Applied Force (Rigid Connector)

Use the to apply a force to the rigid connector. The force can act at an arbitrary position in space, and if it is not located at the center of rotation, there is also a moment contribution. The force that you specify is interpreted in the selected coordinate system.

Coordinate System Selection

The list contains any applicable coordinate systems that the model contains. Select a for specifying the directions of the force.

Location

Select an option from the list: or. This is the location where the force is applied.

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For , the location of the load is taken as the center of rotation as defined in the parent node.

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For , enter the , Xp, in the table.

Select the check box to add an optional offset vector to the definition of the location. Enter values for the offset vector Xoffset.

The location used is the sum of the vector obtained from any of the input methods and the offset vector.

Applied Force

Select the of the applied force — or .

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For , the directions of the applied force F are fixed with respect to the selected .

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For , the directions of the applied force F follow the rotation of the rigid domain.

Enter values or expressions for the components of the F. The direction coordinate names can vary depending on the selected coordinate system.

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You can add the Phase subnode to specify the phase of this load in a frequency domain analysis.

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You can specify this load to be a Harmonic Perturbation in a frequency domain analysis.

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You can assign this load to a load group. See Load Cases in the Structural Mechanics Modeling chapter.

Location in User Interface

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Physics tab with node selected in the model tree: