To Create Net Load 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 Net load under Type.
5. Click under Reference and select one of the following:
Spring
Damper
Servo motor
Force motor
Force
Torque
Motion axis
The name of the entity and the units for the load reaction measure are displayed under Type. A shaded arrow appears on your mechanism indicating the direction of action.
6. Select an evaluation method:
Each time step
Maximum
Minimum
Integral
Average
Root mean square
At time
7. If you select At time, enter a real-number value greater than or equal to zero in the Time entry box.
8. Click OK.
9. Graph the measure.