Static Equilibrium Tool

Performs a static simulation on your model. Adams Solver iteratively repositions all the parts in an attempt to balance all the forces for one particular point in time. Each static simulation is independent of the time-varying effects of velocity and acceleration. Therefore, no inertial forces are taken into account. A positioning of your parts for which all your forces balance is known as an equilibrium configuration.

If your force and motion inputs change over time and you want to investigate how your equilibrium configurations change, you can choose to perform a series of static simulations over an interval of time. A series of static simulations is often referred to as a quasi-static simulation because time is allowed to vary between static simulations but time-varying inertial effects are neglected for each individual static simulation. Quasi-static simulations are useful for approximating the dynamic response of models that move very slowly and for which you can assume that the effects of inertial force can be neglected.

Since Adams Solver must be able to move parts around as it attempts to iterate to an equilibrium configuration, it does not make sense to perform a static simulation on a model that has no Degrees of freedom (DOF). If the model has no DOF, no parts are allowed to move.

Learn about Performing Static Equilibrium Simulations.