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C5.4. Demo: Drawing Exploded FBDs

Draw the corresponding free body diagram.

Use individual arrows to show external forces on the entire structure and the "exploded" components; use paired arrows of the same color to show forces internal to the structure in equal and opposite pairs. When using paired vectors, try to draw two-force members in tension.

Grading info: paired vectors are graded in the pairs that they were formed. All combinations are checked, but the pair is graded all-or-nothing. The colors cycle, but that's just a visual aid (delete any vector to also remove its paired vector, and get a fresh color).

(The expected tolerance is 1/2 square grid for position and 10 degrees for angle.)



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gallery/drawingElements
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