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Field Element Tool

Ribbon menu → Forces tab → Flexible Connections → Field Element Tool

Build → Forces → Field Element Tool

Creates a Field element.

Learn more about:

■Field Elements

For the option:	Do the following:
Construction	Set the method you want to use to define the bodies and force-application points. You can select the following: ■1 Location ■2 Bodies - 1 Location ■2 Bodies - 2 Locations Learn about Applying Multi-Component Forces to Parts.
Normal to Grid/ Pick Feature	Set how you want the force oriented. You can select: ■Normal to Grid - Lets you orient the force using the x-, y-, and z-axes of the current Working grid, if it is displayed, or using the x-, y-, and z-axes of the screen. ■Pick Feature - Lets you orient the force along a direction vector on a feature in your model, such as the face of a part. The direction vector you select defines the z-axis for the force; Adams View automatically calculates the x- and y-axes.

For the option:

Do the following:

Construction

Set the method you want to use to define the bodies and force-application points. You can select the following:

■1 Location

■2 Bodies - 1 Location

■2 Bodies - 2 Locations

Learn about Applying Multi-Component Forces to Parts.

Normal to Grid/
Pick Feature

Set how you want the force oriented. You can select:

■Normal to Grid - Lets you orient the force using the x-, y-, and z-axes of the current Working grid, if it is displayed, or using the x-, y-, and z-axes of the screen.

■Pick Feature - Lets you orient the force along a direction vector on a feature in your model, such as the face of a part. The direction vector you select defines the z-axis for the force; Adams View automatically calculates the x- and y-axes.