View Contact Force for Parts

View the total contact force and moments for selected parts.

  1. In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
  2. In the workbench toolbar, click the (Reaction/contact force) icon.
  3. Click the Parts tab.
  4. In the modeling window, a parts on the model to add it to the list in the Reaction/contact force dialog.
    The selected part will display a summary of all connection and support forces excluding applied loads (including body loads such as gravity).
  5. Optional: Display connections for an individual group of parts.
    1. In the Reaction/contact force dialog, select the (Expand) button to show individual part connections.
    2. Select one or more connections to display sum forces on the group.