Alibre Design

Chapter 19 - Alibre Motion19.5.3 SpringsSprings in Alibre Motion are assumed to perfectly obey Hooke’s law at all times, andhave no non-linear behavior.‣ To Add a Spring1. In the Motion Explorer, right-click on a constraint2. Select Insert, then select either Linear or Rotary spring. The Spring Settingsdialog appears. To define a Spring, you must specify the Spring constant, which isthe force or torque produced per unit of linear or angular displacement from theunstretched position. The force produced by a Spring always opposes thedisplacement.Note: Depending on the constraint, you may be able to add one, both, or neithertype of Spring.Note: Applying changes to the values in this form will reset the current simulation.3. Check Enable spring to enable this spring, or uncheck to disable it.4. In Spring constant, enter the Spring Coefficient, or Spring Constant. Note theunits shown to the right of the text-box.545