool Tips 90
Online Help 91
Versions of Web Browsers 91
Accessing the Online Help 92
Searching 94
Printing 94
Index 94
Tutorials and Examples 95
4 Supported Versions of Integration Products

Support for Easy5 and MATLAB 98
Easy5 98
MATLAB 98
Supported Versions of Integration Products 99
Index 101
MD Nastran 2006 Installation and Operations Guide
Preface

Welcome to Adams 2016

About MSC Software

Technical Support

Internet Resources
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Thank you for purchasing Adams 2016. Adams is motion simulation software for analyzing the complex
behavior of mechanical assemblies. With it, you can test virtual prototypes and optimize designs for
performance, safety, and comfort, without having to build and test numerous physical prototypes.
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About MSC Software
Overview
MSC Software Corporation is the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools,
including simulation software and professional services. MSC Software helps companies make money,
save time, and reduce costs associated with designing, testing, producing, and supporting manufactured
products.
MSC Software works with thousands of companies worldwide, in hundreds of industries, to develop
better products faster by using information technology, software, and services to enhance and automate
the product design and manufacturing process. Simulating your product performance reduces
development costs, time to market, and warranty costs.
About Virtual Product Development and Adams

You’ve heard it before: manufacturing companies today face intense global competition, demanding
customers, fragmented markets, increasing product complexity, compressed product cycles, price and
profit pressures, strict regulatory and liability environments, systems integration and supply chain issues,
skyrocketing costs of testing and physical prototyping, and on and on…
What you don’t often hear, though, is a strategy for enabling your company to improve your new product
development process to meet these challenges.
Whether you are delivering airplanes, automobiles, ships, biomedical devices, golf clubs or children’s
toys to your customers, MSC Software’s goal is to help you improve your new product development
process, allowing you to be significantly better at your concept development, design, testing, and
production activities through the application of VPD.
VPD is an environment that uses an integrated combination of both simulation software technology and
traditional techniques to design, test, manufacture, and support products. The result is that cost-effective
designs that meet all performance, safety, durability, and reliability requirements can be brought to
market in less time and for less cost.
Adams, as part of VPD, is focused on enhancing your ability to make better product development
decisions, explore innovative design alternatives, and consistently get the product right. It is the world's
most widely used mechanical system simulation software. It enables you to produce virtual prototypes,
realistically simulating the full-motion behavior of complex mechanical systems on your computers and
quickly analyzing multiple design variations until an optimal design is achieved. This reduces the
number of costly physical prototypes, improves design quality, and dramatically reduces product
development time.
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Technical Support
Technical Support
For help with installing or using an MSC Software product, contact MSC technical support. Our technical
support provides technical assistance on questions related to installation and use of the software. For
further details please see the Technical Support Usage Guide, which is accessible via our support web
site.
You can reach MSC technical support on the web, by telephone, or e-mail.
Web
Go to the MSC Software web site at www.mscsoftware.com, and click on Services -> Technical
Support. Here, you can find a wide variety of support resources including Product Updates, Discussions,
Technical Articles, and Documentation updates.
In addition, we provide several excellent sources of online information:
• SimCompanion - Find solutions to problems in this repository of troubleshooting tips,
examples, and frequently asked questions. To access the SimCompanion, go to:
http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com
• VPD Community - The VPD community is where to go when you are looking for peer support,
as well as technical expertise. Many of our consultants, developers, and technical support staff
monitor the forums. To sign up for the forums, go to:
http://forums.mscsoftware.com
Then:
• To view the Adams discussions, select Adams.
• To view product alerts and company news and events, select MSC News.
Phone and Email

For a current list of phone numbers and language based email addresses please visit our support web site
and click on Contact Technical Support.
Training
MSC Software training provides comprehensive training in Virtual Product Development. We offer
standard and customized training courses in the application of CAE tools to solve from basic to complex
problems within any industry. We offer over 100 courses in our state-of-the-art classroom facilities and
individual computer graphics laboratories at training centers throughout the world. All of our courses
emphasize hands-on computer laboratory work to facilitate skills development. We are uniquely
positioned to optimize your investment in design and simulation software tools.
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Our industry experienced expert staff is available to customize our course offerings to meet your unique
training requirements. For the most effective training, we also offer many of our courses at our
customer's facilities.
We specialize in customized training based on our evaluation of your design and simulation processes,
which yields courses that are geared to your business. In addition to traditional instructor-led classes, we
also offer video courses, interactive multimedia training, web-based training, and a specialized
instructor's program.
Course Information and Registration

For detailed course descriptions, schedule information, and registration call the Training Specialist at
(800) 732-7211 or visit www.mscsoftware.com.
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Internet Resources
Internet Resources
MSC Software (www.mscsoftware.com)
MSC Software corporate site with information on the latest events, products and services for the
CAD/CAE/CAM marketplace.
MSC Software Store (store.mscsoftware.com)

store.mscsoftware.com is a virtual marketplace where clients can find engineering expertise, and
engineers can find the goods and services they need to do their job.
1 What’s New
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What’s New, 2
 Adams Car, 3
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Adams Car-Ride, 20
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Adams Car-AT, 22
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Adams Chassis, 23

Adams Controls, 25
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Adams Co-simulation Interface, 27
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Adams Driveline, 30
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Adams Durability, 32

Adams Explore, 33

Adams Flex, 37
 Adams Insight, 40

Adams Machinery, 41

Adams MaxFlex, 45
 Adams Mechatronics, 47

Adams PostProcessor, 48

Adams SmartDriver, 54
 Adams Solver, 55

Adams Tire, 61

Adams Vibration, 65
 Adams View, 66
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What’s New
What’s New
The following are highlights of additions to existing products. Subsequent updates to the Known Issues
and Resolved Issues lists may be found in the MSC SimCompanion articles linked above.
• Adams Car, 3
• Adams Car-Ride, 20
• Adams Car-AT, 22
• Adams Chassis, 23
• Adams Controls, 25
• Adams Co-simulation Interface, 27
• Adams Driveline, 30
• Adams Durability, 32
• Adams Explore, 33
• Adams Flex, 37
• Adams Insight, 40
• Adams Machinery, 41
• Adams MaxFlex, 45
• Adams Mechatronics, 47
• Adams PostProcessor, 48
• Adams SmartDriver, 54
• Adams Solver, 55
• Adams Tire, 61
• Adams Vibration, 65
• Adams View, 66
CHAPTER 1 3
What’s New
Adams Car
• Spline Tools
• Anti-Roll Bar
• Alignment Extensions
• Template Design Option Extensions
• Testrig Add/Remove/Replace
• Linear Analysis Between Mini-Maneuvers
• Point Force Actuators
• Adams Chassis to Adams Car Database Migration Phase 1
• Differing Orientations for Symmetric Construction Frames
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Spline Tools
Much of Adams Car component stiffness and damping data is in the form of numeric tables used to
generate spline curves. These numeric values may derived from test data or estimated via hand
calculation. There are several common problems associated with these curves, such as noisy data, too
many data points, too few data points, unintended changes in slope and so on.
The Spline Check and Repair Tool allows you to check the quality of the splines that are used to define
the stiffness and damping of the following components:
• Bushings
• Springs
• Dampers
• Bumpstops
• Reboundstops
Several spline defects can be detected and repaired automatically. The tool checks for these common
errors, and repairs them if desired. The check and repair operations may be performed on a single spline,
an entity type (for example, ac_bushing), a subsystem, an assembly, or an entire database. The user can
choose to perform any one or more of the following checks:
• Symmetry
• Zero Crossing
• Evenly Spaced Data
• Minimum Slope
• Curve Monotony
Adams Car
• Slope Monotony
The associated Spline Comparison tool allows you to plot splines currently loaded in session, or directly
from property files. You can select two splines to plot simultaneously, and view the data in plot form,
tabular form, or both.
Anti-Roll Bar
An "Anti-Roll Bar" (ARB) object has been made available in Adams Car. This functionality has been
provided in both the Template Builder and Standard Interface mode.
In general, this functionality helps you to create an ARB with three different modelling methods: Simple,
Beam and FE Part. The simple type ARB can be used for quick initial modelling while the Beam and FE
Part types can be used for higher fidelity modelling.
CHAPTER 1 5
What’s New
Alignment Extensions
Previously adjustable forces in Adams Car did not support the alignment of caster angle. Also, users
were required to create additional motions and variables to store the adjusted values. In this release, users
can adjust caster angle using an adjuster force of type caster without creating any additional motions and
variables. Furthermore, alignment configurations can now be specified from the event dialogs.
Template Design Option Extensions
Three new steering related templates have been added to the Adams Car "acar_concept" database. Each
illustrates a set of newly available design options that can be set via the "Set Design Options" dialog. The
templates and corresponding design options are listed below:
Adams Car
_rack_pinion_steering_
advanced.tpl _tilt_3ujoint_steering.tpl _tilt_bracket.tpl
U-joint phase angle U-joint phase angle U-joint phase angle
Steer column body compliance Steer column body compliance Steer column body compliance
Rack housing mid-mount Rack housing mid-mount Rack housing mid-mount
Lower U-Joint friction Lower U-Joint friction Lower U-Joint friction
Upper U-Joint friction Upper U-Joint friction Upper U-Joint friction
Steering wheel friction Steering wheel friction Steering wheel friction
Lash Lash Lash
Steering assist Steering assist Steering assist
steer_column_to_body_damping steer_column_to_body_damping steer_column_to_body_damping
tbar_method tbar_method tbar_method
ishaft_compliance ishaft_compliance ishaft_compliance
column_compliance steering_column_compliance column_compliance
steering_column_compliance EPAS steering_column_compliance
EPAS middle_ujoint_friction EPAS
lower_isolator slider_location
upper_isolator
column_tilt_joint
dash_seal_compliance
dash_seal_friction
uphase_angle (1, 2, 3)
dash_seal_friction
upper_ishaft_compliance
lower_ishaft_compliance
CHAPTER 1 7
What’s New
Testrig Add/Remove/Replace
In the last few releases, some new full-vehicle testrigs have been introduced, such as the tilt table and the
SPMM. Prior to this release, one had to create a new assembly to reference each of these testrigs.
Therefore, if there is a change to any non-testrig content the user must manually edit each of the
assemblies. In this release the capability to edit an assembly to add, remove or replace a testrig has been
implemented to eliminate this redundant work.
Adams Car
Linear Analysis Between Mini-Maneuvers

In previous Adams versions, the Event Builder included support for Adams Linear solutions performed
after static equilibrium, before dynamic events. In this release, the Event Builder can be used to insert
Adams Linear solutions following any dynamic mini-maneuvers.
CHAPTER 1 9
What’s New
Point Force Actuators

The Point-Point actuator has been replaced with a new, more capable Point Force actuator. Previously,
the Point-Point actuator could only model action-reaction forces along a line-of-sight. The new Point
Force actuator includes this capability and adds two new orientation options: "Moving with Body" and
"Space Fixed."
Adams Chassis to Adams Car Database Migration Phase 1

For this release of Adams Car, it is now possible to directly read in Adams Chassis subsystems and
assemblies (that is, system files). Adams Car will perform migration of supported components and the
model will be loaded into the current session. However, because there are still some differences between
the products (to be resolved in future Adams releases), there remain some limitations that users need to
be aware of. Any critical issues found during the migration process will be printed to the Message
Window in Adams Car. Once the model is imported, it is important to save the assembly or subsystem
so that the migration will not have to be performed each time the model is loaded.
Not all Adams Chassis templates have been migrated. For this release, the following subsystems are
supported:
• body_full.py (unibody, body-on-frame, body-box-on-frame)
• f_4link.py, four_link.py
• hotch.py (rear only)
• macpherson.py
• sla.py
• slacoil_rear.py
• tire.py
• acc_tilt_3ujoint
• str_col_adv
• tilt_bracket
Adams Car
Each of these templates has a corresponding mapping file (.csv). Users can create their own mapping file
and templates for unsupported configurations. See documentation for further details.
Note: To support migration, several changes are applied to the Adams Chassis model during
model update to Adams 2016. None of these changes should affect the model in Adams
Chassis, but will aid in the migration process. These are described in the Adams Chassis
section of this document.
Assumptions
• Adams Chassis uses separate steering gear and steering column subsystems. These will be
merged into a single subsystem during migration. To open the merged subsystem, specify both
subsystems in the Open Subsystem dialog box.
• Adams Car provides for additional flexibility in specifying subsystems, so users are not limited
to the set supported by Adams Chassis. During migration, the stabilizer bar subsystem will be
removed from the subsystem file and a new subsystem file will be created on-the-fly.
• During migration, loading template will be automatically created based on Adams Chassis
loading subsystem and stored in the current working database.
• All property file references will be written out to the current database during migration.
However, only the current active property will be visible in Adams Car
• For leafsprings, the .ltf file reference should be included in Adams Chassis:
Otherwise, Adams Car will use a default property file, and the leaf spring will need to be
regenerated:
• In the body subsystem, for aerodynamic forces, Adams Car uses a hardpoint. This hardpoint will
be set to the location used in the aerodynamics tab of Adams Chassis. However, the default
location is not currently supported.
• Driveline activity will be turned off for half vehicle simulations since these hardpoints are not
present in the Adams Chassis suspension subsystem.
• Kinematic flag is set to on for the simple traction as no powertrain mounts are present in this
subsystem.
CHAPTER 1 11
What’s New
• Graphics are turned off in body subsystem. This can be toggled via a parameter variable.
• For EPAS, the following are exposed as hardpoints:
Hardpoint Location Default location

rcb_gear CM location of rack_motor rack_center, offset by 300mm in Y-
direction
rack_motor CM location of rack_center, offset by 300mm in Y-
orepas_motor_inertia direction, and 100mm in Z-direction
tilt_ujoint Midpoint of n/a
(tilt_bracket only) steering_wheel_center and
upper_ujoint hardpoints
• Adams Car uses a different alignment methodology, so alignment settings cannot be

automatically migrated. Alignment analysis should be performed in Adams Car.
The following table lists values not present in the Adams Chassis model that are required in
Adams Car:
Type Name Value

Parameter Variable max_rack_force 10000.0 Nm
Parameter Variable max_steering_torque 60000.0 Nmm
Limitations
• Instrumentation subsystem is not supported.
• Powertrain and braking subsystems will use Adams Car default templates.
• Default powertrain in Adams Car does not support all-wheel drive. During migration, the
powertrain (awd.py) will be treated as rear-wheel drive.
• Sprung mass percentage is not defined in the Chassis subsystems, however Adams Car
templates used during migration use the same sprung mass percentages as defined in the Chassis
templates. In Adams Car, users can very easily set sprung mass percentage via a data table.
• Jounce bumper formulation is different in Adams Car. During migration, a warning message
will be issued and the install method will be changed to 'impact length'.
• Adams Car uses a simple formulation of aerodynamic forces. During migration, only the activity
and location will be migrated.
Adams Car
• Bushing of type joint is not supported. Adams Car will use a bushing property file that
approximates the appropriate bushing. However, for some bushing types, the orientation may
need to be adjusted to match the joint type used.
• Rear steering is not supported.

