• Help Home
  • English (US)
    1. English (US)
    2. 简体中文
    3. 繁體中文
    4. Čeština
    5. Deutsch
    6. Español
    7. Français
    8. Italiano
    9. 日本語
    10. 한국어
    11. Polski
    12. Português (Brasil)
    13. Русский
Inventor 2026
    • Inventor What's New
      • What's New in Inventor 2026
      • What's New for Previous Releases
    • Inventor Release Notes
    • Get Started Videos
    • Tutorials
    • Inventor Help Topics
      • Inventor Basics
      • Styles and Style Libraries
      • Materials and Appearances
      • AutoCAD to Inventor Transition
      • Work Environment
      • Part Modeling Overview
      • Editing Part Bodies and Faces
      • About Plastic Features
      • About Freeform Part Modeling
      • About 3D Annotation and Model-Based Definition
      • About Shape Generator
      • About Part Sketching
      • About Part View Representations
      • Part Features
      • About Part Analysis
      • About Sheet Metal Parts
      • Assembly Modeling Overview
      • Large Assembly Best Practices
      • Adding and Positioning Components in an Assembly
      • Assembly Component Generators
      • Create Parts in Assemblies
      • Create Assembly Weldments
      • Configurations and Representations
      • Drawings
      • About Presentations, Exploded Views, and Publishing
      • About Working with Architectural and Construction Projects
      • About Inventor and Fusion Interoperability
      • Collaborate with Others
      • About Inventor Studio Environment for Render and Animation
      • Troubleshooting Design Errors and Messages
      • Design Optimization
      • Analysis and Simulation
        • About Stress Analysis
        • About Dynamic Simulation Kinematics
          • Getting Started With Dynamic Simulation
          • Joints in Dynamic Simulation
          • Physical Environment for Dynamic Simulation
            • About Physical Environment Simulation
            • To Enter Parameters for Rolling and Sliding Joints
            • To Enter Properties for 2D Contact Joints
            • To Enter Properties for Force Joints
            • To Use the Mouse Wheel to Enter Simulation Data
            • To Define Simulation Values With Input Grapher
            • To Define Values for Curve Sectors in Dynamic Simulation
            • To Use Input Grapher Points to Define Curve Sectors
            • To Set Initial Joint Conditions for Simulations
            • To Add Internal Forces and Torques for Joints
            • To Define Gravity and Other External Forces for a Simulation
            • To Impose Motions on Joints
            • Standard Joint Properties Reference
            • Rolling and Sliding Joint Properties - General Tab
            • Rolling and Sliding Joint Properties - Parameters Tab
            • Input Grapher Reference
            • Application Conditions Dialog Box
            • Gravity Dialog Box
            • Force and Torque Reference
          • Running Dynamic Simulations
          • Results of Dynamic Simulation
          • Exporting Dynamic Simulation Results for FEA
          • Theoretical Cases for Validating Simulation Output
          • Dynamic Simulation Glossary
        • Frame Analysis Overview
      • Task Scheduler
      • CAD Manager Fundamentals
    • Programming Interface
    • iLogic
    • iLogic API
    • Inventor Installation
    • Subscription Benefits
    Share
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn

    Physical Environment for Dynamic Simulation

    Learn how to specify the various conditions that are imposed upon the joints to simulate the physical environment in which they operate.

    Pages in this section
    • About Physical Environment Simulation
    • To Enter Parameters for Rolling and Sliding Joints
    • To Enter Properties for 2D Contact Joints
    • To Enter Properties for Force Joints
    • To Use the Mouse Wheel to Enter Simulation Data
    • To Define Simulation Values With Input Grapher
    • To Define Values for Curve Sectors in Dynamic Simulation
    • To Use Input Grapher Points to Define Curve Sectors
    • To Set Initial Joint Conditions for Simulations
    • To Add Internal Forces and Torques for Joints
    • To Define Gravity and Other External Forces for a Simulation
    • To Impose Motions on Joints
    • Standard Joint Properties Reference
    • Rolling and Sliding Joint Properties - General Tab
    • Rolling and Sliding Joint Properties - Parameters Tab
    • Input Grapher Reference
    • Application Conditions Dialog Box
    • Gravity Dialog Box
    • Force and Torque Reference
    Parent page: About Dynamic Simulation Kinematics

    Was this information helpful?

    Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Please see the Autodesk Creative Commons FAQ for more information.

    • Privacy Statement
    • Legal Notices & Trademarks
    • Report Noncompliance
    • © 2025 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved