Visibility toolbar > Show Force-Vectors - is active

Visibility toolbar > Hide Force-Vectors - is not active

Menu :

Add menu > Forces sub-menu > Display Force Vectors

Force Vectors show only when...

•Force toolbar > Calculate Forces is active

•A minimum of one kinematic-chain is kinematically-defined

•A minimum of one Part in the kinematic-chain has mass(kg)- see Cad-Line dialog-box | Mass Properties

•Filters toolbar > Display Part-Outlines is active

Force-Vectors in the graphic-area

•Location: radiate from Pin-Joints and Slide-Joints, Springs, Cam Contacts, gear contacts, belts.

•Color: each Force Vector that acts on a Part is the color of the Part-Outline (see below - colors: Part-Outlines and Force-Vectors).

•Direction: direction of the force

•Length: scaled to the magnitude (see also: Vector scaling buttons).

•Magnitude: at the arrowhead of each vector

Rotary Motor Moment / Torque

•Moment Location: at each Pin-Joint with a Rotary Motor (see also: Configure Power Source)

•Moment Length: proportional to the magnitude of the moment/torque

Linear Motor Driving Force

•Vector Location: at each Slide-Joint with a Linear Motor (see also: Configure Power Source)

•Vector Length: proportional to the magnitude of the driving force to balance the Load.

Colors: Part-Outlines and Force-Vectors

When you show Force-Vectors, each Part-Outline becomes the same color as the Force-Vectors that ACT-ON the Part.

To identify the Force-Vectors that act on a Part: hover above a Part-Outline; the Part-Outline AND the Force-Vectors will become RED.  

Use the Configure Power Source to edit the color of each Force-Vector, or hide the Force-Vector.

See also: Kinetostatic Torque and Speed dialog