Editing the Gravity

You can edit the gravity force applied to a mechanism and accounted for when playing the mechanism.

To edit gravity, you can:

  • turn it on and off
  • reverse its orientation
  • specify a direction according to the mechanism orientation
  • change its value.

Before you begin: Open an assembly containing a mechanism
See Also
About Gravity
App Options Panel
  1. From the Mechanical Systems Design section of the action bar, click Edit Gravity .
    The Gravity Definition dialog box and a 3D arrow appear. The 3D arrow represents the gravity.
  2. To activate the gravity, select the Activate Gravity check box in the dialog box.
  3. Specify the values of gravity for each axis.

    Note: To reset the default values, click Default Values.

  4. Click OK.
  5. Gravity appears as a 3D arrow in the 3D area. To hide it, clear the Display Gravity option in the App Options panel.