Checking Simulation Settings

If your simulation results do not resemble those of this tutorial, check that the settings match the following:

Click Motion Study Properties (MotionManager toolbar) and verify the following settings:
- Frames per second: 1000
- Use Precise Contact: Selected
- Accuracy: 0.0001000000
Click Advanced Options and verify the following settings:
- Integrator Type: WSTIFF
- Maximum Iterations: 25
- Initial Integrator Step Size: 0.0001000000
- Minimum Integrator Step Size: 0.0000001000
- Maximum Integrator Step Size: 0.0100000000
- Jacobian Re-evaluation: Every Iteration
Click OK to close Advanced Motion Analysis Options.
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