• Custom .adm text blocks are not supported.
Differing Orientations for Symmetric Construction Frames

In dialogs where one can set orientation dependencies the "Delta Orientation from Coordinate" option,
if the entity you are orienting is a left/right marker or construction frame, you can specify a unique Left
Orientation and Right Orientation. This allows you to create a left/right marker pair that are oriented
differently from each other.
CHAPTER 1 13
What’s New
Issues Resolved
ADMS-12296 After using "Rigid to Flex", it has a strange message at opening the model
ADMS-12774 WARNING FLASH AFTER UNCHECKING OTHER SUBSYSTEM
(TIRE/BRAKE) IN FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY.
ADMS-13215 Incorrect non-linear spring preload method description
ADMS-13464 steering_column_housing cylinder is displayed even if the steering
subsystem is made inactive in mdi_front_vehicle.asy
ADMS-13483 Location Dependency default drop down option in Create General Part
dialog box is not displaying properly
ADMS-13862 can't create request using type and markers/subroutine.
ADMS-15527 Model browser folders remains in the expanded condition when new
assembly is opened after closing the old assembly in car
ADMS-16282 "Create Group of" option is present even when the Group tab is not present
in Model Browser of Adams/car Standard Interface
ADMS-18839 Hook Joint, missing documentation of I-Part and J-Part axis in Adams/Car
(hook, convel, universal)
ADMS-21493 spelling mistake in tip text of A/Car Analysis
ADMS-21716 [Reset] Button in [Animation Controls] Dialogbox Could not show any
bushing geometries.
ADMS-22102 Leafspring bushings incorrectly parameterized on hardpoints
ADMS-23972 Objects missing from or strangely placed in model broswer in template

builder mode
ADMS-24421 The communicators in the default testrig are not documented completely.
ADMS-25347 A/Car doc is missing
ADMS-25404 The location input in dialog dbox_sta_har (modify hardpoint location)

should have input loc_ori
ADMS-25681 Impossible to add custom library when linking a site A/Car interface
ADMS-25736 got error when defining vaval in user-entered function on dyno

ADMS-25911 Contact definition input communicator wrongly modified
Adams Car
ADMS-26168 Unable to create leafspring with clip

ADMS-26326 unknown parameter 'GEOMETRY_MASTER' will appear after saving the
property file of rack 3D gear force
ADMS-26956 Sport Mode of Robotized Dual-Cluch in Powertrain Parameters dbox.
ADMS-27020 Loading of Adams/Car Build Error in Adams2015 beta

ADMS-27022 Info window in the design option dialog box, flickers while opening.
ADMS-27188 acar files assembly subsystem replace deletes assembly children
ADMS-27199 Plot is not updating in Repair Process compare window.
ADMS-27429 Impossible to move an existsing marker from a general part to an interface

part
ADMS-27487 macro error in the P/V plot dbox of A/Car powertrain template
ADMS-27489 terrible behaviors of Request Map Editor
ADMS-27502 the velocoty is set as 20Km/h in the static equilibrium event
ADMS-27542 The Curve Manager in the plot mode ignores points in the bumstop curve.
ADMS-27573 database version upgrade not working as expected
ADMS-27593 MDI_ACAR_PRIVATE_CFG does not work

ADMS-27594 Error message given if request map activity toolbox is opened
ADMS-27595 Auto-sorting destorys user specified order of request channels and more
ADMS-27707 deficiency in the template conversion process [AM General Corporation]
ADMS-27980 "WARNING" keyword is displayed twice in message window while

modifying arb FE part in Adams/Car Template builder
ADMS-28013 Hidden FE_parts still show up when reading subsystem files
ADMS-28274 Path optimization issues on repositioned road
ADMS-28290 Crash on read_property of airspring

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What’s New
ADMS-28292 leafspring modify error when the mount part has the construction frame
ADMS-28308 Adams crashes while searching from Command Navigator

ADMS-28309 Bumpstop xml Property File Editor - "Damping Rate" field should not
display for Nonlinear Damping Method
ADMS-28322 Adams/Car, Adams/Driveline crashes while opening, if 'tracekeys.dat' file
present in working directory
ADMS-28330 Using Stereolithography (stl) geometry with A/Car
ADMS-28429 blocking during simulation set up with flexible bodies

ADMS-28443 customer's 3D closed course allows car to fall after it passes the end
ADMS-28498 Adams Car 2015.1 crashes on reading macro

ADMS-28515 shell graphics path is not updated in the "publish"ed template
ADMS-28687 Exception 11 detected while creating Bspline curve in A/Car

ADMS-28716 issues with more than 11 gears in powertrain
ADMS-28836 Error is seen during replacing subsystem

ADMS-32043 need to expnad the label in Rack gear DBOX in Adams/Car for Japanese
localization
ADMS-32215 Brake Percentage in Suspension Parameters is wrong for Rear Axle
ADMS-32225 vehicle at tilt table may move forward/backward, needs constraint

ADMS-32234 ACar PPT "Export Plot Configuration File" dialogbox Target "Database"
option field is not displayed properly
ADMS-32260 A/Car Crashes while creating hpgl hardcopy
ADMS-32310 Parameter variable remarks added in the assembly

ADMS-32325 Improve performance of design option dbox
ADMS-32401 TDFT help documentation typo error need to be corrected for Clear Tire
Plot(s) option
ADMS-32424 Warning of (.csv) not found appears every time while opening any
subsystem or an assembly
ADMS-32450 Adams crashes while animating the vehicle assembly through 'acar.cmd'
Adams Car
ADMS-32451 All the backup files have a suffix of 2015 after importing the subsystem or
assembly file from the chassis .vdb database
ADMS-32465 when changing the section of FE-Part, Adams/car issues an error.
ADMS-32485 Need an additional prefix for Adams Tracked Vehicle
ADMS-32509 Import/Export button does not work: under the Curve Editor launched from
Property File Editor
ADMS-32532 FE Part: External Shell geometry import - feature not working
ADMS-32537 "any" works as a wildcard in SUBSYSTEM_LOOKUP
ADMS-32588 wrong macro parameter reference in mac_fil_ass_new_gen

ADMS-32605 FD bushing doesn't support connection to flex body
ADMS-32620 A/Car Crashes while evaluating CHECK_WHEEL_MASS function

ADMS-32623 acar_concept driveline templates have a bug in the Differentials dbox
ADMS-32665 F1 help need to be added for "Modify Strut" dialog box

ADMS-32763 No mass property for nrod get written in adm file after toggling activity of
arb
ADMS-32782 User unable to delete a .crg road after the full vehicle simulation
ADMS-32803 The GSE damper tutorial is outdated
ADMS-32888 when converting the Adams/Car database, the user defined folders are
copied to the top place
ADMS-32895 "stray signal 11" reading property file for general spline
ADMS-32905 Toggle Subsystem Activity dbox issues errors if there's only one active
subsystem
ADMS-32945 vdb update for migration causes file not found error
ADMS-32948 Parameters Tab in bushing gui
ADMS-32958 some plot parameters in TDFT are hidden on lower resolution screen
ADMS-33027 Stabilizer bar should be automatically loaded during Chassis import
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What’s New
ADMS-33032 Full vehicle events do not run properly using

_rack_pinion_steering_advanced.tpl on windows platform with the default
solver settings
ADMS-33073 DTOUT value rounding unexpectedly.
ADMS-33123 Problem with damper property files in Adams Car
ADMS-33132 broken subsystem check for suspension analysis
ADMS-33168 Help about spring mass in general part dialog box not available
ADMS-33236 leafspring generation execution crashes ADAMS/CAR
ADMS-33309 DBox Communicator Modify / Create does not support type

"general_state_equation"
ADMS-33313 Wrong results for Full lock angle in SPMM report when
pvs_max_rack_displacement is less than Rack Travel
ADMS-33361 Getting an error message while generating leaf-spring with more than one
auxiliary leaf
ADMS-33400 file open issue in the road builder
ADMS-33432 Damper property editor is strange

ADMS-33464 Config. File field browse option "Files of Type" extension should be *.*
instead of *.dcd file extension
ADMS-33526 Warning message issued if imported Chassis model has user-defined
orientation
ADMS-33528 Hotchkiss suspension subsytem always uses default leaf property file
ADMS-33533 Error appears while trying to save the U502 model
ADMS-33536 Set default sprung mass percentage in the csv mapping file
ADMS-33537 tilt_ujoint hardpoint needs to be parameterize during migration
ADMS-33538 Add lower_strut part in the new Macpherson advanced template
ADMS-33539 Need changes to stablizer_bar template

Adams Car
ADMS-33572 Referenced point for the path and vehicle position.
ADMS-33584 when creating a MaxFlex part in the ACar template, the file path is not
defined as acar database.
ADMS-33590 Engine mount location and mass of the powertrain subsystem is not
mapped properly in a model
ADMS-33679 Property file editor not updating file reference in dialog box
ADMS-33693 Curve Manager cannot create Ride bushing property files
ADMS-33758 hidden geometry in template is shown in standard interface
ADMS-33776 alignment adjustable forces from old templates are not working properly
ADMS-33828 No documentaion for some of the parameter from Leaf spring Editor
ADMS-33935 RGR graphics can't be shaded fine.
ADMS-33953 Flexible bodies in Adams/Car.
ADMS-34001 camber adjuster is not oriented correctly in _double_wishbone.tpl
ADMS-34013 Error is thrown when publishing sub system with template files
ADMS-34069 Newly introduced gen_spline table interferes with existing user/custom

table assigned to .spl suffix
ADMS-34200 For multi monitor setup while switching part, the continue button popup
size changes weirdly
ADMS-34204 Output communicator minor role is changed when generating new leaf
spring
ADMS-34222 Leaf Spring Editor table does not display all rows
ADMS-34492 Problems with results obtained from Event Builder file
ADMS-34568 Damper diameter gets modified without pressing 'Apply or Ok' in the
Modify Damper dbox
ADMS-34671 write_dcf_from_dcp not working correctly
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What’s New
ADMS-34785 Problems defining an Output communicator for a Flexbody node
ADMS-34790 please change defaults for damping and vector on linear tab of event builder
ADMS-34912 Adams Car session crash during recording animation on particular model
ADMS-34915 The engine_transmission acar_concept powertrain is not aligned to the

acar_shared powertrain
ADMS-34962 SPMM can't run with Ftire
ADMS-34981 Getting an error message while selecting Power/Velocity Plot in Powertrain

Parameters dialogbox
ADMS-35057 Error while generating SPMM report with FTire & Split off
ADMS-35092 Update Getting started using Adams/Car Flexible bodies tutorial dbox
Fig.4
ADMS-35256 Assembly - Save As; Assembly objects field does not always update
correctly
ADMS-35279 Crash detected while importing same model with different CAD type and
into two separate A/Car session
ADMS-7630 Units mismatch for curvature end condition in event file
Known Issues
ADMS-5573 Error in mirroring mnf files with ACar prefix file:/// on Linux or file://C:
on Windows
ADMS-34137 Some driving machine controls in closed loop scenarios may introduce
discontinuities at the point of a body type switch
ADMS-20717 Fit View is unsupported for the standalone OGL animation view in Adams
PostProcessor
ADMS-16820 Name of the Filter is also added to Group if user creates a Group by using
'Add to Group' option (Template Builder Mode)
Adams Car-Ride
Adams Car-Ride
• Hydromount support in IPIT
• Issues Resolved
Hydromount support in IPIT

The Isolator Parameter Identification Tool (IPIT) will also support the identification of hydromount
bushing parameters. While the Hydromount Parameter Identification Tool (HPIT) supports the parameter
identification for just the hydromount itself, the IPIT can take into account also the super imposed
bushing effects as well as the preload and offset of the bushing.
CHAPTER 1 21
What’s New
Issues Resolved
ADMS-28316 Bad documentation of A/Car Ride finction SINA and COSA

ADMS-28410 Crash when running IPIT on windows
ADMS-28668 IPIT cannot read and export .hbu
ADMS-32757 Strange ACF is created by A/Car Ride Vibration Setup
ADMS-33357 Incorrect information in RIDE_WARMS function documentation.
ADMS-33701 ARide frequency dependent bushing contains a typo
ADMS-33950 Spline Read Error while using the spline created from the RPC file in
Adams/CAr-ride four poster rig simulation
ADMS-34878 IPIT: cannot read parameter constraints file from different location
ADMS-5354 Error with full vehicle analysis using FD bushings
ADMS-6055 gse_damper should only refer to one individual DLL
ADMS-6462 Deactivated joint_motion_actuators for four poster.
ADMS-7554 Problem with 4Post dynamic simulation

Adams Car-AT
Adams Car-AT
Issues Resolved
ADMS-14151 Use External Data Files functionality file browse option is not working properly
ADMS-14154 User is not able to Set Additional Forces in Wheel Envelope Analysis in Car AT
ADMS-14182 Vehicle Aride four poster model pads position are displaying at wheel center
instead of wheel contact patch in Adams/Car-AT
ADMS-14189 Throws an error message while performing vibration analysis of four post
testrig
ADMS-28238 wrong static equilibrium results of Cxx for A/Car-AT loadcases analysis
compared to F77
ADMS-32236 ERRORs running a scripted suspension analysis within script edit mode on
ADMS-33023 Different results in Car-AT (CXX) depending on order of tire ids
ADMS-35297 Getting an error message while using populate option for CAR-AT assembly
CHAPTER 1 23
What’s New
Adams Chassis
• Chassis Database Updates to Support Migration
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Chassis Database Updates to Support Migration

