JonReynolds
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Hi folks,<BR itxtNodeId="117"><BR itxtNodeId="116">I am trying to work out how to get bearing reaction forces within a rotating assembly.<BR itxtNodeId="115"><BR itxtNodeId="114">Picture a simple shaft, with an eccentric mass towards one end (kinda 'L' shaped), then support it in 2 bearings at each end and rotate it. <BR itxtNodeId="113"><BR itxtNodeId="112">The eccentric mass is closer to one bearing than the other, so I would expect the bearings to see different loads.<BR itxtNodeId="111"><BR itxtNodeId="110">How do I determine these loads in Pro/Engineer?<BR itxtNodeId="109"><BR itxtNodeId="108">I can set up a mechanism to rotate the assembly, but I am not sure how to constrain the shaft in 2 different places, i.e. at each end in seperate bearings, so that I can measure reactions in each bearing.<BR itxtNodeId="107"><BR itxtNodeId="106">Any help much appreciated.<BR itxtNodeId="105"><BR itxtNodeId="104">Thanks in advance.