Class ShaftHubConnection

Inheritance
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
SMT.MastaAPIUtility.MarshalByRefObjectPermanent
APIBase
DesignEntity
Part
Component
MountableComponent
Connector
ShaftHubConnection
Implements
System.IEquatable<APIBase>
Inherited Members
SMT.MastaAPIUtility.MarshalByRefObjectPermanent.InitializeLifetimeService()
Namespace: SMT.MastaAPI.SystemModel.PartModel.Couplings
Assembly: SMT.MastaAPI.13.0.dll
Syntax
public class ShaftHubConnection : Connector, IEquatable<APIBase>

Properties

AdditionalTiltStiffness

Tilt stiffness is in addition to the effective tilt stiffness due to the radial stiffness of the connection.

Measurement: AngularStiffness

Declaration
public double AdditionalTiltStiffness { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

AngleOfFirstConnectionPoint

Connection points will be equally spaced in a circle. This defines the angle of one of these points.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public Overridable<double> AngleOfFirstConnectionPoint { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

AngularBacklash

The angle to rotate one spline half relative to the other to move from contact on one flank to contact on the other. Calculated using the nominal clearance and so ignores pitch errors in the calculation.

Measurement: SmallAngle

Declaration
public double AngularBacklash { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

AngularExtentOfExternalTeeth

Specify the extent of external spline teeth. The internal teeth will be adjusted accordingly. By default, the external and internal teeth are of equal extent. Angles are defined in the X-Y plane of the component.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public Overridable<double> AngularExtentOfExternalTeeth { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

AxialPreload

Measurement: VeryShortLength

Declaration
public double AxialPreload { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

AxialStiffnessShaftHubConnection

Measurement: LinearStiffness

Declaration
public double AxialStiffnessShaftHubConnection { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

CentreAngleOfFirstExternalTooth

Specify the centre of the first external spline tooth. The internal teeth will be adjusted accordingly. By default, one flank of the first tooth will be at zero angle. Angles are defined in the X-Y plane of the component.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public Overridable<double> CentreAngleOfFirstExternalTooth { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

CoefficientOfFriction

In a System Deflection analysis used for a post analysis check to see if the spline has sufficient load to prevent axial slip. Changing this value will not influence the spline axial force calculated in the analysis.

Declaration
public double CoefficientOfFriction { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

ContactDiameter

Measurement: ShortLength

Declaration
public Overridable<double> ContactDiameter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

FlankContactStiffness

Stiffness in the direction normal to the spline flanks in contact. For a detailed spline this is estimated from the geometry using the ISO 6336:2019 standard.

Measurement: LinearStiffness

Declaration
public Overridable<double> FlankContactStiffness { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

FullStiffnessMatrix

Declaration
public double[, ] FullStiffnessMatrix { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double[,]

HelixAngle

A positive helix angle represents a right-handed helix.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public double HelixAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

InnerDiameter

When not mounted on a shaft this will set the inner diameter of the connector.

Measurement: ShortLength

Declaration
public Overridable<double> InnerDiameter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

InnerHalfMaterial

Declaration
public DatabaseWithSelectedItem InnerHalfMaterial { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
DatabaseWithSelectedItem

InterferenceFitDesign

Declaration
public InterferenceFitDesign InterferenceFitDesign { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
InterferenceFitDesign

LeadReliefs

Declaration
public ReadOnlyCollection<SplineLeadRelief> LeadReliefs { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<SplineLeadRelief>

LeftFlankHelixAngle

Specify a helix angle only for left flanks of the spline teeth. A positive helix angle represents a right-handed helix.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public Overridable<double> LeftFlankHelixAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

LeftFlankLeadRelief

Declaration
public SplineLeadRelief LeftFlankLeadRelief { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
SplineLeadRelief

Length

Measurement: ShortLength

Declaration
public override double Length { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double
Overrides

MajorDiameterContactStiffness

Stiffness of contact between the external spline tip and the internal spline root.

Measurement: LinearStiffness

Declaration
public double MajorDiameterContactStiffness { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

MajorDiameterDiametralClearance

Diametral clearance between the major diameters of the two spline halves. This is the difference in the 2 diameters. A positive value indicates a clearance and a negative value an interference.

