Description:

Designed for users who would like to become productive quickly in using SolidWorks Motion. This 2 day course will teach you how to use the SolidWorks Motion simulation package to study the kinematics and dynamic behavior of your SolidWorks assembly models.

Duration:

2 Days

Prerequisites:

SolidWorks Fundamentals is highly recommended but not required. Knowledge of SolidWorks and the basics of the MotionManager is required.

Topics:

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)