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Single-Component Torque tool

Ribbon menu → Forces tab → Applied Forces container → Single-Component Torque Tool

(Classic) Build → Forces → Single-Component Torque Tool

Applies a rotational force to either one part or two about a specified axis. You specify the point of application and the direction. The following figure shows an example of a single-component torque applied to one part.

Learn more about:

■Single-Component Forces

For the option:	Do the following:
Run-Time Direction	Specify the number of parts and the nature of the force direction. You can select the following: ■Space Fixed ■Body Moving ■Two Bodies Learn about Specifying Force Direction for Single-Component Forces.
Construction	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 torque - Lets you enter a constant torque value or let Adams View use a default value. ■Spring-Damper - Lets you enter stiffness and damping coefficients and lets Adams View create a function expression for damping and stiffness based on the coefficient values. (Not available when you are using the Main toolbox to access the force tool.) ■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 Torque, the following option appears:
Force Value	Enter a constant torque value.
If you selected Spring-Damper, the following two options appear:
Translational K	Enter the stiffness coefficients.
Translational C	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.