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• Use a gap (compression-only) link to connect the sphere and the deck. The gap joints on each object, which will create the contact point upon impact, must align exactly. By using a gap objectlink, the resultant deck displacement may be modeled.

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• When reviewing model results, do not display the links such that visuals appear as follows:

See Also

• Pendulum test problem

Attachments

• Dropping ball video (zipped AVI file)