For this release of Adams Car, it is now possible to directly read in Adams Chassis subsystems and
assemblies (that is, system files). See the Adams Car section of this document for more details. To
support these actions, several changes are applied to the Adams Chassis model during model update to
Adams 2016. None of these changes should affect the model in Adams Chassis, but will aid in the
migration process.
• Wheel data will be extracted from tire property file and written to system file. This data is used
during migration. If the property file in changed after model update, these values may be
incorrect.
• Some hardpoints are copied between subsystems due to differences in convention as to where
the subsystem is divided.
• Steering gear ratios are extracted and written to the system file.
• Some solver settings are renamed to be more consistent with Adams Car:
Old Setting Value New Setting Value

SI2 1 Formulation SI2
0 13
n/a SI1
HHT 1 Integrator HHT
0 GSTIFF
n/a WSTIFF
n/a ABAM
n/a RKF45
n/a NEWMARK
Adams Chassis
Issues Resolved
ADMS-12857 Twist beam model in Chassis should have an option to model the beam angles
symmetrically
ADMS-13291 ACHASSIS :Spaces in path still tripping users

ADMS-16189 some description in the meplot can't be understood.
ADMS-17263 Chassis IPIT test gives errors on linux
ADMS-20039 Multiple listing of same factors in Adams/Insight
ADMS-26004 Problems using wheel_center_rise parameter to define initial torque for bushing
ADMS-28240 Switching to animation mode giving exception11 error
ADMS-28405 A/Chassis Eigen Vector event issue
ADMS-28421 A/Chassis Multi-link Rear (slacoil_rear.py) Suspension does not build correctly
ADMS-28723 one module of is hanging - saying it has expired; Adams/ME Plot doesn't work
ADMS-33077 3 piece driveshaft doesn't work for the awd model
ADMS-33177 3D road obstacle is not visible in post processor for Adams/Chassis
ADMS-34471 ltf file not published as part of database
ADMS-35298 Noted unit is wrong for trail arm rotational stiffness

ADMS-5920 Issues with Hysteresis option in connectors editor
ADMS-7567 Force-based rear roll motion build fails if sdm requests are active on a beam
element hotchkiss
Known Issues
ADMS-18145 Flex Generation event does not work with rear twist beam
CHAPTER 1 25
What’s New
Adams Controls
• Issues Resolved
Issues Resolved
ADMS-12858 if i open *.bin file from later version variables in Controls plants get to be
None and if i export the plant empty PINPUT and POUTPUT are made in
adm file.
ADMS-13967 Thin Client installation error.
ADMS-15843 Adams/Controls 2012 label should change for Adams 2013 in adams_sys_
model file of MATLAB.
ADMS-17309 Slave Session should be undisplayed automatically after FMU
Cosimulation is completed.
ADMS-18515 Throws an error message when wrong I/O Signals name are browsed from
Existing Controls Plant
ADMS-18593 Adams throws an error message when user try to create new control plant
after deleting modified control plant UDE.
ADMS-20332 FMU import leaves temp variables behind
ADMS-21449 Parameterization of GSE and Sensor are not correct after a control system
import.
ADMS-22753 cannot run two Adams sessions with Simulink in co-simulation (discrete)
mode using PIPE
ADMS-22786 ADAMS_host becomes a blank when exporting m file from Adams/Car
ADMS-24955 unable to update initialization commnad when exporting plant.
ADMS-25735 Need EASY5 installed for ADAMS Jenkins jobs
ADMS-26815 Documentation is unclear if Matlab -P (protected) files are supported by

Adams Controls
ADMS-27820 Adams/Controls: need docs on "adams" command in Linux
ADMS-28206 While running FMI Co-simulation in visibility mode if user Stop and reset
the simulation Adams Gets Crashed.
Adams Controls
ADMS-32213 Supported Easy5 Version need to update in Adams2015.1 or 2016 release

guide
ADMS-32882 Fix "Pipes" option so that user can run multiple pipe cosims at once
ADMS-32951 Extraneous Space in Plant Export Dialog
ADMS-34209 Change horiz_resizing for Adams Signals and ESL Signals in

[.controls.gse_import] dbox
ADMS-34223 Blank Signals are selected by [From Pinput] or [Poutput] in Adams
Controls Plant Export
ADMS-34251 TCP/IP based co-simulation test suite of MATLAB takes more time to
execute
ADMS-35219 While executing karussel example from Adams controls Matlab GUI is not
working as documented in readme file
CHAPTER 1 27
What’s New
Adams Co-simulation Interface

• Adams - EDEM Co-simulation
• One-Click Local Launch
• Supported Versions of Software for Co-simulation
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Adams - EDEM Co-simulation

Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) is a proven and popular method for performing virtual testing where
large numbers of small particles are involved. There are a number of applications which can benefit from
coupling a multi-body dynamics (MBD) model with a DEM model. Examples include design of bulk
materials handling equipment, earth-moving equipment and vehicle mobility on soft or loose terrain.
With this release, the Adams Co-simulation Interface (ACSI) has been extended to support co-simulation
between Adams and the leading DEM software EDEM®. A single Adams model and a single EDEM
model can co-simulate with each other. The models interact with each other in the following manner:
rigid surfaces in the EDEM model are moved by corresponding markers in the Adams model; that
motion generates reaction forces which are passed from EDEM back to the Adams model through
general six-component forces (GFORCEs).
Unfamiliar with EDEM? See these resources:
• EDEM eLearning Centre - access free courses that introduce EDEM:
http://www.edemsimulation.com/support-learning/learn/
• For more information on how EDEM can meet your needs contact: info@edemsimulation.com
Adams Co-simulation Interface
One-Click Local Launch

The ACSI configuration file (.cosim) and its editor have both been updated to include a specification of
the process launch commands and working directories. If these are specified and all tools are being run
on the same machine from which the ACSI configuration file editor is being run, then the "Run" button
will automatically launch all processes. Previously users had to manually launch the Adams and other
tools' processes. This remains the case for running jobs remotely.
Supported Versions of Software for Co-simulation

An updated table of the Adams co-simulation Interface supported versions of Marc and EDEM is shown
below:
* The ACSI 2016 version requires a workaround for the case of Adams models co-simulating with Marc
versions 2014.2 and 2015. Marc 2016 does not require this workaround. For details see the "Special
requirements to run Marc" section of the Adams product documentation (online Help) under "Adams Co-
simulation Interface."
CHAPTER 1 29
What’s New
Issues Resolved
ADMS-22084 Adams-Marc Cosim error

ADMS-32460 Documetation of "code" keyword not correct
ADMS-33007 Wrong rotational values passed to Marc
ADMS-33126 ACSI Glue file is not saved with the .cosim extension on Redhat 6.3
Linux64bit
Known Issues
ADMS-24971 Adams-Marc co-simulation with two Marc process and with single thread
option set as "Yes" will issue the following error for the second Marc
process: "An Adams-Marc co-simulation analysis was aborted due to a
program interruption or a communication error"
ADMS-24253 Cannot export .adm files from A/View which were setup for ACSI without
ACSI_Adams.dll present in working directory
Adams Driveline
Adams Driveline
• Ramp Up and RPM Smoothing in ac_dyno UDE
• Issues Resolved
Ramp Up and RPM Smoothing in ac_dyno UDE

To analyze the driveline distribution of the cyclic irregularity originating from the engine firing stroke,
Adams Driveline users can define the current engine torque dependent on crankshaft angle (for example,
over 720deg for 4 stroke engine) and angular velocity via a 3D spline. Evaluating the current engine
torque from such a 3D spline during runtime, the actual value of crankshaft angle and angular velocity
will be used. Due to the cyclic irregularity using this approach will lead to additional artificial excitations
that will result in unrealistic behavior. Furthermore the engine torque will be applied directly from the
beginning the simulation which leads to undesired initial transients.
To resolve this problem, the ac_dyno UDE has been enhanced to account for the cyclic irregularity
originating from engine fire stroke. Specifically, a smooth torque fade-in over time via a step function
has been added for dynos defined using the torque type, curve function and angular velocity file type.
Also, a new state variable has been employed to track the mean rpm value (angular velocity) so that the
engine torque used is based on the mean rpm as opposed to actual rpm as was done previously.
CHAPTER 1 31
What’s New
Issues Resolved
ADMS-12748 Initial Velocity tab of Dropped Clutch Analysis is in grayed out

ADMS-13611 In Adams/Driveline the Driveline Activity Wizard Help is not opening through
F1
ADMS-19676 Problem with Release Guide of Adams/Driveline 2013.2
ADMS-19787 Velocity initial condition analysis fails using the F77 Solver
ADMS-24768 ac_dyno element modify issues
ADMS-24852 modify torque converter in subsystem level does not change clutch activation
method correctly
ADMS-25044 Driveline Road Slope panel Flat Road flag always on
ADMS-27037 F1 help is not opened for Driveline Tools options
ADMS-27624 After saving the subsystem, user-entered function in Dyno becomes the default
torque demand.
ADMS-27834 Disappear Input column for Mean Normal Module in Hypoid Gear Element
dialog box
ADMS-28350 Adams/Driveline Create Friction Clutch dialogbox OK/Apply/Cancel tab
button is not displayed properly
ADMS-28725 Impossible to submit driveline analysis on roller-rig when more than one
assembly is opened
ADMS-32217 Gear Pair UDE is limited by the create dialog box to 6 gears
ADMS-33587 Long list of error thrown when click to ACar Driveline tools "IC Motions
Activity" option
ADMS-34240 Ramp Torque and Step Torque simulations are failing for Static
ADMS-34518 Error is seen while executing Driveline Tutorials

ADMS-34791 errors when initializing/open ac_dyno modify dbox with function type set to
curve and file type time (*.dti)
Adams Durability
Adams Durability
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Issues Resolved
ADMS-21557 NEF exported FEF files are not animated by Durability

ADMS-32221 Adams crashes when user Unload the Durability plugin and click on
Flexbody
ADMS-32387 Adams Durability docs mention Adams/Durability for *rigid bodies*
ADMS-32468 RPC export requires .model.analysis.time column
ADMS-32654 Base Font Size option under Hot Spots Information table, does not work
ADMS-35157 Online help Adams/Durability tutorial example file (left_lca_0.mnf) is
missing from Adams Installation Directory
Known Issues
ADMS-35417 Adams Durability MNF2FES capability is not yet supported on Windows

10.
CHAPTER 1 33
What’s New
Adams Explore
• Welcome to Adams Explore
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Welcome to Adams Explore

Explore is a new feature in Adams View and Adams Car enabling the export of user-selected model
characteristics to a spreadsheet file (.xlsx format) from which one can modify model parameters, run
simulations and generate plots. This is especially useful for users who wish to enable non-Adams-user
colleagues to perform "what-if" studies with their models based on certain parameters, simulations and
output in a familiar environment like Excel.
From Adams View or Adams Car Standard Interface, the user specifies which content to include in the
exported spreadsheet and where on the network Adams is configured to accept spreadsheet-based runs.
From a spreadsheet program, like Excel, one can then edit model parameters and launch analyses for the
simulations the Adams user included in the exported spreadsheet (Adams View simulation scripts or
Adams Car events).
When the simulation(s) complete a new spreadsheet is generated that includes results: values for the
design objectives originally exported to the spreadsheet and plots based on the plot configuration file
specified by the Adams user when originally exporting the spreadsheet.
Explore also allows the import of spreadsheets back into Adams so that models can be updated with the
parameter values specified by the spreadsheet user.
There are two workflow options: in one the Adams analyses are managed via a simple webpage, this is
available for spreadsheet users on both Windows and Linux platforms; in the other, for Windows users
only, the analyses are managed directly in the spreadsheet.
• Webpage Workflow
• Spreadsheet Workflow (Windows Only)
Adams Explore
Webpage Workflow
Adams Explore will enable solving and reviewing results of complex multibody dynamics problems
using Adams without having it installed on the local machine. The only strict requirement is to be on a
device on the same computer network as the machine configured to run Adams. If the device has a web
browser the example workflow like in the picture below is made possible.
An Adams analyst exports a workbook file with information about a model to be run from inside Adams.
The information contained comprise where the model is located, where it is to be computed, which
parameters are subject to change and which analyses to be run. Also added are responses of interest such
as plot curves and design objectives.
The Adams analyst then sends the file (1) via email to a colleague, who is an engineer possibly without
knowledge about Adams and, who is using a computer or a device without Adams installed. This
colleague, the "Engineer" opens the file in an editor that supports the document type (for example,
Microsoft Excel or Google Docs) and edits some of the parameters. The Engineer then clicks on a
hyperlink in the workbook file which opens a webpage (2). On this webpage the workbook file is
uploaded (3) and received by and the servers which has been started previously on the "Analysis
Machine". This analysis machine is a normal computer which has Adams installed and can be the same
as the Computer 1.
The web server tells the job server to start an Adams Explore job based on the workbook file. Adams is
started (4). After completion an output workbook files is written to the working directory of Adams. This
file is picked up by the web server (5) and made available on the web page. The Engineer sees this file
downloads it to his device (6) and opens it in the editor to review the response of the changed parameters.
CHAPTER 1 35
What’s New
Spreadsheet Workflow (Windows Only)

A second workflow is available on windows with the help of a special Excel add-in. This add-in contains
interface buttons coupled to VBA code used to communicate with the servers and to send output status
to a special worksheet.
An Adams analyst exports a workbook file with information about a model to be run from inside Adams.
The information contained comprise where the model is located, where it is to be computed, which
parameters are subject to change and which analyses to be run. Also added are responses of interest such
as plot curves and design objectives.
The Adams analyst then sends the file (1) via email to a colleague, who is an engineer possibly without
knowledge about Adams and, who is using a computer or a device without Adams installed. This
colleague, the "Engineer" opens the file in Microsoft Excel to which he has added a provided add-in and
edits some of the parameters. The Engineer then clicks on a button in the add-in which saves and submits
the file (2). The file is received by the servers which have been started previously on the "Analysis
Machine". This analysis machine is a normal computer which has Adams installed and can be the same
as the Computer 1.
The web server tells the Job server to start an Adams Explore job based on the workbook file. Adams is
started (3). After completion an output workbook file is written to the working directory of Adams. This
file is picked up by the web server (5) and made available. The Excel add-in asks the web server
continuously, or at the request of the Engineer, for the status. When the job is completed and the file is
available the file can be opened directly in Excel to review the response of the changed parameters.
Adams Explore
Issues Resolved
ADMS-33354 Adding Entities to the Exported Excel should be Supported

