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Overview

In this chapter, you prepare the latch model for virtual testing, and then proceed to test it. Virtual tests allow you to quickly set up and tear down tests in the virtual environment.

In the test phase you will be doing the following:

■Creating the Ground Block

■Adding a Three-Dimensional Contact

■Adding a Spring

■Creating a Handle Force

■Creating a Measure on the Spring Force

■Creating an Angle Measure

■Creating a Sensor

■Saving Your Model

■Simulating Your Model

If you choose not to work through the tutorial in sequential order and want to start here, import the file build.cmd from install_dir/aview/examples/Latch/, where install_dir is the directory where Adams is installed.

Figure 1 shows how your model should look at the end of the test phase.

Figure 1 Latch Model in Test Phase