1 Reply Latest reply on Apr 16, 2014 2:22 AM by Jared Conway

Location of where reaction forces and free body forces are referenced from for cynlindrical hinge

Tina Lee Apr 15, 2014 6:44 PM

Hi everyone,

I was wondering where the exact points the reaction forces and free body forces are measured from. My point of interest is in the middle (such as cutting the assembly in half and in the center of the circular cross section of the rod) of the small rods and finding the reaction or free body force there, but not sure how to do it (I've attached some screenshots for clarity). Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

Reaction Forces from Solidworks Simulations Mockup2.docx 6.9 MB

Re: Location of where reaction forces and free body forces are referenced from for cynlindrical hinge

Jared Conway Apr 16, 2014 2:22 AM (in response to Tina Lee)

Reaction forces are on fixed faces
Free body come from cut faces
Both are integrations over the face and generally reported at the center
But you can also select a point of reference to influence the reporting location
Take a look at the soldiworks kb on how to report reaction moments for solids
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