Three-Component Torque tool
Ribbon menu → Forces tab → Applied Forces container → Three-Component Torque Tool 
or
Build → Forces → Three-Component Torque Tool
Creates a rotational force between two parts in your model using three orthogonal components.
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For the option: | Do the following: |
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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 normal to the current Working grid, if it is displayed, or normal to the screen. ■Pick Feature - Lets you orient the force along a direction vector on a feature in your model, such as along an edge or normal to the face of a part. |
Characteristic | Specify the characteristics of the force: ■Constant - Lets you enter a constant force value or let Adams View use a default value. ■Bushing Like- Lets you enter stiffness and damping coefficients and lets Adams View create a function expression for damping and stiffness based on the coefficient values. ■Custom - Adams View does not set any values for you, which, in effect, creates a force with zero magnitude. After you create the force, you modify it by entering a function expressions or parameters to a User-written subroutine that is linked to Adams View. You can also specify an alternative library and name for the user subroutine. Learn about specifying routines with ROUTINE Argument. |
If you selected Constant , the following option appears: | |
Torque | Enter a constant torque value. |
If you selected Bushing Like, the following two options appear: | |
KT | Enter the stiffness coefficients. |
CT | Enter the damping coefficients. |
Notes: | Unit-bearing expressions get resolved down to a real and AView does not adjust them to match the units assumption within ASolver functions. |