Simulation Menu

After defining the required solids and their relationships using joints, forces and torques, the model is ready to perform the simulation and see the results. This can be done in the Simulation menu where simulation is controlled and executed.

• Start/Stop
• Viewer
  
• Parameters Menu
  
• Collisions
  
• Post Processing 

  

  
  

Start/Stop: This toggle button allows youthe user to choose one from two predefined options (Start and Stop). The icon of which changes with each click and cycles between two states; the currently displayed value presents the next state.

Before you runrunning the simulation, you may need to alter the default simulation setting to what fits the application of your project exercise (Simulation Parameters are discussed in the next section "Parameters Group").