Reaction moment/Free body moment question
Reaction moment/Free body moment question
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See attached .jpg's. I have a part with a fixed constraint on the cylindrical face and applying a normal force of 5 lbf. on the extreme edge of the handle (see setup). The handle is 8 inches from the edge to the center of cylinder, therefore inducing a 40 in-lb torque around the axis. When I view the results for either reaction moment or free body moment I get the following (see list results). I have tinkered with all the options to get the result of 40 in-lb on the axis, but no luck. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance






RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
Constrain the face relative to the axis with zero rotation or axial movement.
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
I tried the "use reference geometry" and constrained all 3 DOF with 0 movement (see setup2.jpg) I am still getting the same results though. BTW what is w.r.t. the axis?
Thanks for your input
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
Can you send me a screenshot of how you are setting this up and the results screen?
Thanks.
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
http://www.EsoxRepublic.com-SolidWorks API VB programming help
RE: Reaction moment/Free body moment question
Thanks for attaching the part. I still can't get the results I'm expecting under reaction force. Still looks like the list results .jpg I first sent. I dunno....
Thanks for your help.