Movetrics F1-3D S
The compact 3D force plate.
Jumps, landings, balance and gait, measured in all three directions. On a plate of 400 × 280 mm and 10 kg that you carry to the athlete, the clinic or the classroom.
- Forces in all three directions, plus moments
- 30 mm high, 10 kg per plate
- Two plates join into 40 × 56 cm
- Up to 2,000 samples per second
- Studio for Windows included
- Invented, designed and built in Germany
What you can test.
Movetrics Studio for Windows has a guided workflow for each test. Step on, perform the test, and see the result together with the force curves it came from.
Countermovement jump
Jump height, take-off velocity, peak force, rate of force development, and the difference between left and right with one plate under each foot.
Squat jump
The same values from a jump without the dip first, so you can compare a jump with and without the countermovement.
Drop jump
Step off a box, land and jump again: the landing force, the jump that follows, and how the two sides share the landing.
Balance
How far the centre of pressure moves, side to side and front to back, on one leg or two.
Sit to stand
How long five repetitions take, and how the two legs share the load.
Gait and free recording
Walking recorded step by step, or any movement of your own, recorded with every channel.
Every value has a defined method and unit, and every recording keeps its raw data, exportable as CSV and C3D. The Movetrics app for Android runs the countermovement jump, sit to stand, and squat and deadlift counting.
What a vertical-only plate can’t see.
A plate that measures only vertical force tells you how hard the athlete pushed. It cannot tell whether that push went forward or sideways, or whether a landing braked or slid. The F1-3D S also measures the horizontal forces and the moments, so you see:
- Braking and push-off. How hard the athlete brakes on landing, and in which direction they push off.
- Sideways drift. A hop that lands straight, or one that slides out to the side.
- Where the force acts. The path of the centre of pressure under each foot, measured rather than estimated.
Five components as standard: Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx and My. Mz, the twist between foot and floor, on request.
One, two or four plates.
The F1-3D S is built to move. Pick it up by the handle, set it down on any flat, rigid floor, and measure where the person is.
One plate
Balance and one-leg tests, wherever there is room for 40 × 28 cm.
Two plates
Joined into one 40 × 56 cm platform, one foot on each: jumps, squats and sit to stand, left against right.
Four plates
Under the feet of a treadmill: Movetrics Gait, walking measured step by step.
Where it works. Research, sport and performance, education, and practitioner-led physiotherapy and rehabilitation: measure and compare loading over time.
Smaller than the F1-3D, on purpose.
The F1-3D S has two thirds of the F1-3D’s length and half its weight. Choose it when the plate has to travel; choose the F1-3D when you need all six components as standard on a larger surface.
| F1-3D S | 400 × 280 mm, 10 kg |
| Two F1-3D S, joined | 560 × 400 mm |
| F1-3D | 600 × 350 mm |
One terminal. Every plate on one clock.
Every F1-3D S connects to the FDT, the Movetrics Force Data Terminal. It samples all plates on one clock and sends the data to your computer, tablet or phone.
- F1-3D S Solo, Dual and Quad: one, two or four plates on one FDT.
- Software included: Movetrics Studio for Windows. Movetrics Cloud in the browser, and the Movetrics app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android.
- Your data: raw data in CSV and C3D, and no subscription to use your own data.
Made in Germany. Invented, designed, built and assembled in Germany, by Nur Engineering GmbH in Duisburg.
Technical data
Measurement
| Components | Five as standard: Fx, Fy, Fz and Mx, My. All six, with Mz, on request |
| Fz | 4,000 N nominal, measures up to 4,800 N |
| Fx, Fy | ±1,000 N nominal, measures up to ±1,200 N |
| Mx | ±200 N·m nominal, measures up to ±240 N·m |
| My | ±140 N·m nominal, measures up to ±168 N·m |
| Safe overload | Fz 6,000 N |
| Centre of pressure | 5 mm maximum error |
| Output resolution | 1 N for forces, 1 N·m for moments |
| Samples per second | 2,000 with one or two plates on an FDT, 1,000 with three or more |
| Time base | One clock for all plates on an FDT; timestamps in 0.1 ms steps |
| Sensors | One sensor pad with six channels: 4 vertical, 1 for Fx, 1 for Fy; 24-bit delta-sigma converter |
| Load cell non-linearity | Below 1 % (sensor specification) |
Mechanics and service
| Size and mass | 400 × 280 × 30 mm, 10 kg |
| Surfaces | R12 anti-slip top; rubber base, 60 Shore |
| Joining | Two plates attach with magnets, then a mechanical clip, into one 40 × 56 cm platform |
| Installation | Portable on a flat, rigid floor |
| Terminal | FDT: multiple plates on one clock. Four F1-3D S under a treadmill run on one FDT |
| Operating | 10 to 35 °C, up to 80 % relative humidity, no condensation. Indoor use only; no IP rating |
| Storage | −10 to 50 °C, also in transport |
| Recalibration | Every 12 months, and after any overload the FDT flags, a drop or a move |
| Conformity | CE marked |
| Warranty | 2 years for business customers |
Specifications may change. The current edition is always on this page and in the product sheet (PDF).
Intended use. Movetrics systems measure forces and moments, calculate metrics and display them, for sport, research, education, and practitioner-led training and rehabilitation. They are not medical devices. They do not diagnose, treat, monitor or predict any disease or condition, and their results do not replace professional judgement.