Measurement: VeryShortLength

Declaration
public Overridable<double> MajorDiameterDiametralClearance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

NonLinearStiffness

Declaration
public DiagonalNonLinearStiffness NonLinearStiffness { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
DiagonalNonLinearStiffness

NormalClearance

The clearance between mating flanks in the direction normal to the flank. The clearance is defined with the spline in its initial position so that the external spline teeth are in the centre of the gaps between the internal spline teeth.

Measurement: VeryShortLength

Declaration
public double NormalClearance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

NumberOfConnectionPoints

Number of points at which to join the two parts. This will equal the number of nodes to be made in the FE parts.

Declaration
public int NumberOfConnectionPoints { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

NumberOfContactsPerDirection

Typically equal to the number of teeth on the spline.

Declaration
public int NumberOfContactsPerDirection { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

OuterDiameter

When not housed in a shaft this will set the outer diameter of the connector.

Measurement: ShortLength

Declaration
public Overridable<double> OuterDiameter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

OuterHalfMaterial

Declaration
public DatabaseWithSelectedItem OuterHalfMaterial { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
DatabaseWithSelectedItem

PressureAngle

A pressure angle of 0 denotes a tooth whose flanks have normals in a direction tangential to the circle on which the teeth lie, while 90 degrees would represent flanks with normals radially outwards.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public double PressureAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

RadialClearance

Relative radial deflection of the inner and outer of the spline required before radial stiffness is used.

Measurement: VeryShortLength

Declaration
public double RadialClearance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

RadialStiffnessShaftHubConnection

Measurement: LinearStiffness

Declaration
public double RadialStiffnessShaftHubConnection { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

RightFlankHelixAngle

Specify a helix angle only for right flanks of the spline teeth. A positive helix angle represents a right-handed helix.

Measurement: Angle

Declaration
public Overridable<double> RightFlankHelixAngle { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

RightFlankLeadRelief

Declaration
public SplineLeadRelief RightFlankLeadRelief { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
SplineLeadRelief

SplineJointDesign

Declaration
public SplineJointDesign SplineJointDesign { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
SplineJointDesign

SplineType

Declaration
public SplineDesignTypes SplineType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
SplineDesignTypes

StiffnessType

Specify how the stiffness of the connector is calculated.

Declaration
public EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorStiffnessType> StiffnessType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorStiffnessType>

TangentialStiffness

Stiffness in the direction along the flanks of the spline teeth i.e. axial for a spline having zero helix angle. Stiffness is included whenever the flanks are in contact.

Measurement: LinearStiffness

Declaration
public double TangentialStiffness { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

TiltClearance

Maximum relative tilt of the inner and outer of the spline before the radial clearance will be taken up

Measurement: SmallAngle

Declaration
public double TiltClearance { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

TiltStiffnessShaftHubConnection

Measurement: AngularStiffness

Declaration
public double TiltStiffnessShaftHubConnection { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

TiltStiffnessType

Select the tilt stiffness type

Declaration
public RigidConnectorTiltStiffnessTypes TiltStiffnessType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
RigidConnectorTiltStiffnessTypes

ToothLocationsExternalSplineHalf

Declaration
public ReadOnlyCollection<RigidConnectorToothLocation> ToothLocationsExternalSplineHalf { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<RigidConnectorToothLocation>

ToothSpacingType

Specify how the teeth of the spline with individual contacts are spaced.

Declaration
public EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorToothSpacingType> ToothSpacingType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorToothSpacingType>

TorsionalStiffnessShaftHubConnection

If not user-specified, the torsional stiffness of the spline is calculated from the spline geometry.

Measurement: AngularStiffness

Declaration
public Overridable<double> TorsionalStiffnessShaftHubConnection { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Overridable<System.Double>

TorsionalTwistPreload

The twist of the outer relative to the inner. Twist is measured about the component local z axis.

Measurement: SmallAngle

Declaration
public double TorsionalTwistPreload { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Double

TwoDSplineDrawing

Declaration
public SMTBitmap TwoDSplineDrawing { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
SMT.MastaAPIUtility.Scripting.SMTBitmap

Type

Select the connector type

Declaration
public EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorTypes> Type { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
EnumWithSelectedValue<RigidConnectorTypes>

TypeOfFit

Specify if the spline is side fit or major diameter fit.

Declaration
public EnumWithSelectedValue<FitTypes> TypeOfFit { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
EnumWithSelectedValue<FitTypes>

Implements

System.IEquatable<T>

Extension Methods