ADMS-33409 Unsymmetrical entities in Adams Car are Exported as Symmetrical
ADMS-33415 Some kind of Design is getting Printed to Jobserver.
ADMS-33416 Both Entries set to Left are getting Imported and assigned without any
Error
ADMS-33544 If user says "No" to 'Question of Export Spline', then Dialog box closes.
ADMS-33589 Error is seen while Importing Excel which contains Motions with
Comment
ADMS-33631 Cells does not detect all type of change
Known Issues
ADMS-34475 When submitting an analysis from Excel on a Windows machine to a

remote Linux Server on which Adams will run, if the webpage submission
method is used one should avoid Internet Explorer; problems with directory
paths have been observed. Please use a different browser, like Mozilla
Firefox.
ADMS-34101 Browsing for Adams Explore Excel files is not working in MS Edge
Browser on Windows10 if the original is still open in Excel when
submitting the job. Workaround is to close the file or simply use another
browser like IE or Firefox.
ADMS-33986 Launching the Adams Explore web server and job server from the Adams
View or Adams Car GUI on a Linux machine through remote access from
a Windows machine via some tools (e.g., Exceed and Putty), the Adams
View or Adams Car session will lock up while the web server and job server
are running. One must close those windows to regain control of the session.
A workaround is to not launch the Explore web server and job server from
an Adams GUI but, instead, launch it from the Adams command line (e.g.,
"adams2016 aexplore ru-jobserver" and "adams2016 aexplore ru-
webserver").
ADMS-33645 Innocuous warning "Discarded range with reserved name" is found in the
log file when importing an Adams Explore workbook in Adams View
ADMS-32686 Refreshing Adams Explore web page takes you always back to main page
ADMS-32679 Hyperlinks between analysis name on Analyses tab and solver settings of
the Model tab are lost in the output workbook of Adams Explore
CHAPTER 1 37
What’s New
Adams Flex
• Runtime Rigid-Flex Switch
• Last Release for Nastran MNF Generation via FEM Translate
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Runtime Rigid-Flex Switch

Through the implementation of new Adams Solver command arguments, a flexible body's representation
can be switched between rigid and flexible during an analysis. This is useful when only a subset of an
event requires flexibility in a given component. Simulation time can be reduced by treating some
components flexibly for only those portions of the analysis where the result accuracy actually requires it.
To use this capability one must, either in Adams View or in the .adm file, declare a flexible body to be a
"dual-representation" body and specify its initial representation as rigid or flexible (modal). Then, in an
.acf one can use the extended FLEX_BODY command to switch the representation at a specific time or
after a SENSOR has been triggered and returned control back to the .acf. The command syntax follows:
FLEX_BODY/id, REPRESENTATION = MODAL
FLEX_BODY/id, REPRESENTATION = RIGID
One can switch from rigid to flexible or from flexible to rigid. One can also perform multiple switches
in the same simulation script or .acf.
Whenever the representation is set to rigid, the flexible body behaves as though the inertia modeling
selection is set to rigid (also known as disabling INVAR6). Since Adams 2012 flexible bodies set to have
a rigid representation via the inertia modeling options perform much more closely to true rigid bodies
(parts) in terms of simulation speed. This makes it much easier to compare the accuracy/performance
balance of your model versus swapping true rigid parts with flexible bodies.
When post-processing a dual-representation flexible body one will of course notice that outputs specific
to the flexible representation (stress/strain recovery, flexible mode states and so on.) lack any data for the
duration(s) in which the representation was set to rigid. Also, one will see a significant speed up in
animation for those time intervals when a flexible body is rigid since the animation code does not need
to compute changes in deformations or stress/strain.
Adams Flex
An important limitation of this functionality in this release is that dual-representation flexible bodies do
not yet directly support contact with any other bodies. One would have to use dummy part geometry fixed
to the flexible body for contact modeling.
Last Release for Nastran MNF Generation via FEM Translate

This is the last release in which support is guaranteed for Nastran MNF generation via the "FEM
Translate" button on the flexible body generation dialog. This allowed one to generate a modal neutral
file from MSC Nastran output files, but it is obsolete since MSC Nastran supports MNF generation
directly.
Issues Resolved
ADMS-13935 mtx files are different between 1st run and 2nd run.
ADMS-17283 got ERROR when executing flex toolkit with long path for res and mnf
files.
ADMS-17627 Problem with multi node marker - only the translation is transferred to
multi node markers
ADMS-19348 Matrices are not be deleted when the flex part is deleted
ADMS-27033 Adams fails to create mnf for newly added materials in A/View
ADMS-28135 Adams crashes when user tries to simulate same mnf file from two different
Adams sessions simultaneously in same working directory
CHAPTER 1 39
What’s New
ADMS-32376 Adams Crashes while Performing Drag Simulation on Flexbodies(mnf)

having Contact between them
ADMS-33173 With usage of "%M" modal loads are retained unless you explicitly
overwrite them
ADMS-34017 Rigid part is not replaced by Flexible part.
ADMS-34663 Creating Flexible body using "MD DB" not working.
ADMS-5740 DEFORM function with C++ solver produces different results as compared
to F77 solver
Known Issues
ADMS-35088 Retaining mid side nodes in the presence of modal loads is done in order
to support mforce plotting. But an MNF with midside nodes and modal
loads no longer sees the benefit of file size reduction during optimization.
ADMS-34249 Translating MSC Nastran output to MNF via "FEM Translate" issues errors
for some .op2 and .out files
Adams Insight
Adams Insight
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Issues Resolved
ADMS-26107 Adams/Insight - Patran Conduit not working properly

ADMS-26633 Adams/Car shows Exception 11 while switching back to Adams/Car from
Adams/Insight
ADMS-27186 Getting different results while executing tutorial 'Using Adams/Insight
with Adams/Car' from Adams online help
ADMS-27193 No option available in Adams/insight to give the tolerance value for
Uniform variation
ADMS-32254 Python crashes with mrs_ana_01.py - related to PAT-24317
ADMS-33981 Build is not mention in Help About of Adams Insight ASC Editor
ADMS-33982 Help of Adams Insight ASC Editor is not opening
Known Issues
ADMS-33805 Exported HTML Report from Insight is not working with MS Edge
Browser on Windows10; may work in later versions of Edge; in the
meantime use another browser like IE or Firefox
CHAPTER 1 41
What’s New
Adams Machinery
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Issues Resolved
ADMS-18432 Helix angle (beta) should not be used in the description about Tip Relief of
Spur Gear
ADMS-25003 Extra parameters of geometry present for creation of Planetary gear with
"Simplified" method.
ADMS-28331 Adams Machinery cable : license error
ADMS-28712 Adams/Car crash when try to open the Jeep assembly
ADMS-30619 The default chain parameters mentioned in the online help differs from GUI
ADMS-31870 Error message of 'spline_type' in belt actuator of Adams2015 machinery
ADMS-31906 [localization issue]The label are not translated in follower motion wizard
1/6
ADMS-32082 Cable looses contact with pulley
ADMS-34527 Cannot simulate model containing deactivated cable system
ADMS-34672 Helix gear direction can't be imported property when using existing gear
ADMS-34809 Bearing Torsional Damping User Function is scaled with unit conversion
factor when it should not be
ADMS-35112 Update the Create Motor Dialog Box in Adams Online help
ADMS-35217 Update Create Pulleys dbox with latest Adams Version dbox in Adams
Online help
ADMS-30700 Warning should appear if user fill wrong values for motor inputs [step 5 of
6]
ADMS-30732 Need more details on control parameters - BLDC
Adams Machinery
ADMS-30841 Parent & child naming convention is not working properly while creating
cable without defining the begin & end anchor in cable wizard page.
ADMS-31793 The Hide- Show functionality is not working properly for Cable Systems
and individual Pulleys
ADMS-31889 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the label in the belt actuation
wizard 3/5
ADMS-31899 follower spring stiffness and damping are wrong.
ADMS-31904 Japanese langugage GUI:some labels are not translated in motor wizard 5/6
ADMS-31910 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the dropdown menu in the
sprocket wizard 3/10
ADMS-31930 no unit information about the spline data for BLDC motor definition
ADMS-31935 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the dropdown menu in the Pulley
wizard 8/11
ADMS-31952 Motor docs don't explain CCW and CW
ADMS-31958 Help need to update for motor torque equations (Eb -formulas) according
to formulas used in analytical calculations.
ADMS-31976 Japanese langugage GUI:some labels are not translated in cam system
wizard 1/10
Planetary Gear wizard 3/6
ADMS-32012 On Linux, Method Dropdown gets freezed when user changes the Method
type in Motor Wizard.
ADMS-32014 Motor does not behave the same CW as CCW
ADMS-32030 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the label in the cam profile
wizard 2/3
ADMS-32038 F1 doesn't open help for Pulley, Belt and Actuation wizards.
ADMS-32041 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the label in the motor wizard 5/6
ADMS-32075 Simulation fails when an actuator is created on a 3D Simplified type pulley

without wrapping a belt on the pulleys.
ADMS-32089 Markers are not seen the reference frame 'guesses' menu when try to modify
ADMS-32098 Misinforming labels in Cable wizard

ADMS-32100 The range for contact parametres of pulley for cable should be given in the
help
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What’s New
ADMS-32103 no document about the Motor wizard
ADMS-32111 When user try to modify the anchor or pulley direction it will throw an error
message
ADMS-32142 When user has deleted the pulley from Pulley Layout wizard page then
Wrapping order pulley names are not updated accordingly
Known Issues
ADMS-32143 A cam system exported as parasolid then re-imported displays all

configurations of cams and followers including ones that are supposed to
be hidden.
ADMS-32067 Bearing disappears when selecting "reset to start" in animation control
dialog.
ADMS-32062 Bearing .wzd file stores name and issues erorr if try to reuse in same model.
Workaround is to manually edit the name after opening the .wzd file.
ADMS-32057 Cam systems with 2 followers do not copy/paste properly if the ground
reference marker is also selected (e.g., by mistake when selecting via drag
box in graphics window). Workaround is to copy from the model browser
ADMS-32055 An error message appears if the user deletes the design variables created for
Detailed bearing geometry parameters
ADMS-31994 Contact parameter definition for Guide - Chain contact is missing
ADMS-31992 Duty cycle bearing life does not support analyses run via external
Adams/Solver launched from Adams/View or via standalone
Adams/Solver.
ADMS-31988 Some instances of bin file corruption observed which result in inability to
open them in Adams 2013.2 and later without error. Workaround is to
export .cmd files.
ADMS-31960 Unable to chage direction of motor in runtime with curve based method for
motor.
ADMS-31937 When copying a cam system its follower motion will not be copied. Both
cam systems will reference the same follower motion object.
ADMS-31900 Span requests do not persist when modifying chain (open and closed) and
belt
ADMS-31886 Chain system guide tensioner's piston & housing mass properties are
uneditable.
Adams Machinery
ADMS-31878 Models containing chain systems whose links participate in manually-

defined contacts with objects outside of a sprocket set will issue errors if
they are exported as a .cmd file and re-imported in a subsequent session.
Workaround is to manually edit the .cmd so that all the chain-related ude
commands are issued before the contact creation commands.
ADMS-30608 if user run the motor with exact rated condition of voltage and fluency and
the external load (load on motor) is in motor torque limit then AC motor
showing abnormal behavior as Current is remaining constant but torque is
changing as per load applied. Workaround user can specify slightly lesser
supply voltage and frequency than rated.
ADMS-30029 Start and end time fields fro step function motion creation in Cam wizard
do not enforce real number inputs only
ADMS-22387 A broken translational joint on the tensioner in a belt systems is observed
when reading bin file created on 2013.1 in later versions. Use .cmd as
workaround
ADMS-22363 Duplication of gear set occurs when merging models including gear
systems
CHAPTER 1 45
What’s New
Adams MaxFlex
• Updated FEA Component
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Updated FEA Component

The FEA component leveraged by Adams MaxFlex has been updated to a version consistent with MSC
Nastran 2016.
Issues Resolved
ADMS-27055 Fatal is shown in .f06 file, even though the static simulation is successful in
Adams when model contains a MaxFlex body
ADMS-28282 Adams Crashes if user click on 'Perform drag simulation' button in simulation
control DBox for MaxFlex bodies
ADMS-28420 [Adams MaxFlex] Adams/Car Modify Flexible Body dialogbox "BDF File"
field is not displayed properly
ADMS-28442 Nodal Stress XY Plotting Fails on MaxFlex Bodies
ADMS-28449 Importing BDF after CAD Import gives Exception 11
ADMS-28497 [Adams Maxflex] Error ID 1010 need to document in Adams MaxFlex help
ADMS-32255 MaxFlex does not work properly?
ADMS-32512 Nodal plot and Hot spots are not plotted for Max-flex flexible body
ADMS-32529 MaxFlex simulation fails when the mass unit is used as "US ton"
ADMS-32612 Adams crashes while importing *.bdf file in new session
ADMS-32627 Postprocessing issues of MaxFlex in Adams/Car, with setting
MSC_FLATTEN_ADM=1.
ADMS-32892 Spring-damper graphics attached to nonlinear flexbody does not update in
animation
ADMS-34329 ACar Maxflex flexible body Right Click option - "Flex-Body Attributes" is not
working properly
ADMS-34352 Getting an error message while running maxflex adm file which is genearted
from 2015.1
Adams MaxFlex
Known Issues
ADMS-28656 In MaxFlex bodies' BDF defintions all independent degrees of freedom of

