SolidWorks Tip: Projectile Motion of Ball

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Originally Posted by Ether

Is the above a comprehensive list of what is supported by SolidWorks

Yes, these are the list of forces you could apply on the motion study. I have been using the word simulation interchangeably with motion study and i probably should not have done that. If you want to know more about the properties of the ball, like aerodynamics, you could run a simulation, which is different than the motion study video i posted above. the simulation could give you results like drag that you could plug into the motion study.

Originally Posted by Ether

I don't see anything in that list that allows you to add a force which is a function of the ball's velocity (direction and magnitude).

Correct, but there is a way around this. If you split up that function into x and y components, then you could apply a force as a function of the balls velocity. For example, when you are applying the additional forces in the motion study, set the direction of the force and use an equation that determines the magnitude of the force per unit time in that direction. So you would have a force that represents the magnitude per time in a given direction. Do this in both the x and y directions and you should get what you want. (you can also do this in 3D and include the z direction)

Also, you have the option to plot graphs of the motion study. These graphs can be about a wide range of values from linear or angular velocities and accelerations, pitch/yaw/roll, to angular momentum and kinetic energy. There is a fairly big list of motion study results that can be graphed.