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398 Chapter 5: Creating Geometry
Fillet 2—
The size of the fillet on the upper edge of
the main housing.
Fillet Segs—The number of seg ments for Fillet
2. The hi gher this setting, the rounder the fil let
profile appears.
Inside Dia—Specifies t he inside diameter of the
main housing, which is actually a tub e rather than
acylinder.
Smooth Cylinder —When on, smoothing is applied
to both the base and the main housing.
Piston Parameters group
Provides parameters for the piston of the damper.
Diameter—The diameter of t he piston.
Height—The height of the piston.
Sides—The number of sides in the piston.
Smooth P iston—When on, smooth ing is applied
to the piston.
Boot Parameters group
The boot is an optional component of the damper
that’s similar to the rubber "accordion" b o ot
found on various types of dampers, such as shock
absorbers. Thebootactslikeabounddynamic
object, in that one of its ends is b ound to the main
housing, while the other is bound to the piston.
Thus, as the piston moves within the housing, the
boot expands and contracts to follow.
Enable—Turn this on to add the boot to the
damper.
Min Dia—The minimum diameter of the boot.
This and the next parameter affect the depth of the
accordion folds in the boot.
Max Dia—The maximum diameter of the boot.
Sides—Thenumberofsidesmakinguptheboot.
Folds—The number of accordion folds (bulges)
along the height of the b oot.
Resolution—The number of seg ments in each fold.
Stop Dia—The diameter of the stop, w hich is the
ring at the top of the boot.