RBE2 must have non-zero stiffness value or else the model may not get
convergence by some computational difficulty in Solver. For example, if
some dependent GRIDs of RBE2 are connected only to solid elements then
they don’t have rotational stiffness, so the independent degrees of freedom
should be 123 instead of 123456. In addition, the number of dependent
GRIDs of RBE2 should be more than 2 in this case to avoid the singularity
of the independent degrees of freedom computation.
ADMS-28164 MaxFlex body does not appear initially in animation when opening a .bin
file; one must click play or load animation for it to appear
ADMS-26239 Flex-to Flex swap does not work properly if the DTI card is present in the
.bdf file already.
ADMS-26175 When animating MaxFlex bodies with stress contours two progress meters
will be shown (one for calculating the stresses and the other for applying
the colors) when ideally only one should be shown
ADMS-25953 Object measures unsupported by nonlinear flexible bodies
ADMS-24244 On Linux systems while browsing for a .bdf it defaults to the last browsed
.bdf directory as opposed to the current working directory
ADMS-23885 Extraneous messages in the Info window ("calling ESTIMATE
Program…") when simulating via external solver from A/View and the
model contains a nonlinear flexible body.
ADMS-20258 Outline graphics generated for nonlinear flexible bodies do not repsond to
hide/show toggle
CHAPTER 1 47
What’s New
Adams Mechatronics
Issues Resolved
ADMS-35134 Adams Mechatronics ''Modify Amech Damper'' Dialog Box default width need to
be updated
ADMS-35159 Adams Mechatronics online help need to update for Ball and beam tutorial
ADMS-35244 Error occurs while removing "ESP and ABS subsystem" from
"MDI_Demo_Vehicle_lt_ABS_ESP_01.asy"
ADMS-35245 Result plot of "beam angle signal" for ball and beam model do not match with result
plot given in Adams help document
Adams PostProcessor
Adams PostProcessor
• FFT 3D vs. General Output Channels
• Enhanced Multi-Run Plot Support in Plot Configuration File
• Record .avi in Background
• Plot Tracking Tool Change in Behavior
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
FFT 3D vs. General Output Channels

The 3D Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT) capability has been extended to support such plots whereby the
second independent axis (the Z-axis) can be an output channel other than time. Previously 3D FFT plots
could only be made against time "slices" in the Z-axis. Now, any result set component can be selected.
This is particularly useful for plotting against the rotational velocity of an object in the model as is the
case with rotating machinery.
CHAPTER 1 49
What’s New
Enhanced Multi-Run Plot Support in Plot Configuration File

A new option has been added to the plot configuration file (.plt) export called "Collapse Multi-Run
Plots." When selected, anytime a plot contains multiple curves representing the exact same quantity and
using the exact same expression then, for those curves, only one curve is saved to the .plt file, and the
order in which curve attributes are applied to curves is stored per plot. This is to facilitate a multiple-run
scenario where one wants to, first, interactively plot a single quantity across multiple analyses and define
the curve styles, then secondly, wants to re-use this curve style specification for future multiple-run
scenarios.
If this checkbox is unselected, all curves on any plot get written to the .plt file. Thus, when importing
that .plt file against multiple analyses each curve will get re-generated for each analysis.
For example: a plot has three curves, the same quantity plotted three times once per three different
analyses. If "Collapse Multi-Run Plots" is selected, then when the .plt file is imported to another session
against three analyses three curves will be generated. If "Collapse Multi-Run Plots" is not selected, then
when the .plt file is imported to another session against three analyses nine curves will be generated.
Adams PostProcessor
Record .avi in Background

The ability to record .avi formatted movies animations while the Adams PostProcessor window is in the
background has been added in this release. That is, one can successfully record .avi movies of animations
even if during the recording other windows are placed in the foreground over top of the Adams
PostProcessor window or if the Adams Pot Processor window is moved (for example, to another monitor)
or if it is minimized. Though, in the case of window minimization, only the model animation records
successfully; any adjacent panes of plot tracking animation will not appear correctly. Previous to this
release, only the .mpg format option supported recording in the background.
CHAPTER 1 51
What’s New
Plot Tracking Tool Change in Behavior

The keyboard's arrow keys now control the plot tracking position only when plot tracking is active and,
otherwise, they control left-to-right panning. Since Adams 2013, they have controlled left-right panning
in any conditions and therefore the plot tracking position control was lost.
Issues Resolved
ADMS-19857 PPT plot background color changes improperly

ADMS-20006 wrong animation if the same analyse is improted in a splitted animation
window
ADMS-21175 Wrong plots which were created by plot configuration file after multiple
vibration analysis
ADMS-21271 Getting Started for A/PostProcessor should be updated
ADMS-27427 After import of plot configuration file the curves in plots are created several
times
ADMS-28427 Adams/Car and PPT crashes while exporting the plot configuration file
ADMS-28520 Adams crashes while editing FFT 3D curves
ADMS-28676 Exception 11 detected while creating fft_window
ADMS-28718 Adams crashes when user click on 'Try To Execute' option in dbox
ADMS-28934 MNF graphics issue when replaced with MaxFlex body
Adams PostProcessor
ADMS-32181 Plots based on a "plot configuration file" contains false information
ADMS-32339 De/Activate Rule of Appearance do not wok right in Adams2015.1

PostProcessor.
ADMS-32515 Adams PostProcessor docs don't mention the .plt file
ADMS-32771 Problem with plot tracking tool
ADMS-33384 incompatible usability for modal info dialogbox PPT
ADMS-34331 Correct the "Test Format Example" in online help
ADMS-34353 Adams crashes while trying to export Plot Config. File with multiple pages
ADMS-34504 SCAKernel DLL missing in A/PPT standalone startup

ADMS-35039 Crash detected when try to plot the FFT 3D plot with the number of
interpolation points as "1"
Known Issues
ADMS-5552 No warning that velocity plots of CM in object measures when

displacements are disabled in .res are actually Part Xform results
ADMS-23940 If you export an Adams model to CEI Ensight via the co-animation export
cabaility and that model contains a flexible body, and the flexible body
doesn't use the same length units as the model itself, the resulting bodies in
Ensight will not be scaled or located properly. A workaround is to scale the
flex body in Ensight.
ADMS-23864 Follow Object functionality in animation does not support FE Parts
ADMS-23790 View-Reset GUI Dimensions only resets the graphics window
(plot/animation) size but not the others (treeeview and dashboard)
ADMS-23245 Auto-generated object measures for markers on FE Parts give incorrect
results for translational velocity and traslational acceleration. Workaround
is to use result set data or requests.
ADMS-22233 In some cases when a page comsists of an animation, the HTML report
exports an image in addition to an .avi. That extra image is a plot from a
previous page.
ADMS-16835 Error in PPT Appearance Rules if we delete analyses on which rules were
created and reload a new animation
CHAPTER 1 53
What’s New
ADMS-16834 PPT Appearance Rules cannot be created with request files only
ADMS-16218 If Bode plot results are exported from the Easy5 plotter (Export > Export
Plot File As... > Adams/PPT XRF File) and then this .res file is imported in
Adams/PostProcessor; then an "Exception 11 Detected" error is issued.
ADMS-14097 Measure DZ created in Adams View shows different results if created in
Adams/PPT.
Adams SmartDriver
Adams SmartDriver
Issues Resolved
ADMS-33101 Event Builder should not allow SmartDriver with multiple mini-maneuvers
ADMS-33851 SD event with Imola track and auto+power does not work
CHAPTER 1 55
What’s New
Adams Solver
• Cylinder-in-Cylinder Analytical Contact
• Bending Factor Addition to Friction
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Cylinder-in-Cylinder Analytical Contact

Since Adams 2014 external cylinder-to-cylinder contact (that is, contact between the outer surfaces of
both cylinders) has been treated analytically. With this release, analytically-based contact is available for
contact pairs in which one cylinder is inside of another. The interior surface of one cylinder (the "outer"
cylinder) and exterior surface of the other cylinder enforce contact. Neither, either or both faces of the
"outer" cylinder can be selected to also enforce contact. Note that no new geometry primitives have been
created in Adams. It is simply that the interior surfaces of the existing "solid" cylinder can be used for
contact enforcement and the detection is done via analytical methods instead of a behind-the-scenes
tessellation.
Analytical methods use the regular nature of certain shapes (for example, length and radius of a cylinder)
to determine the boundaries of the geometry for contact detection as opposed to tessellating the surfaces.
They analytical approach has the advantage of typically being much faster and not introducing artificial
"noise" into the contact force results due to the sharp edges of the tessellation. These factors combine to
make simulations run much faster usually.
Adams Solver
Bending Factor Addition to Friction

The cylindrical and translational joint friction translational force now includes a term whose force
contribution to the overall friction force is: F = c*Torque/distance, where "c" is a new user-specified
bending factor. Previously "c" was always assumed to be 1.0. So, the only means to achieve the same
effect as a bending factor unequal to 1.0 was to manipulate the "Initial Overlap" input but that only works
for cases where the overlap can be assumed to remain constant as the parts translate along the axis of
allowed motion.
The bending factor can be specified in the joint fiction dialogs in Adams View and Adams Car whenever
the Bending Moment option is selected. In the .adm file, a new argument, BENDING_FACTOR has been
added to the FRICTION statement.
CHAPTER 1 57
What’s New
Issues Resolved
ADMS-15062 Need an elaborate help on ADAMS MOTSUB C-style prototype
ADMS-15324 Finer Hmax value produces spiky results for Flexible bodies in Adams/Car
ADMS-15849 C-Subroutine Interface causes trouble
ADMS-15876 Spiky results in HHT simulation
ADMS-16244 SMP threads are not running while running save/relaod command
ADMS-16990 Source the compiler setup file so the user doesn't need to.
ADMS-17134 Need documentation on "INTERPOLATE = ADAPTIVE"
ADMS-17208 About environment variable MSC_ADAMS_PARALLEL_CALAHA.
ADMS-18596 Memory allocation problem with UMF Linear Solver
ADMS-18900 Documentation issues concerning BEAM element
ADMS-19380 Adams documentation incorrectly shows a comment line at the beginning

of an .acf file
ADMS-19532 Contact damping rate appears to strongly affect static equilbrium and
effectiveness of contact mode
ADMS-19721 Friction Documentation is outdated
ADMS-19906 Poor messaging for Solver compatibility test
ADMS-23415 detect unsupported FE_part and give accurate error message

ADMS-25368 Docs missing for the Solver function, ORIENT Function,
ADMS-25408 A rolled steel sheet model in a rolling mill does not work as expected
ADMS-25730 F77 output in the .req file misses some output time steps when running frm
Adams/View
ADMS-25854 C++ solver struggles much more than F77 solver with user_limits_90
simulations
Adams Solver
ADMS-26900 static setup works with F77, fails in C++
ADMS-27198 setting CONTACT_FACETING_TOLERANCE in acf cause error for flex-

to-rigid contact
ADMS-27784 Confusing&invalid integrator options
ADMS-28007 Slip_Deformation results are obviously different between CXX and F77
ADMS-28203 Warning message issued when thread count is correct for model with FE
Parts
ADMS-28412 crash when running simulation parallel at windows
ADMS-28469 FE PART simulation failure.
ADMS-28471 Missing multithreading limitation in FE_PART docs

ADMS-28475 Units change in Contact model causes different results
ADMS-28796 Resetting constraints in acf command flushes Lagrange multiplier
ADMS-32372 Limit of Fe Part numbers in Adams2015.1
ADMS-32734 save/reload does not work fine when importing some models
ADMS-32862 CBKSUB does not work with Adams2015.1.
ADMS-33108 Joint frictional "Bending_Factor" field is not available in the dbox lauched
through the command navigator
ADMS-33234 C++ Solver crashes if stl file is not found and referenced for a contact
ADMS-33547 CBKSUB arguments do not seem to be indexed for search
ADMS-33570 No deformation information available message appears when performed

the normal mode analysis with dual rep start flex
ADMS-33592 Car model with flexible body as Dual rep Start rigid does not work properly
ADMS-33753 Missing documentation for c_sysfn2
ADMS-33756 rigid-flex body swap dialog box is generating errors under some condtions
CHAPTER 1 59
What’s New
ADMS-33818 Getting an error message while switching Integrator from GSTIFF with Si1
formulation to WSTIFF
ADMS-34016 Clearance delivers positive value when geometries penetrate.
ADMS-34225 ATAN2 function locking at initial value
ADMS-34328 GFORCE command docs incomplete. Missing 3D expression option
ADMS-34330 Options to set 3d expressions are ignored in *.acf commands
ADMS-34363 DELAY function documentation does not show limitations/workarounds
ADMS-34556 LSOLVER/STABILITY statement and command is not documented in

Solver guides
ADMS-34723 C++ Solver rtests failing on Linux64
ADMS-34807 Wrong export of INLINE JPRIM in Adams2Nastran
ADMS-34953 Adams Solver C++ crashes calling SPLINE_READ subroutine
ADMS-34982 SPLINE_READ docs need warning note about stack size
ADMS-35161 View documentation on Solver-Executable-Hold License is wrong
ADMS-35233 Update Adams Solver documentation with hyprethreading

recommendation
ADMS-7173 Adams2007 in command mode (adams -c) then ru-sol. gives X11 library
error.
Adams Solver
Known Issues
ADMS-5641 Performance issues with BEAM elements used in C++ Solver observed in
Adams/Chassis models
ADMS-5440 The C++ solver has a looser error control when dealing with small models.
If your model is small (few dof), use a tighter error control.
ADMS-19401 Running numerous initial conditions analyses at different velocities in
sequence can lead to incorrect results in C++ Solver. Workaround is to use
the FORTRAN solver.
ADMS-19064 RBE elements slow down performance dramatically if a clearance is used
with flex bodies
ADMS-16306 Different results observed in Adams/Solver C++ between versions linux
2012 and 2008r1
ADMS-14816 The linear fortran solver should issue a warning about using varval
expressions
CHAPTER 1 61
What’s New
Adams Tire
• PAC-MC Tire Extensions
• Road Converter to CRG
• Multi-threading 3D Enveloping Contact
• FTire Update
• Issues Resolved
PAC-MC Tire Extensions

When using the PAC-MotorCycle tire model (PAC-MC) in linear transient mode (usemode 11-14), the
tire relaxation length depends on the wheel load. However, in real life the tire relaxation becomes smaller
when the tire slip is larger. In other words the tire response speed is faster while cornering compared to
driving straight.
When using the advanced (non-linear) transient mode of PAC-MC (use mode 21-24 now available in this
release for PAC-MC), the relaxation has a dependency on slip also. This dependency is defined by the
longitudinal or lateral stiffness in between the contact mass and the tire implicitly:
Adams Tire
Also in this release the Tire Data Fitting Tool (TDFT) has been extended with support for the PAC-
MotorCycle tire model that allows the user to identify the tire model parameters out of measurement data.
The advanced transient parameters can be determined as well.
CHAPTER 1 63
What’s New
Road Converter to CRG

