FEM ConstraintForce

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FEM ConstraintForce

Menu location
Model → Mechanical Constraints → Constraint force
Workbenches
FEM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
FEM ConstraintPressure

Description

Applies a force of a given value [N] to the selected geometry.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command to apply a force to a face, line or point:
    • Click on FEM Constraint force button
    • Select the Model → Mechanical Constraints → Constraint force option from the menu.
  2. If you have Mesh displayed, you need to hide it (select the mesh object and press spacebar or right-click and select Hide item) and show the original model.
  3. Click on a face, line or point to which a force should be applied. The object will appear in the list of geometrical objects.
  4. Fill in Load [N] with a force value in [N].
  5. Direction: In a typical case, you'll leave this field empty to apply a force in the normal direction. You can revert the direction of the force by clicking Reverse direction. In other cases, you need to pick a face/plane or edge, which serves as reference for force direction.
  6. Click OK to finish and create the ConstraintForce object.

Notes

  • Defined force is applied uniformly to the selected objects. For example, if you define one force constraint with 200 N applied to two faces having the same area, each face will be uniformly loaded with 100 N.