Listing pin connector loads
at the pin joints is more accurate for shear forces and bending moments in the global or
a user-defined coordinate system.
The direction of applied loads along the pin connector
is taken into account when listing pin connector loads. Although the vector representing
the direction of axial force and torque remains the same for all pin joints, the
direction of the shear force and bending moment vectors can change from one joint to
another.
The local pin axis is a vector that connects the first pin joint to
the last joint.
The
list of pin loads includes the axial force and torque along the
local pin axis. The shear forces and bending moments are normal to the pin's axial
vector.
The table lists the connector forces of the six-part assembly connected with a
multijoint pin (6 joints) shown above. The forces exerted on the pin connector act at an
angle measured from the pin axis. In SOLIDWORKS Simulation
2021,
the connector shear forces and bending moments are more accurate because their directions
are correctly defined at each pin joint.
| List of Connector Forces (2021) |
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| List of Connector Forces (2020) |
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