One of two important enhancements made this release which can significantly improve the performance
of Adams Tire models is a Road Convertor that converts 3D Shell or 3D Spline Roads to OpenCRG
(CRG - Curved Regular Grid) roads.
A regular grid representation of the road (such as CRG or RGR) is much faster to evaluate compared to
the non-regular grid roads such as 3D spline or 3D shell. By converting the non-regular grid roads to
CRG road format it is expected to improve computation speed in particular when used in combination
with 3D Enveloping Contact for which the road contact needs to determine the position of the cam. Also,
tire models such as FTire that make many road calls will benefit from converting 3D Spline roads to CRG
road format.
Simulation CPU time reduction by as much as half has been observed on some models by converting a
road from a 3D spline representation to CRG.
Multi-threading 3D Enveloping Contact

The second of two important enhancements made this release which can significantly improve the
performance of Adams Tire models is the support for multi-threading by the 3D Enveloping Contact
option. When driving over road obstacles that have a wavelength shorter than the tire circumference, the
tire enveloping behavior starts to play an important role. For modelling this non-linear obstacle
swallowing effect, the so-called 'tandem-egg' approach is used. In the 'tandem egg' or 'tandem cam'
approach a series of connected elliptical cams are defined which shape corresponds to the outside tire
contour in the tire contact patch zone. During the simulation the contact of each cam with the road is
determined, requiring many road function calls. The sum of the position and orientation of all cams
results in an effective height, effective slope, effective road curvature and effective road camber for the
tire model. Applying multi-threading to the cams is expected to improve simulation speed. This is
achieved via a new parameter in the tire property file (.tir) called CONTACT_THREADS which is found
under the section [CONTACT_COEFFICIENTS]. Setting CONTACT_THREADS to 1 will mean that
for each tire one additional thread is used for the 3D Enveloping Contact.
This feature has shown as much as a 25% reduction in elapsed simulation time on some models.
FTire Update
Adams Tire has been updated to use FTire version 2016-2 (r12895).
Adams Tire
Issues Resolved
ADMS-25979 new tire graphics capabilities in A/Car need to be implemented in A/View

also
ADMS-28414 Road offset decreases road performance
ADMS-32277 Road graphic in SHL fromat contains only quads instead of triangles
ADMS-32443 Reopening the same loadcase file does not refresh the Tire Testrig dialog.
ADMS-32653 Zero friction returned by OpenCRG road
ADMS-32871 Unreliable results and NaN with 3D Shell road contact on linux only
ADMS-33055 ss tire model: non-realistic vibrations in tire forces when starting from zero
speed
ADMS-33187 effective rolling radius request is strange for FTire
ADMS-33398 [SECTION_PROFILE_TABLE] block is not saved by TDFT

ADMS-33658 Model shows popup error for cof tire model
ADMS-33997 Getting an error message while running Tire Testrig analysis file using
combined_slip_test.xml
ADMS-34092 'Copy Tire/Test Plot Data' does not work properly.
ADMS-34437 Limitation on number of road points for polyline road

ADMS-34709 Tire error in A/View, if use DYNAMIC_STIFFNESS
ADMS-34818 possible defect in road generation from centerline definition
ADMS-34836 When ftire used aggregate mass and SVC gives different results.
CHAPTER 1 65
What’s New
Adams Vibration
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Issues Resolved
ADMS-19747 License feature of "ADAMS_Vibration_Analysis" is not released

ADMS-21204 The relation between "generalized mass" , "generalized stiffness" and
"nomalized Coordinates"
ADMS-34198 Error when importing setting from existing vibration analysis that defines
a normal mode analysis
Known Issues
ADMS-25956 The Adams/Vibration Adams2Nastran feature launched from the Vibration

button on the ribbon’s Plugin tab does not support a configuration script
and produces incorrect results for all types of models under all conditions.
Instead use the Adams2Nastran export launched from the Adams/View
interactive simulation dialog.
ADMS-22060 Vibration analysis won't launch after a dynamic analysis has been run first
and animated in A/PostProcessor
ADMS-17650 Failure in linear analysis when running Adams/Vibration for Adams/Car 4-
poster analysis in batch mode via a Python script. Simualtions work fine if
run through the GUI.
ADMS-17558 Import of vibration result incorrectly requires user to associate it with an
existing analysis and auto analysis naming is incorrect. Workaround is to
manually rename the analysis object.
ADMS-16221 OUTPUT variables referencing deactivated BUSHING forces cause
analysis failure. Workaround is to comment out or otherwise deactivate the
OUTPUT variables.
Adams View
Adams View
• Utility to Remove Unused Markers
• Parasolid Import Toggle for Single or Multiple Parts
• CAD Interoperability Version Support Updates
• Custom Data Table Extensions
• Updated FEA Component
• Last Release for Precision Shaded and Z Short Shaded Render Options
• EDS Read Suppress CPP Option Deprecated
• Adjusted FE Part Nodes Definition Interface
• Issues Resolved
• Known Issues
Utility to Remove Unused Markers

A utility has been added which lists the unused markers in a model and provides the option to delete them.
This can be a convenient way to clean up a model making it easier to work with, especially if the model
is being shared with colleagues that were not the original authors. The interface, available from the Tools
menu in both Adams View and Adams Car, allows users to manually remove markers from the list prior
to deleting the markers in the list. The utility identifies unused markers as those with no dependents; that
is, any marker not involved in:
• Object definitions like geometry, constraints or forces
• Body definitions like center or mass or inertia reference markers
• Design-time expressions, for example for parametrization
• Run-time functions, for example defining the value of a motion or force component
Be aware that markers used only by user subroutine functions hardcoded to the marker ID will be
identified by this command as unused. If you reference marker ID's directly in object runtime functions
calling user subroutines, then use this utility very cautiously.
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What’s New
This utility is based on the longstanding Adams View command "mdi marker delete unused" which
previously only worked against a single body. Now, it has been extended to support an entire model.
Parasolid Import Toggle for Single or Multiple Parts

A new option for the import of Parasolid geometry assemblies has been added. The "Explode Assembly"
option will create separate Adams View parts for each piece of geometry in the Parasolid assembly. Left
unchecked all geometry will be associated with a single Adams View part upon import.
Adams View
CAD Interoperability Version Support Updates

Updates to the versions supported for import and export of CAD files through the CAD interoperability
feature have been made. Key extensions include support now for Inventor 2016, Solidworks 2016 and
Unigraphics NX10.
See the table below for details of the versions supported in Adams 2016.0.
Custom Data Table Extensions

For users who create their own custom dialog boxes, the Adams View data table object has been
extended. It now supports the ability to set columns to be conditionally un-editable and it supports new
data types for cells. That is, cells can now contain and be validated against more than real numbers. Text
strings, Adams View database objects, option menus, push buttons and toggles (checkboxes) are all now
valid data types for the Adams View data table. For details on how to use these, see the Adams View
command language documentation for the commands "interface data_table set column" and "interface
data_table insert column." Note that the data table remains unsupported by the Adams View dialog box
builder GUI.
Updated FEA Component

The FEA component leveraged by Adams ViewFlex has been updated to a version consistent with MSC
Nastran 2016.
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Last Release for Precision Shaded and Z Short Shaded

Render Options
This is the last release in which support is guaranteed for the geometry rending options within Adams
View known as "precision shaded" and "Z short shaded.
EDS Read Suppress CPP Option Deprecated

Within the Adams View command language the "suppress_cpp" option on the command "file
enhanced_data_set read" is no longer supported since Adams no longer includes a third-party copy of
the C preprocessor, cpp. Commands with or without this argument specified now always behave as
though suppress_cpp=yes
Adjusted FE Part Nodes Definition Interface

The Nodes page in the FE Part creation wizard has been slightly reorganized to better label and group
common items for enhanced usability:
Adams View
Issues Resolved
ADMS-12457 complete machine frozen after visualizing the A/Car-AT full vehicle
example model
ADMS-12969 Grid should get resized to original state whenever user resizes the window
Horizontally using right edge of Model Browser
ADMS-13090 A/View fail to import STEP file.
ADMS-13232 Warning window appears when unit system is changed after selecting
Adams/Driveline Plugin in Adams/Car.
ADMS-14012 Adams crashes when the same Model Browser command is used again in a
new database.
ADMS-14882 McAfee virus scanner causes Adams/View errors when accessing Parasolid
geometry
ADMS-15805 Localization (Japanese) error on ADMS2012.1.3 for Windows.
ADMS-16584 Adams throws an improper error if user selects 'Stress Analysis' option in
Viewflex and again opens the Viewflex dialog box
ADMS-16815 Changing the color of Triad.
ADMS-17665 Deleting design variable(remove parametric ) after it has been assigned to
a variable is corrupting the values
ADMS-17846 AVI creation on second monitor not possible
ADMS-17864 Can't import the CATIA CGR data
ADMS-18411 incomplete documentation: Create Sprocket wizard
ADMS-18803 CRASH READING STEP FILE
ADMS-18808 Adams FEA Loads Export issue with action only Body Moving SFORCE
ADMS-19140 FEA LOAD EXPORT incorrectly define grid location for 3D contact
incidents
ADMS-19434 MAX_FRICTION_TORQUE and MAX_FRICTION_FORCE could not
be set in A/View DBox
ADMS-20899 Difference in the information window on Linux and Win7 system while
running UAV model with 2 flexible bodies created using .bdf file
ADMS-21251 "Return to Dialog Box" doesn't work for File - import DBOX and others.
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ADMS-21443 Same warning is displayed 3 times (instead of 2 times), while creating

hollow circular, hollow rectangular and properties section FE part and
pressing Preview button before Finish button
ADMS-21568 "Line From Two Points" method for FE Part creates sections in wrong
orientation
ADMS-21587 Once setting INTEGRATOR/ADAPTIVITY, it is exported with HASTIFF
ADMS-21593 Macro is lost if qualifiers wrongly defined
ADMS-21857 It is not possible to delete more than one node (row) at a time in the
FE_PART wizard dbox
ADMS-21859 Icon for FE_PART Section in model browser is too big
ADMS-21874 Please use dbox standards in FE_PART wizard for better look-and-feel.
ADMS-22143 "set HOME" doesn't work for "redit" in Adams command selection.
ADMS-22358 modifying a flex body's marker: parameterization is lost if node isn't

specified
ADMS-22840 Model with mutiple FE_Parts does not load from CMD but loads from
BIN!
ADMS-22890 During Adams2014 installation Print tab button is not working properly as
excepted on windows machine
ADMS-23019 Adams (Spline Editor) - Excel Link
ADMS-23260 Regular expressions not supported anymore in Adams file browser under
Linux
ADMS-23496 error is occured when specify Orthotropic/Anisotropic material for
ViewFlex
ADMS-23513 when importing NX assembly model, all parts are imported even if it sets
invisible.
ADMS-23639 larger assembly CAD model can't be imported from NX UG.
ADMS-23650 Unable to run with fesubroutine on Aview2014.
ADMS-23865 FE Part animation becomes strange after no graphics updated simulation.
ADMS-23919 ViewFlex multi-geometry restriction errors triggered too early

Adams View
ADMS-24192 Container in dialog-box stays in dbox_builder mode
ADMS-24237 Color Issue should be solved as both direct approach on and off - Nikon
ADMS-24350 ERROR caused by renaming markers of FE Part
ADMS-24356 markers renamed from FE_part parent to rigid body parent hold onto node
references, making it difficult to delete the FE_part without deleting the
markers
ADMS-24416 Knowledge Base' link in the help doesn't work
ADMS-24476 SECTION and FE_PART do not appear under GRAPHICS like what is
mentioned in the online help
ADMS-24514 got error "Parasolid PK_PART_receive : corrupt file " when importing a
parasolid exported from NX 8.0
ADMS-24709 The number of cells are not auto adjusted to match the content with that
copied from spread sheet (excel sheet)
ADMS-24942 [2015 Install Guide] Add the Kernel version for Linux64 bit supported
platforms in Adams2015 release install guide document
ADMS-25026 Readme File for Adams2015.1 need to update the windows7 Platform
version
ADMS-25375 hidden FE_parts show up when cmd is imported
ADMS-25600 Create Simulation Script dialogbox Apply tab button is not working
properly in Adams/View GUI
ADMS-25712 Trasfer fucntion DBOX can't be expanded
ADMS-25715 Japanese langugage GUI: funstion builder assist dbox is garbled
ADMS-25915 Adams_Machinery_sprocket_request
ADMS-26173 Tessellate Yes/No option for fe_part Node Create.
ADMS-26198 Data import in Adams with import options are not working as expected
ADMS-26223 Set the common default rendering parameter values to improve the
geometry appearance at first import
ADMS-26404 Adams crashes for one of the customer model which contains the flexible
bodies as mnf (no specific step to reproduce)
ADMS-26536 Exception 11 occurs while interactive simulation of model containing more
number of mnf files
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ADMS-26699 Function Builder in Adams.View 2015 deforms
ADMS-27344 Not supported CatiaV5 cad file type (.*CGR) need to remove from the list
of "File Import" dbox
ADMS-27503 the width of the "Disp Exact" column is too narrow in Mode IC table for
Japanese localization
ADMS-27504 Need to expnad the dropdown menu in the create matrix DBOX for
ADMS-27505 Japanese langugage GUI: need to expnad the dropdown menu in the spring
Modify DBOX
Hotspot table DBOX
ADMS-27507 Need to expand the dropdown menu in the geometry create container for
ADMS-27993 Adams/View is crashed by RELOAD command; the FILE option is case-
sensitive
ADMS-28002 change Windows command line from "adams2016_x64" to "adams2016"
ADMS-28100 Crash detected on all the linux platforms when try to simulate point mass
more than one time with its de-activated CM marker and with F77 solver
ADMS-28101 Adams crashes while running scripted simulation on attached model.
ADMS-28103 Wildcards used to narrow any search is not working for linux platforms.
ADMS-28202 View>>Part Only does not work for fe_part
ADMS-28241 A/View crashes after binary file save
ADMS-28279 Error reading dialog box from 2013.2 in current versions
ADMS-28286 Negative value for section definition.
ADMS-28307 Adams Crashes if user try to Execute Recorded Macro of FE parts
ADMS-28355 After creating new model, Ground part symbol does not appear on ground
part in model browser.
ADMS-28356 Adams crash when used RESAMPLE function with last argument as
unrealistic value
Adams View
ADMS-28376 Easy5 icon is displayed on windows taskbar after opened Adams command
prompt (Easy5 product installed)
ADMS-28392 Adams Crashes if user Import CAD file first and then try to create FE part
ADMS-28423 The FEloadsub documentation is incomplete and poorly organized.
ADMS-28425 Japanese GUI: some tooltip text in "Assist" is broken
ADMS-28426 Strange behaviors of creating dialog box
ADMS-28444 Adams Install guide "Licensing on Linux" topic contents need updating for
"Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems"
ADMS-28448 Adams Install guide Install guide under "Licensing on Linux" topic
contents need updating reagrading "Restarting the Adams License
Daemons"
ADMS-28459 Adams Install guide Install guide under "Licensing on Windows" topic
contents about DVD need to update for "Setting up a Windows License
Server"
ADMS-28512 Adams Install guide Information under topic "About the License File
Format" needs to be corrected
ADMS-28513 Adams Install guide Information under topic "Setting up a Windows
License Server" needs to be corrected
ADMS-28666 When try to delete entities through model browser, cursor turns to "busy"
symbol
ADMS-28667 A/View Crashes while copying amachinery library (library->copy
command)
ADMS-28686 Adams crashes when 'undo' command is used from command navigator
ADMS-28701 Adams/View hangs while performing view manipulation on created FE
part (2D Beam)
ADMS-28708 Model with FE_part customization doesn't save/read correctly in EDS file
format
ADMS-28831 Adams Crashes when user tries to create Group in A/View on Linux
Platforms
ADMS-32193 View crash when reading results file
ADMS-32256 Adams crashes while using 'Ptemplate Modify' dbox from command
navigator
ADMS-32285 2 instances of "it's" need to change to "its" in documentation
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ADMS-32286 Adams crashes while using 'File Function' from Function Builder
ADMS-32395 Exception 11 detected for 'calculate axis limit command' from Command
Navigator
ADMS-32447 jxx in the FE Part generic section modify DBOX can't be saved
ADMS-32453 Evaluate ADDRULE function from Fuction Builder gives crash

