You can plot forces on an assembly due to motors, forces, friction, or contact.
- From a Motion Analysis study, click Results and Plots
(MotionManager toolbar).
- In the PropertyManager, under Result, for Category, select Forces.
- For Subcategory and its corresponding features, select from the following:
| Subcategory |
Features  |
|---|
| Motor Force |
Linear motor |
| Reaction Force |
Force |
| Friction Force |
Select from the following:
- Two part faces that have contact to compute the friction force exerted by the first selected component on the second component.
-
A mate and an optional face of a part attached to the mate to compute the friction force exerted on the face at the mate.
If you do not select a face, the force is computed at the first face that defines the mate.
- A curve-to-curve contact feature to compute the friction force exerted by the first selected component defining the curve-to-curve contact on the second component.
|
| Contact Force |
Select from the following:
- Two part faces that have contact
- A curve-to-curve contact feature
|
- For Select result component, select an option:
- Magnitude to resolve the magnitude of the force vector with respect to global coordinates.
- X Component, Y Component, or Z Component to calculate the magnitude of the force projected to the selected direction with respect to global coordinates.
Optionally, you can select a reference part
to plot the result relative to the coordinates of that part.
- Select the Plot Results options you require, and click
.The result appears in the MotionManager tree.
- Click Calculate
(MotionManager toolbar).