For this lesson, you are interested only in the loads transferred to the Link part during the motion analysis.
For the proper transfer of motion loads, you specify load-bearing faces for mates Concentric2 and Concentric3 of the Link part.
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To specify load-bearing faces for Concentric2, in the FeatureManager design tree, under link<1>, right-click Concentric2 and select Edit Feature
.
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Click the Analysis tab
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Select Load Bearing Faces.
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For Load bearing Faces/Edges
, select Face 1 from the Plate part and Face 2 from the Link part.
For easier face selection, use the option Isolate components to hide the parts that are not associated with the mate.

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Click
twice.
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To specify load-bearing faces for Concentric3:
- Repeat steps 1 to 3.
- For Load bearing Faces/Edges
, select Face 1 from the Link component and Face 2 or Face 3 from the Punch component.
- Click
twice.
Now you are ready to run the motion study.