Plotting Motion Study Contact Forces

You can plot the results by selecting points of contact on the model and plot various results of the simulated motion. In this tutorial, you plot the contact forces between the camshaft and the rocker.

  1. Click Results and Plots (MotionManager toolbar).
    The Results PropertyManager appears.
  2. In the Results PropertyManager, select:
    1. Forces for category.
    2. Contact Force for subcategory.
    3. Magnitude for result component.
  3. For Component Selection in the PropertyManager, select the face of the rocker and the face of the camshaft where they make contact (graphics area).
  4. Click .
    A plot appears in the graphics area and the Results folder is added to the MotionManager design tree.

    Magnitude of the Contact Force Between the Rocker and the Camshaft (Newtons) vs. Time (sec)