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Creating a Handle Force

In this section you create a handle force with a magnitude of 80N, representing a reasonable force to be applied by hand.

To create a handle force:

1.	Select the Force (Single-Component) tool and do the following in the Force container on the Main Toolbox:

•	Set Run-time Direction to Space Fixed.

•	Set the Characteristic to Constant.

•	Select Force, and then set it to 80.

2.	Select the following in the order listed:

•	The handle

•	A marker near POINT_4, the handle end point

•	The location -18, 14, 0

Adams/View creates a handle force.