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CreateSensorFor2DSlotForce.PFM

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Since version 2026, Flux 3D and Flux PEEC are no longer available.

Please use SimLab to create a new 3D project or to import an existing Flux 3D project.

Please use SimLab to create a new PEEC project (not possible to import an existing Flux PEEC project).

/!\ Documentation updates are in progress – some mentions of 3D may still appear.

CreateSensorFor2DSlotForce.PFM

Description

Create sensors to compute force on slots for motors.

Note: For more details about this macro, consult this additional document

Input

Select the magnetic region on which you want to compute force (usually rotor, stator or magnets)
Select one starting line (preferably on one extremity)
Select the coordinate system around which the motor is rotating
Indicate Yes for radial forces or indicate No for tangential forces

Output

Create cylindrical coordinate system
Create spatial quantity
Create automatically sensors to compute force on slots