ADMS-32464 Adams/View does not warn ID conflicts of Friction.
ADMS-32484 Adams Crashes while Evaluating GRIDDATA function from Function

Builder on Windows platform
ADMS-32513 Adams Crashes while evaluating KAISER_WINDOW function from
Function Builder
ADMS-32574 longer function definition can't be edit in the right side.
ADMS-32585 Adams crashes if user enter wrong object name in BODEABCD,

BODELSE, BODELSM and BODETFS functions
ADMS-32599 Naming option label is not localized in Japanese GUI.
ADMS-32625 external geometry for FE Part can't be handled in A/Car Standard
ADMS-32656 Lock situation with ~/.msca/msca_MD2011.reg.lock
ADMS-32699 Contact face direction not retained with the exported model as
*.adm/*.cmd file for Shere-to-sphere" contact force types
ADMS-32727 modifying an FE_part's section generates an error message if it uses
external geometry
ADMS-32780 ViewFlex can't import the mesh data with ".dat".
ADMS-32808 Multiple Dialog boxes pop up using Analysis Browse option

ADMS-32927 Japanese langugage GUI: Naming option implemented for unigraphics file
should be in localized language
ADMS-32930 Japanese langugage GUI: Help text for the "Change direction tool"
available under contact force need to change
ADMS-32932 All the supported extensions not visible for file import type as parasolid
ADMS-33097 The generic cross section of the FE_Part does not get updated when the
external geometry option is unchecked while modifying the FE_Part
ADMS-33271 Adams generates Exception 11 error when animating .mnf file on Windows
8 Bootcamp
Adams View
ADMS-33322 Windows firewall warnings in WGD code
ADMS-33396 SI1 integrator option appears in View for some integrators that don't
support SI1
ADMS-33420 Remove Unused Markers dbox field is not updated for model which does
contents any unused markers
ADMS-33425 Remove unused markers' dialog box should open with current model name.
ADMS-33462 Output Filename field browse option is not needed for different linear
analysis type
ADMS-33705 Documentation on "Ribbon customization for plugins" is very confusing
ADMS-33795 Japanese localization issue: Remove Unused Markers
ADMS-33933 An error thrown while modifying jxx value in the FE Part generic section
modify dbox
ADMS-33949 Incorrect help documentation for interface option_menu display
ADMS-34012 Change push button command name from "button_name" to

"push_button_name"
ADMS-34066 [Modify Extrusion] and [Modify Revolution] dbox should show
profile_curve and path_curve
ADMS-34088 [localization issue] Select list manager
ADMS-34090 [localization issue] Delete model in model browser
ADMS-34091 [localization issue] Create and Modify for Extrusion and Revolution
ADMS-34096 [localization issue] Definition container for Point
ADMS-34111 Versioning not processed correctly
ADMS-34113 Change English Text and add Japanese Translation for Creating Marker of
definition container
ADMS-34114 Change English Text and add Japanese Translation for Creating Plane of
definition container
ADMS-34115 Change Size for [Component] option menu and [Coordinate] radio button
in [Measure object panel]
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ADMS-34123 3D-spline Road model in Adams/View
ADMS-34133 VPD Forum is not opening from Help Menu.
ADMS-34156 Getting an error message while opening AView model which has been
saved by Modify contact dbox open
ADMS-34161 Adams View session is crashed while executing 2015.1 NFE example from
network working directory
ADMS-34206 Change Size and Location for [t_script_name][f_script_name][reset_ba] as
[o_debug] in [.gui.sim_int_panel] dbox
ADMS-34280 Displaying the Selection Menu option image need to update with the latest
option menu in Adams help
ADMS-34451 Provide link between "Manage Geometry Options" details and
"IGES/STEP/UG.. Import and Export" help documentation
ADMS-34501 Adams to Nastran Export dialogbox F1 help A2N analysis name need to
update as per dbox name
ADMS-34535 the popup windows size for "pause" is changed randomly.
ADMS-34599 "Translational_Displacement" Charactteristic of i_marker of Forces
ADMS-34881 Crash detected when try to run the animation into A/PPT after second time
simulation with bdf model
ADMS-34900 Adams session crashes when clicked on a model after selecting the drag
simulation button when the simulation is running.
ADMS-35055 Remove unsupported platform related help from online Help doc
ADMS-35087 Step between parameter and value is seen in Formatting of Documentation
ADMS-35108 Current Part if Changed then options for Flex body positioning don't work
ADMS-35191 [loclization issue] need translation for some strings in export explore
DBOX
ADMS-35213 "Comparison of Adams File Formats" information is not updated.
ADMS-35254 Data table does change selected cell completely before calling the cell
select method
ADMS-35278 Getting an exception 11 while selecting Display Next mode in Linear Mode
Control dialogbox
Adams View
ADMS-5879 [POINTMASS] Point Mass location in Simxpert and Aview is not

matching.
ADMS-5905 Some notes should be added for installing Adams in silent mode
ADMS-5907 The item number is wrong for generating the problem report (UNIX)
Known Issues
ADMS-5419 Change search-order for plugin binaries

ADMS-35275 Importing some JT models and then epxorting them as IGES models causes
Adams View session instability
ADMS-34828 Creation of a flexible body via ViewFlex does not inform the user when
creation fails due to exceeding the number of nodes allowed in Adams
Student Edition
ADMS-34591 Running Adams on a Windows 10 virtual machine using the default
OpenGL graphics causes session instabilities possibly leading to a crash.
Use the HOOPS graphics driver option to avoid this issue.
ADMS-35425 3Dconnexion 3D mouse is not working with newer drivers. Workaround is
to use driver version 3.18.0.
ADMS-34194 On Windows 10 virtual machines when VMware tools are installed to make
a full screen virtual machine, then some of the Adams-View-based product
sessions might terminate unexpectedly (Adams View, Adams Car, Adams
Driveline). Uninstalling the Vmware tools aalleivaties the issue.
ADMS-33723 Twice importing certain NX models with the color option off can cause the
Adams View session to terminate unexpectedly
ADMS-28223 If .adm files imported into AView contain contacts employing revolution
type geometry, then simulations run from Adams/View will not run and
issue an incorrect error message ("Geometries contain duplicates in
contact"). Workaround is to run the .adm in standalone Adams/Solver.
ADMS-26617 Sixth decimal place errors in part density values when imporrting Creo
models of units other than kg and m.
ADMS-25798 Exception 11 when try to create dialog box which has tab container inside
the tab container with option menu
ADMS-24977 Window header text is garbled on the Function Builder's Assist dialog
ADMS-24953 3D mouse is not working on SUSE11 SP2 machine
ADMS-24771 Text color is not displaying properly (faint) for list option on RHEL6.3
Linux64 OS
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ADMS-24163 If your page names start with "page_X_*" where X is a numeral, and you
delete one page, all pages get renamed to "page_1" etc.
ADMS-24007 The font sizes in Adams Car 2014 and later are not very clear
ADMS-23976 On machines with multiple graphics hardware options, use of the “CPU
integrated” graphics hardware (for example, “Intel HD Graphics”) may
cause problems with display of flexible bodies and FE parts in wireframe
mode. The workaround is to use the other graphics hardware option (for
example, the “NVIDIA Processor”).
ADMS-23899 Some labels in the dialog box builder are obscured under Attributes: Value
when Windows font size set to 125%
ADMS-23849 Error "An empty body was encountered when converting the Parasolid to a
shell" when importing a parasolid geometry
ADMS-23488 Coordinate window expresses coordinates and deltas in XY even when
working on grids oriented differently (e.g., in YZ plane)
ADMS-23472 Dimensioning lines and self-intersecting splines are igbored when
importing IGES geometry
ADMS-23308 Defintion container is missing CT field for single component torque.
Workaround is to create the torque and modify from there.
ADMS-23098 When editing/modifying a Section using the “Create Section” or “Modify
Section” panel with the “Generic” option, the coordinates X, Y must be
entered in such a way that the centroid of the area is (0, 0). In other words,
the centroid of the area must coincide with the neutral axis of the FE Part
beam. Similarly, if the graphical editor is used to draw the cross section, the
resulting area must have a centroid at (0,0).
ADMS-22497 Switching the Color option during CAD data import in the same session of
Adams causes problems.
The model imported after switching the option is blank or incomplete.
ADMS-22432 Innocuous macro error issued when launching FELoad diaolog a second
time subsequent defining one with user subroutine option
ADMS-22407 FE Parts in some conditions will assign same (duplicate) id=1 to
MATERIAL statement in .adm file
ADMS-22402 FE Part isn't translated properly in model merge operations using offsets
ADMS-22238 ViewFlex operation will fail with "Fortran Unit Open Error; Cannot open
Fortran Unit 2 used for FMS" if *.f02 file of same name pre-exists in the
working directory. Solution is to delete all the *.f02 files in the working
directory before running ViewFlex.
ADMS-22236 Defects of exporting/importing polylines and splines as IGES when
deviating from default setting and using CAD Interoperability environment
variable. Workaorund is to use the default setting
Adams View
ADMS-22088 Location Parameterization on Markers Created on Flexible Bodies Lost

after CMD Export-Import
ADMS-22004 Zero volume of cylinders with 1 or 2 segments, with angle extention less
than 360 degrees
ADMS-21941 Torsional springs missing when merge two models (each containing ine)
via "Model assemble" command. Workarouns is to use a rotational sforce
instead.
ADMS-21230 Usage of MBFolderName in UDEs does not work if one tries to add items
to a pre-defined named entry in the model browser. One must select a new,
unique folder name.
ADMS-20196 Force Display ON/OFF option is not working for the FE Load
ADMS-19798 Plot Transfer Function dialog box option menu is located improperly and
too narrow.
ADMS-19599 Hitting a menu button or any other action in the .main window does not
make the main window view the active one
ADMS-19376 Excessive memory consumption after reading in .res file with multiple
analyses using the default results parser known as "EXPAT". Workaround
is to select the "DOM" parser via and enviroment varaible:
MSC_RESULTS_DOM=1
ADMS-18024 A/View does not allow model and analysis of same name
ADMS-17344 If one uses the Database navigator to look at Associativity and then close it
and try to modify something using the Edit Modify menu, one can see the
Database navigator stuck in "Associativity" mode. The way to recover is to
go to the Database Navigator and switch to Browse mode and close it and
then go back to the Edit Modify menu.
ADMS-17135 The Coupler has the wrong labels on translational components, and does
not write the extra displacements to the results file when running the
external Solver.
ADMS-17094 Some items in parentheses not selected properly in Information Window
ADMS-16818 Some extraneous messages are printed out during ViewFlex solution
ADMS-16288 Some options on the View Management Orient command not working
correctly. Workaround is to rotate the View via the tools available in the
graphiocs window and toolbar.
ADMS-16207 Adams session terminates while creating flexible bodies via ViewFlex and
the working directory does not have sufficient space for the generated files.
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ADMS-16065 The dialog_box ".gui.var_mod" is opened via the command navigator by

selecting "variable""modify" When a variable is browsed (or in any other
way selected) and specified in the field (f_variable_name) the command
"int dia dis dia=$_parent" is executed which means that the start commands
of the dialog is executed. But in the start command there no command
which shows the correct container based on the type of the selected. The
workaround is to use the standard AView modify dialog for variables
accessed by right-mouse-modify from the variable name in the model
browser.
ADMS-14909 ViewFlex via extrusion with generic cross-section will only function for
cross-sections which can be safely meshed via and eliptical pattern.
ADMS-13363 Commands related to modifying internal views of the following form
(found, e.g., in the A/Durability sample model) will cause a grey
background in the main graphical window:
int view mod view=.gui.main.front loc=0.0,0.0 height=0.5 width=1
The work-around to this issue is to click on the view layout icon on the
status bar and select the relevant layout.
ADMS-12740 Error in Mass property calculated for copied part with the original part
being a Parasolid for some (not all) externally imported parasolid files
Adams View
MD Nastran 2006 Installation and Operations GuideMD Nastran
2 Running Adams Products
 Starting Adams Products, 84


Setting Preferences, 87

Setting Your Working Directory, 88
Starting Adams Products

This sections described how you can start your Adams products on LINUX and on Windows.
Starting Adams Products on LINUX

The Adams Toolbar is a starting point to using Adams products on LINUX. The toolbar is shown below.
Adams Toolbar tool - Right click to set up Toolbar, manage

memory models, access online help and Technical Support
resources and more
Product tools - Click to run product or right-click to

configure products and create user libraries.
Hold the cursor over a tool to see the name of the associated
product.
You can also use the Adams Toolbar to:

