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FEM loads.

The videos below show the all FEM loads acting on the handle, the connector and the jaw; in this order. Unlike the visualization in the test cases, where the FEM loads resulting from each component of force and torque are animated separately, here the net force applied to each node is rendered1. This net force is the sum of all FEM loads produced by all the components of both, joint forces and joint torques. This facilitates the visualization of the total force applied to each FEM node, as the animation becomes less "crowded". All FEM loads are rendered to the same scale.

  1. Net (resultant) FEM loads are rendered using green lines. As in the case of the FEM loads from force/torque components, the heads of the vectors are always pointing to the node, and are show in white.
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