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Also: FBD

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In plain language

A sketch of one isolated body with every external force and moment acting on it.

Technical definition

Contacts are replaced by reaction components consistent with their constraints, enabling force and moment balance.

Example A shelf FBD includes weight, support reactions, and cable tension.

Common misconception Do not include forces the isolated body exerts on other objects.