• Customize, keep track of, and organize multiple libraries of standard Adams products
• Create binaries
• Manage custom memory models and product preferences
For more information on these or other Adams Toolbar operations, see the Running and Configuring
online help (from the Help menu in any product, select Adams Help, on the left pane, select
Configuring Adams).
To start a product on LINUX:

1. To display the Adams Toolbar, at the command prompt, enter the command adamsx where x is
the version number, for example adams2016.
2. Click on the tool representing the product you want to start.
Note: We recommend that you use the Adams Toolbar to start your Adams products, but
if you want to automate certain operations, use the text-based Program Menu. For
more information, see the Running and Configuring online help.
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Starting Adams Products on Windows

You start any Adams product from the Start menu. You can also use the Start menu to:
• Change your license type
• Generate problem reports
• Set Adams preferences
For more information on these or other operations, see the Running and Configuring online help.
To start a product on Windows:

• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2016, point to the name of the
product you want to start.
Tip: Select the corresponding desktop icon for the product, if you installed it on your
desktop.
To start a product from DOS shell in Windows:

• Start → Programs → Adams 2016 → Command Prompt.
• An alternative is to add the /bin directory under the Adams installation directory to your user
PATH environment variable. You can do this via the Control Panel:
a. Type environment in the Control Panel search box.
b. Select the Edit environment variables for your account pick.
• Check to see if you already have a PATH variable defined under “User variables”. If it exists
then edit it, add a semicolon “;” to the end of the existing value, and then add the “bin” directory
under the Adams installation directory. Otherwise select New..., use PATH for the variable name
and add the “bin” directory under the Adams installation directory as the value. The default
location of this directory is:
Windows Adams: C:\MSC.Software\Adams\2016\bin
• Once you are done click OK.
Note: Windows appends your User PATH to the System PATH environment variable, so there is
no need to copy the existing System PATH variable to your user PATH variable. This
behavior is unique to the User PATH variable. For all other environment variables, a User
variables definition overrides a System Variables definition.
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Setting Preferences
This section describes how you can set preferences, such as your working directory, graphics setting, and
memory model size.
Setting Preferences on LINUX

You use the Registry Editor from the Adams Toolbar to set a variety of preferences. For information on
the preferences you can set, see the Running and Configuring online help.
To display the Registry Editor:

• From the Adams Toolbar, right-click any product tool, and then select Change <Product
Name> Settings.
Setting Preferences on Windows

You use the Settings menu to modify:
• Graphics settings
• HOOPS settings
• Memory model size
To display the Settings dialog box:

• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2016, and then select Settings &
License.
Setting Your Working Directory
Setting Your Working Directory

During a session in a default or custom product, you can select the directory where you want to place
your model and output files.
For Adams View, you can set the working directory from the Welcome dialog box.
To set your working directory:

1. From the File menu, select Select Directory.
2. In the dialog box that appears, select the working directory.
3 Getting Help
 Tool Tips, 90

Online Help, 91

Tutorials and Examples, 95
Tool Tips
Tool Tips
Tool tips display information about the item the cursor is currently over in an Adams product. The
following shows the tool tip that appears when you place the cursor over the link geometry tool.
To display tool tips:

• Move the cursor over the item in the interface on which you’d like information.
A brief description of the item appears.
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Getting Help
Online Help
To help you use the Adams products, MSC Software provides online help (HTML format). To view the
online help and tutorials, you can use your default Web browser. An example of online help is shown
below
Versions of Web Browsers

For the Adams Help system, all you need is a Windows, Macintosh, or LINUX computer running a fairly
new browser with JavaScript enabled. If JavaScript is not enabled, then the Help set will not display in
its entirety. You also need to have appropriate Acrobat reader to view PDF files from online help system.
Due to security restrictions in the latest version of Google Chrome, you cannot use Chrome to view the
Adams help. Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer are recommended to view the Adams help.
Online Help
Accessing the Online Help

You can view help for a dialog box, a product, or for all Adams products. The figure below shows the
help for all Adams products, called the integrated master site. You can use this site to view any product’s
help and search across all product help. You can also access release notes for all products, and view the
documents in Adobe Reader.
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Getting Help
To get help on a dialog box:

1. Click in the dialog box for which you need help.
2. Press F1.
Adams launches a browser window that contains information about the dialog box.
To get general help on your product:

• From your product’s Help menu, select Product Name Help (where Product Name is the name
of your Adams product).
Adams launches a browser window that contains the starting point for your product’s online
help.
To get help on another Adams product:

• Perform one of the following:
• If you’re in an Adams product, from its Help menu, select Adams Help.
• If you’re in the help for an Adams product, use the “All Products Help” button ( )to get
to main help system.
Your default browser starts and displays the master site for Adams online help.
To open the Adams online help from the Adams Toolbar:

• Right-click the Adams Toolbar tool, and then select Online Help.
To open the Adams online help from the Start Menu:

• From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2016, and then select Online Help.
Navigating through the Help

You navigate through the Adams help system as you do through any help system, selecting topics in the
pane on the left. In addition, we’ve provided:
• Navigation arrows at the top of the pane to let you scroll through topics one at a
time.
• Automatic sync to show you where your current topic is in the table of contents (TOC).
This is very helpful if you, for example, search for a topic and want to know if there are more
topics on the subject. It shows you where the topic is in the TOC, allowing you to see whether or
not there are more topics with it.
Online Help
Searching
You can search all the help files in HTML format for a particular product or all Adams products.
If you are in a product specific help

1. Open the online help for your product.
2. Press Search button at the top of the help window, enter the search text, and then
press the Go button .
The results appear in the pane on the left, replacing the table of contents.
3. Click the topic you want to view.
If you are in Adams help system

1. Press search button at the top of help window, which will give an option to search All Available
products or A single product.
2. Enter the search text and follow Steps 2 and 3 above
Printing
To print a file:
• In the help system you can select the Print button . to print the topic that you are viewing
• You can select the PDF button . to see the entire PDF file pertaining to the topic and print
the file like a regular PDF file. Notice that some of the images in PDF file may be cropped.
Index
The Index tab displays an alphabetical list of keywords associated with help topics. To view index entries,
you can select a letter group to display the entries for that group. When you click on an index entry, the
related topic will display in the topic frame. You can select Indexes in a product specific help or in the
main help system.
CHAPTER 3 95
Getting Help
Tutorials and Examples

Adams products have a set of tutorials or getting started guides that step you through examples of using
the product’s features, as well as introduce the basic concepts of the product. The getting started guides
are online. In addition, many of the products have examples of its features that are stored in Knowledge
Base Articles.
You will find links to all the tutorials and examples for a product under its Examples tab.
To access the tutorials and examples:

• From the online help, from the left pane, select Getting Started and select the product that you
are interested in.
• From the online help for a product, from the pane on the left, select Examples.
Tutorials and Examples
4 Supported Versions of
Integration Products

Support for Easy5 and MATLAB, 98
 Supported Versions of Integration Products, 99
Support for Easy5 and MATLAB
Support for Easy5 and MATLAB
Easy5
This release of Adams Controls is certified to run with Easy5 2015, 2013, 2010, 2010.1.2, 2010.1.3 and
2010.1.4. Easy5 version support is subject to change. For the latest information, see updates to the
Release Guide here:
http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/.
MATLAB
The supported versions of MATLAB is R2014a and R2014b.
On the Windows 10 operating system Adams Controls supports MATLAB 2015a.
Notes: • MATLAB 2015a has to be configured to use Visual Studio 2013 C/C++ compilers
using mex -setup.
• MATLAB 2015a supports only up to Intel Composer 2013 for FORTRAN
compilers. Also, Intel Composer 2015 is not compatible for Windows 10. Hence
there is a limitation in terms of FORTRAN compiler setting in MATLAB 2015a on
Windows 10. So, FORTRAN cannot be used with MATLAB 2015a in this Adams
2016 release.
For more information on MATLAB platforms and compatibility, see:

http://www.mathworks.com/support
Note: If you want to co-simulate with Easy5 or MATLAB and you are running Adams Controls
on one of the platforms that Easy5 or MATLAB does not support, you should consider
using TCP/IP communication. This allows Adams Controls to communicate with Easy5 or
MATLAB even though the codes are running on different platforms.
CHAPTER 4 99
Supported Versions of Integration Products
Company Product Name Product Version Adams Product Platform
The Mathworks, MATLAB R2014a Version 8.3.0.532 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Inc. MATLAB R2014b Version 8.4.0.150421 6.3 x64
MATLAB Coder Adams Controls SuSe 11 SP2 x64
Simulink Coder Windows 7 x64
MSC Software Easy5 2013, 2010, 2010.1.2, Adams Controls Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Corporation 2010.1.3 and 2010.1.4 6.3 x64
SuSe 11 SP2 x64
Windows 7 x64
MSC Software MD Nastran R1 and above Adams Car Ride LINUX and Windows
Corporation
Adams Vibration
MSC Software MSC.Nastran V69.X and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
Corporation
Adams Flex
MSC Software Marc 2005 and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
Corporation
2003 and above Adams Flex
MSC Software Fatigue 2001 and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
Corporation
nCode FE-Fatigue Version 5.2 and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
ANSYS, Inc. ANSYS V6.0 and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
V5.4 and above Adams Flex

Company Product Name Product Version Adams Product Platform

Hibbitt, ABAQUS/ADAMS Version 6.3 and above Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
Karlsson &
Sorensen, Inc. Version 6.1-1 and Adams Flex
(HKS) above
UGS PLM I-DEAS Mechanism I-DEAS NX 10 and Adams Durability LINUX and Windows
Solutions Design above
I-DEAS 8, 9, NX 10 Adams Flex

and above
CEI Inc. EnSight 10.1.1b (but later than Adams PostProcessor LINUX and Windows
8.2.1f may likely
function
MSC.Fatigue Quick Start Guide
Index
Adams 2016 Release Guide
A Mozilla, using with help, 91

Accessing
online help, 92 N
Adams Navigating through online help, 93
Index
Starting, 84 Netscape Navigator version for help, 91
Index Adams Toolbar
starting online help from, 93
Automatic TOC sync, about, 93
O
Online Help, 91
accessing, 92
B Online help
Browsers, versions for help, 91 navigating through, 93
printing, 94
D searching single product, 94
Dialog box, accessing help for, 93
P
E Preferences, 87
Easy5, 98 Printing online help, 94
Examples, 95
S
F Scrolling through help, 93
F1, using to access help, 93 Searching
Firefox version for help, 91 online help, 94
Setting
Working Directory, 88
I Starting
Integrated master site, about, 92
On Linux, 84
Integration Products, 99
On Windows, 85
Internet Explorer version for help, 91
online help, 92
Starting Adams, 84
L Support for
Linux Easy5, 98
Preferences, 87 Matlab, 98
Starting Adams, 84
Starting online help from, 93
V
Viewing all product help, 92
M
Master help site, 92
Matlab, 98
W
Web browsers, versions for help, 91
What’s New, 2
Windows
Preferences, 87
starting Adams, 85
Starting online help from, 93

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About MSC Software ix

Internet Resources xii

Adams Co-simulation Interface 27

2 Running Adams Products

Setting Your Working Directory 88

Tutorials and Examples 95

4 Supported Versions of Integration Products

Supported Versions of Integration Products 99

Welcome to Adams 2016

About MSC Software

About Virtual Product Development and Adams

Phone and Email

Course Information and Registration

MSC Software Store (store.mscsoftware.com)

Template Design Option Extensions

Linear Analysis Between Mini-Maneuvers

Point Force Actuators

Adams Chassis to Adams Car Database Migration Phase 1

Hardpoint Location Default location

• Adams Car uses a different alignment methodology, so alignment settings cannot be

Type Name Value

• Rear steering is not supported.

Differing Orientations for Symmetric Construction Frames

ADMS-23972 Objects missing from or strangely placed in model broswer in template

ADMS-25347 A/Car doc is missing

ADMS-25404 The location input in dialog dbox_sta_har (modify hardpoint location)

ADMS-25736 got error when defining vaval in user-entered function on dyno

ADMS-26168 Unable to create leafspring with clip

ADMS-27020 Loading of Adams/Car Build Error in Adams2015 beta

ADMS-27188 acar files assembly subsystem replace deletes assembly children

ADMS-27199 Plot is not updating in Repair Process compare window.

ADMS-27429 Impossible to move an existsing marker from a general part to an interface

ADMS-27489 terrible behaviors of Request Map Editor

ADMS-27502 the velocoty is set as 20Km/h in the static equilibrium event

ADMS-27593 MDI_ACAR_PRIVATE_CFG does not work

ADMS-27707 deficiency in the template conversion process [AM General Corporation]

ADMS-27980 "WARNING" keyword is displayed twice in message window while

ADMS-28274 Path optimization issues on repositioned road

ADMS-28290 Crash on read_property of airspring

ADMS-28308 Adams crashes while searching from Command Navigator

ADMS-28429 blocking during simulation set up with flexible bodies

ADMS-28498 Adams Car 2015.1 crashes on reading macro

ADMS-28687 Exception 11 detected while creating Bspline curve in A/Car

ADMS-28836 Error is seen during replacing subsystem

ADMS-32225 vehicle at tilt table may move forward/backward, needs constraint

ADMS-32310 Parameter variable remarks added in the assembly

ADMS-32537 "any" works as a wildcard in SUBSYSTEM_LOOKUP

ADMS-32588 wrong macro parameter reference in mac_fil_ass_new_gen

ADMS-32620 A/Car Crashes while evaluating CHECK_WHEEL_MASS function

ADMS-32665 F1 help need to be added for "Modify Strut" dialog box

ADMS-32948 Parameters Tab in bushing gui

ADMS-33032 Full vehicle events do not run properly using

ADMS-33123 Problem with damper property files in Adams Car

ADMS-33132 broken subsystem check for suspension analysis

ADMS-33236 leafspring generation execution crashes ADAMS/CAR

ADMS-33309 DBox Communicator Modify / Create does not support type

ADMS-33432 Damper property editor is strange

ADMS-33533 Error appears while trying to save the U502 model

ADMS-33537 tilt_ujoint hardpoint needs to be parameterize during migration

ADMS-33538 Add lower_strut part in the new Macpherson advanced template

ADMS-33539 Need changes to stablizer_bar template

ADMS-33572 Referenced point for the path and vehicle position.