Remote force

[Anonymous]

I am trying to apply a remote force  to substitute an assy mass. The difficulty seems to be positioning the mass along the axis of the assy  to a position

to what i want (in this case the front of the flange). How is this done and what dictates where the glyph originaly snaps to.

Please have a look at the attachment.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

It's slightly difficult to tell, but are you working with the stress analysis tools in Inventor? If so, you should be able to change the points for XYZ to give it a different location. You should also be able to select it based off of where you click initially. I normally select to add a force, then Inventor allows me to choose where I want the force to go, as well as the direction, the magnitude, and any axis I want the force to be parallel to. (For reference, I am using Inventor 2017.)

[danmachen]

The remote force tool is intended to be used to position a force somewhere in the free space outside of your model. 

This is done by using the remote point dialog box. When you select a face or feature, the force will be applied at the given dimensions away from this face or feature.

See the images I have posted showing this feature.

I hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Mia

I think your answer " based on where you click initially" may be the clue.I will give that a try and see what happens.I do understand that by changing the xyz co-ordinates that this will reposition the force,it was the original location that was the problem.

[uri_haladdin]

If a remote force is used to stress analysis in assembly, which part of the assembly is it acting on? Or does it affect everything at once?

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! I think it applies only to the selected faces. It is usually used for simulating a bending moment.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2014...

Many thanks!

[uri_haladdin]

You are right, I tested it on the model. I applied a remote force placed in the same place first to one face, then to the other. The calculation results are as expected under the action of this force on the selected faces.
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