Help with simulation

[Claus_J]

I'm trying out simulation for the first time. I have this metal thing with two rods that will be a pivot point. Now I need to balance out the two sides so the top loop stay close to horizontal - by adding weight/material to side A. Is there a way to simulate which way the thing will tip with gravity?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TheCADWhisperer]

Autodesk Inventor Professional - Dynamic Simulation 

Can you File>Export your *.f3d file to your local drive and then Attach it here to a Reply?

[Claus_J]

Here goes...

[TheCADWhisperer]

In a few minutes I will post video when it is done compiling, but the first thing I notice is that your Capture Design History is not turned on.  Why are you not capturing the history of the part?

The part is not balanced as it is, but I will show how to balance in the video.

[TheCADWhisperer · Accepted solution]

In the video I said .35 degrees of rotation, I should have said .035 degrees of rotation (with 1.0725N of force applied as shown).

[Claus_J]

First of all the object was made in another application and imported into Fusion, I'm not up to speed yet so I cheat a little.

Wow, that's impressive, really cool. I take it that when you choose Inventor it's because this kind can't be done in Fusion. Unfortunately I don't have access to Inventor but I imagine when I get further into this construction I can ask an engineer to figure out the exact weight I have to apply according to where I want the extra material.

thanks again for taking the time with this, happy to know there are tools out there for it.

Claus