Create Forces

A force entity, as the name suggests, is used to apply a force and/or a torque on a body.

1. From the Project Browser, select the system to which the Force entity is to be added.
2. Right-click on a system in the Project Browser and select Add > Force Entity > Force from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click on a force folder in the Project Browser and select Add Force from the context menu.
   OR
   Right-click the Force button on the Force toolbar.
   The Add Force or ForcePair dialog is displayed.
3. Specify a label and variable name.
   By default, variables names of entities in MotionView follow a certain convention. For example, all force entities have a variable name starting with “frc_”. This is the recommended convention to follow when building models in MotionView since it has many advantages in model editing and model manipulation.
4. Select whether to create a single force or a force pair.
   A force entity, like most of the entities that are created in MotionView, can be a single entity or a pair entity. Pair entities help in creating models which have symmetric properties.
5. Click OK to close the window or Apply to continue creating entities.
   Once a force entity has been added to the model, the panel for the force will automatically be displayed in the panel area.