To create or edit a reference length:

Display the connector section editor using one of the following methods:

To create a new connector section, follow the procedure outlined in “Creating connector sections,” Section 15.11.6.

To edit an existing connector section, select ConnectorSectionManager from the main menu bar, select the connector section from the list that appears, and click Edit.

In the Edit Connector Section dialog box, do one of the following:

To define a new reference length option, click Add and select Reference Length from the option menu that appears.

To edit an existing reference length option, select the option from the Behavior Options list to display the associated data fields for that option.

In the Constitutive Reference Length and Angle portion of the editor, enter the reference lengths and reference angles associated with the available components of relative motion. If you do not enter a value, the reference lengths and reference angles are determined by the initial configuration of the connector.

Select one of the following:

If you want to continue defining behavior options, click Add, select the desired behavior option, and continue the connector section definition. For instructions on defining other behavior options, see “Using the connector section editors,” Section 15.15.

If you want to view or edit an existing behavior option, select the option from the Behavior Options list. For instructions on editing behavior options, see “Using the connector section editors,” Section 15.15.

If you want to save your connector section definition and exit the editor, click OK.