Sum of Forces Along X (FX)
Returns an x component of the net translational force acting at one coordinate system marker due to all applied forces and constraints acting between that coordinate system marker and another.
Format
FX (Applied To Marker, Applied From Marker, Along Marker)
Arguments
Applied To Marker | (Required) Measure of the sume of all forces applied to this coordinate system marker. |
Applied From Marker | (Optional) Measure the sum of all forces applied from this coordinate system marker. If you don't specify this argument, it returns the x component of all the action-only single-component forces acting at the Applied To Marker. |
Along Marker | (Optional) Measure the sum of all forces in the x direction of this coordinate system marker. If you don't specify this argument, it defaults to the global origin. |
Equation
Mathematically, FX is calculated as follows:
where:
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is the sum of all applied and constraint forces involving both the Applied To Marker, T, and the Applied From Marker, F.
is the sum of all applied and constraint forces involving both the Applied To Marker, T, and the Applied From Marker, F.■
is the x-axis of the Along Marker, A.
is the x-axis of the Along Marker, A.Example
The following function returns the x component of the sum of all forces acting at marker_T. All forces acting between marker_T and marker_F are included in this calculation.
Function | FX(marker_T, marker_F, marker_A) |
Result | 4 |
