General line force component with a point mass on the connection line
Mechanics/Planar/Forces
This component is used to exert a line force between the origin of frame_a (left) and the origin of frame_b (right) by attaching components of the 1-dimensional translational mechanical palette (Mechanics/Translational) between the two flange connectors flange_a (top left) and flange_b (top right).
There is a point mass on the line connecting the origin of frame_a and the origin of frame_b. This point mass approximates the mass of the force element. The distance of the point mass from frame_a as a fraction of the distance between frame_a and frame_b is defined via parameter lengthFraction (default is 0.5, i.e., the point mass is in the middle of the line).