Spherical joint

 

 

 

 

This command allows to create a spherical joint between 2 rigid groups.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Click the icon or select the Mechanism > Spherical... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the first rigid group.

  2. Select the second rigid group.

  3. Select the spherical point.

  4. Validate.

 

Available options:

 

 

Allows to define an angular stop on a spherical joint.

  1. Select the first rotation axis direction (first rigid group).

  2. Select the second rotation axis direction (second rigid group).

  3. Enter the maximum tilt angle between the 2 directions.

 

 

Viscous Friction can be taken into account by checking this option.