About the Analysis Definition Dialog Box
Click
Mechanism Analysis to open the
Analysis Definition dialog box and create a new analysis or edit an existing one. Select or modify the following items:
• Type—Aspects of the dialog box change, depending on the type of analysis you select, because the different analyses require different input. Choose an analysis type:
◦ Kinematic
◦ Dynamic
◦ Static
◦ Force balance
◦ Position
The Analysis Definition dialog box contains three tabs:
• Preferences tab. Choose an analysis type:
◦ Position and Kinematic
◦ Dynamic
◦ Static
◦ Force Balance
• Motors tab
• External loads tab (not available for position and kinematic analyses)
You can run an analysis immediately after defining it. When you click Run, the analysis definition is checked for errors in the same way as when you click OK. The defined analysis is run but is not added to the model. When you click OK, the software finishes the definition, creates the analysis, and adds the analysis definition to the model.