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DMU Fitting Simulation PDF

The document describes the process of using CATIA's DMU Fitting tools to simulate part motions for assembly and maintainability analysis. It discusses key tools like DMU Simulation, DMU Check, and Manipulation to create component tracks, detect interference, and measure distances. An exercise is provided to demonstrate creating tracks for an excavator assembly, playing the sequence, and exporting the simulation to video.

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DMU Fitting Simulation PDF

The document describes the process of using CATIA's DMU Fitting tools to simulate part motions for assembly and maintainability analysis. It discusses key tools like DMU Simulation, DMU Check, and Manipulation to create component tracks, detect interference, and measure distances. An exercise is provided to demonstrate creating tracks for an excavator assembly, playing the sequence, and exporting the simulation to video.

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CATIA

DMU Fitting
Simulate part motions for assembly and maintainability issues

Toolbars

A. DMU Simulation: Key tools for DMU


Fitting C
B. DMU Check: Measure Interference,
distance, detect Clash while moving
C. Manipulation: Manipulate model or D
Compass while creating a track
D. Recorder: Record or modify the track
E. Player: Play the track

E
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General Process
Open an Assembly Document
Using DMU Manipulation Toolbar to
change the position of the Compass:-
Create a Track
1) “Detach” the Compass from
Move a Component the selected Part (it will be
gray)
Record the Track
2) “Snap” the Compass onto a
Repeat creating tracks for other components new position

Create a Sequence of Tracks


3) “Attach” the Compass
again (it will be Green)
Create a Simulation

Analyze the results and modify the design if


necessary

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Detect Clashes automatically during the part movement:-


Three modes are available:
(1) On (default mode), which deactivates clash detection
(2) Off, which highlights in the geometry area products in
collision while playing a simulation
(3) Stop, which stops the simulation when the first clash is
detected.
On/ Off/ Stop
Measure distances AFTER a simulation:-
- Click “Distance” icon
- Select two components
- Click “Apply” to get the minimum distance

Measure distances DURING a simulation:-


- After “Distance.1” is created, double-click “Sequence.1” on
the tree
- Select the Tab Page “ Edit Analysis”
- Put “Distance.1” on the list called “Analyses in Sequence”
- Set it Active

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Exercise 1
(1) File Open:-
• File/Open/Excavator_a.CATProduct

(2) Change workbench to DMU Fitting:-


• If the current workbench is not “DMU Fitting”,
select “Start/Digital Mockup/ DMU fitting” on
the top menu to change. (otherwise, it needn’t
change)

(3) Make the 1st Film:-


• Click “Track” icon
• Select Upper_Assm(Upper_Assm.1) on tree
• (The Compass will be snapped onto the
assembly and it will turn GREEN)

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Exercise 1
(3) Cont’:-
• Drag the upper assembly out by Compass
• Then Click “Record(Insert)” icon to record the
new position
• Drag the assembly to another position
• Click “Record(Insert)” icon again
• Click ok complete

(4) Repeat Step 3 to make the remaining


Films for the below components:-
• Bucket
• Front_Arm
• Back_Arm
• Arm_Support
• Cabinet
• Engine
• Exhaust
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Exercise 1
(5) Create a Play Sequence of the films:-
• Click “Edit Sequence” icon
• Select Track.1 under the list of “Action in
session”
• Click
• Select Track.2, then
• …Repeat the steps until all Tracks are inserted

(6) Play the Sequence of films:-


• Click “Simulation Player” icon
• Select Sequence.1
• (The Player is activated on top of the screen)
• Click “Parameters” icon
• Enter 5s as Sampling Step (Run the simulation
faster)
• Click

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Exercise 1
(6) Cont’:-
• Click “Change Loop Mode” icon to run the
simulation continuously
• Click “Stop” icon to stop Change Loop Stop
Mode
• Click “Simulation Player” icon again to exit

(7) Reset the positions:-


• Click “Reset Position” icon
• (all components will be back to their original
positions)

(8) Hide all Track Lines on screen:-


• Right-Click “Tracks” on the tree
• Select “Hide/Show”

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Exercise 1
(9) Refine Environment Settings (optional):-
• To improve the resolution, select
“Tools/options…/General/Display/Performan
ces/3D Accuracy/Fixed” on the top menu and
change it to 0.01(smallest value)

• Change the shading mode to “Shading with


Material”
• Select “View/Render Style/Perspective” on
the menu
• Select “View/ Lighting…” and then select “Two
Lights”

• To Hide Compass, Deselect “View/ Compass”


on the top menu
• To Hide Tree, Deselect “View/ Specifications”
on the top menu

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Exercise 1
(10) Export Simulation into AVI format
• Click “Tools/Simulation/Generate Video” on
the top menu
• Select Sequence.1 on tree
• Select “VFW Codec” as default
• Click “Setup” button and select “Cinepak
Codec by Radius” as Compressor
• Click “File name…” to define the destination
of the exported file and the file name
• Click ok to complete

(Remark: During the conversion, we can manipulate


the geometry by mouse)

END of Exercise 1
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