To Create Body Measures
1. Click
Measures. The
Measure Results dialog box opens.
2. Click
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
3. Type a descriptive name for your measure, or accept the default name.
4. Select
Body under
Type and use
to select a body.
5. Select one of the options from the Property list
:
◦ Orientation
◦ Angular velocity
◦ Angular acceleration
◦ Mass
◦ Weight
◦ Center of mass
◦ Centroidal inertia
The units for the property are displayed under Type.
6. If necessary, select a component to measure and a frame of reference to express the measure.
7. If you selected Orientation, Angular velocity, Angular acceleration, or Centroidal inertia, select an evaluation method from the list:
◦ Each time step
◦ Maximum
◦ Minimum
◦ Average
◦ Integral
◦ Root mean square
◦ At time
8. If you select At time, enter a real-number value greater than zero in the Time entry box.
9. Graph the measure.
10. Click OK.