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Inertia relief & analysis
billy2
Member, OS Professional, Mentor, Developers, User Group Leader Posts: 2,103 PRO
I analyze everything and use inertia relief all the time, it's just easier.
I have often wanted to apply notes to my analysis so I can explain the assumptions made and the results expected. I've used notes to document this analysis. This is really needed to keep track of an analysis.
A cup of water on a table:
The constraint is 1 planar mate between the table top and the cup. The cup is free to move on the table. There's water in the cup with 1g applied (gravity). Without inertial relief, you'd have to lock a node down and prevent the cup from moving. This is a painful process and not necessary. Public document
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