Force elements
Contents
Forces Menus and Toolbars
Terminology
We use the term Force for these force types:
| • | Kinetostatic Action and Reaction Forces |
| • | Drive Moment and Load Torques |
| • | Cam Contact Force |
| • | Spring Force |
| • | Gear Tooth Flank Forces |
We use the term Drive Torque. It is the Load Torque at the output-shaft of a servomotor and gearbox.
We use the term Drive Force. It is the Load Force for a linear-servo, or rotary servomotor, gearbox, with a rotary-to-linear transformation device.
Use the Force menu and Force toolbar to:
| • | Calculate Forces and optionally to show Force Vectors. |
| • | Configure which element would receive the power from a drive motor. |
| • | 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. |
On-line Tutorial: Tutorial 13: Forces Introduction
Forces sub-menu
The Force menu is a sub-menu to the Add menu.
Forces toolbar
The Forces toolbar is to the right-side of the graphic-area, at the top, in the Mechanism-Editor.
