SolidWorks Motion
Prerequisites: Knowledge of SolidWorks and the basics of the MotionManager is required. If you are not familiar with the basics of the MotionManager, the class manager will send you a self-paced lesson that should be completed before class begins. Knowledge of basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended.
Who should attend: This course has been designed for new SolidWorks Motion users who would like to learn to perform motion analysis on their designs. The course provides an in-depth session on the basics of building, simulating and refining a mechanical design system.
Length: 2 days
TOPICS COVERED
Basics
• Introduction to user interface
• Constraint mapping concepts
• Action only forces and moments
• Action/Reaction forces and moments
• Motion drivers
• Building models for kinematic analysis
• Create displacement, velocity, acceleration and force graphics
• Translatory and torsional springs
• Translatory and torsional dampers
• 3D Contact to simulate realistic interaction between parts
• Impact forces
• Using Function builder and Expressions to build complex motions and forces
• Flexible connectors - Bushings
Advanced Topics
• Kinematic and Dynamic analysis
• Redundancies - Importance and how to avoid/solve them
• Export of results to SolidWorks Simulation (stress analysis)
