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3 2 Mechanisms

This document describes how to create a mechanism simulation in CAD software by: 1. Modeling individual parts like cylinders and a box and setting their positions as parent and child components to define motion. 2. Creating rotational joints between parts to enable one part to move when another is manipulated. 3. Defining endpoint positions called general poses (GPs) and creating paths that move between the GPs to generate the motion simulation. 4. Recording the motion as an animation file that can be played back and properties like speed can be adjusted for different effects.

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3 2 Mechanisms

This document describes how to create a mechanism simulation in CAD software by: 1. Modeling individual parts like cylinders and a box and setting their positions as parent and child components to define motion. 2. Creating rotational joints between parts to enable one part to move when another is manipulated. 3. Defining endpoint positions called general poses (GPs) and creating paths that move between the GPs to generate the motion simulation. 4. Recording the motion as an animation file that can be played back and properties like speed can be adjusted for different effects.

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Creating Mechanism

Robot movements can be defined


through the manipulation of inverse
kinematic simulations, but this is
not the case with a mechanism.
Mechanism movements can only be defined through
the manipulation of individual joint values. While
with a Robot, we can also define through Cartesian
position.
(So for a mechanism, we do not need to import a
robot, we can make our own cad objects)
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Make a cylinder with I command

Change name to - Top

Make another cylinder with I


command

This is what we get

Make a box with I command

Change the color of this box to red, rename part


and the bottom cylinder = base>>part is child and
attach to top as parent

Part = child and Top = parent

Select base>>create>>mechanism>>auxiliary
axis - 1

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Now create joint

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Base is parent>>top is child

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A rotational joint is also created

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View Pendent

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By moving the pendent, the top is


moving.

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Another position
(When we do not have a robot, then we have to
make a mechanism).

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Lets learn GP`s >> go to extreme


position

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Learn GP>>no path>>ok

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Six GP`s have been made

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Lets create a path>> path>>right


click>>new path

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Name Path1>>manual>>ok

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In CAD View>>Drag the GP`s into


the Path, they will get copied

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Right click base>>simulate


(It becomes active)

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Simulation>>play simulation

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The table top starts moving>> it goes to


starting position>>then to each GP.

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Lets make animation>>simulate>>Simulate options

(we can now play it any where)

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This dialog box opens

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Click >>create animation, optimise


AVI creation, actual size

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Animation>>select name>>Active
animation

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Simulate>>play simulation>>In compression box


Microsoft video1>>ok
(when the simulation is running, it is actually being recorded also)

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Simulation>>play animation

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Save as the file at a different


location

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Select a GP in path>>right
click>>properties>change speed in %

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Click no or yes, if you want the


changes to come in animation

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Now again play the simulation

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Path >> new path

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Path2>> Automatic generic

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This dialog box opens

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This works with a robot

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