Force menu and toolbar
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Force Menus and Toolbars
Force is the general term we use for: kinetostatic forces at Pin-Joints, Slide-Joints, Drive Moment and Torques at Pin-Joints, Cam Contact Forces and Spring Forces. We use 'Drive Torque' for the torque, 'Drive Force' for the force a motor must deliver to drive the kinematic-chain.
The Force menu and toolbar configures the 'muscles' of each kinematic-chain
| • | Use the Force menu to configure which element has the 'power' and to turn calculations 'on' or 'off' in the background. |
| • | Add a Spring FB to apply a force function between two Points. |
| • | Add a Force-Data FB to measure the force that acts on an element. |
Note: Visibility toolbar > Show Forces ABOVE the graphic-area to show the Force Vectors.
See : Tutorial 13
Forces sub-menu
The Force menu is a sub-menu to the Add menu.
Forces toolbar
The Forces toolbar is at the TOP of the vertical panel to the right-side of the graphic-area, in the Mechanism-Editor.
