SPRI

SPRI, sloc1, sloc2, sloc3, sloc4, width1, width2, cr_left1, cr_right1, cr_left2, cr_right2, mc_left, mc_right, es_left1, es_right1, es_left2, es_right2, lmdiv, wmdiv, romdiv;`

Creates a straight, a circular or a Bezier spring between two connecting points

• “Straight springs” are defined by the first two connecting points (sloc3 and sloc4 must be empty).
• “Circular springs” are defined by three connecting points (sloc3 or sloc4 must be empty). sloc1 is the starting point, sloc2 the ending point and either sloc3 the center point (auxiliary point) or sloc4a tangent point (auxiliary point).
• “Bezier springs” are defined by all four connecting points. sloc1 is the starting point, sloc2 the ending point, sloc3 the first control point and sloc4 the second control point. sloc3 and sloc4 are auxiliary points (see SLOC command). Bezier springs are not available in the current release.
• Springs have either a constant or a linear varying beam width (uniform or tapered beams). The thickness is taken from the LAYR command.
• Default values for the corner fillet radii can be overwritten by parameters cr_left1, cr_right1, cr_left2, cr_right2. A zero value disables the corner fillet at the specified location.
• Default mask undercut values can be overwritten by parameters mc_left, mc_right of the above command.
• Default etch sidewall offset data can be overwritten by parameters es_left1, es_right1, es_left2, es_right2 of the above command.
• Parameters lmdiv, wmdiv overwrite default ANSYS mesh density settings.
• Parameter romdiv overwrites the number of beam elements used for the springs in the MODELBUILDER.

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