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Solidworks Motion Analysis Tutorial - AlbertusAan

This tutorial provides an introduction to using SolidWorks Motion Analysis software. It discusses the basics of kinematics and dynamics simulations, the key features of the Motion Analysis tab, and how to set up common mates between parts for assembly motion simulations. It also provides tips on adjusting simulation properties, changing units and materials, ensuring smooth motion by adjusting frame rates and solver settings, and properly configuring the timeline and key points. The overall purpose is to help users understand and utilize SolidWorks Motion Analysis capabilities to simulate and analyze problems involving rigid body motion.

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Solidworks Motion Analysis Tutorial - AlbertusAan

This tutorial provides an introduction to using SolidWorks Motion Analysis software. It discusses the basics of kinematics and dynamics simulations, the key features of the Motion Analysis tab, and how to set up common mates between parts for assembly motion simulations. It also provides tips on adjusting simulation properties, changing units and materials, ensuring smooth motion by adjusting frame rates and solver settings, and properly configuring the timeline and key points. The overall purpose is to help users understand and utilize SolidWorks Motion Analysis capabilities to simulate and analyze problems involving rigid body motion.

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MOTION

ANALYSIS
TUTORIAL
Albertus Aan Dian Nugroho
2195061

Mechatronics - Master of Mechanical Engineering


Swiss German University
2020
Getting Started
This tutorial is for you to understand the basics of SolidWorks Motion
Analysis and use it to simulate and get the results for problems.

SolidWorks Motion Analysis allows you to study two major types of problems
relating to the motion of solid bodies.

1. Kinematics
Study of the motion of a rigid body without considering the forces
that result in the motion of the body.

2. Dynamics
Study of the motion of a rigid body as a result of the applied external
forces on the body.
Introduction
Motion Analysis can be found only in assembly files.
It has several features related to the motion of an assembly file.
Features of Motion Study

Motion Study Tab – This tab allows us to analyze the motion


study of the assembly file.

Motion Manager Tree – This contains all the parts, sub-


assemblies, mates, and the simulation elements.

Calculate – This button allows calculating the motions of the


assembly and helps to update after changes made.

Play – This button allows us to play the animation to see how it


works after calculating the motion.

Playback Speed – This helps to reduce or increase the speed of


the animation.

Save Animation – This button helps to save the animation as a


video.
Introduction
Motor – This allows simulating a motor or giving a torque to
the animation such as at pin connections.

Spring – This allows simulating a spring in motion where you


can edit the spring constant and length.

Contact – This allows stopping the interference between solid


objects and adjusting the friction between objects when it is in
motion.

Gravity – This allows simulating the effect of gravity on solid


objects.

Results & Plots – This allows getting the results and plots for
displacement, velocity, force, angles, etc.

Key Point – This point decides where the motion has to be


stopped.

Time line – This shows the moving time frame.


Introduction to Mates
Mates are crucial for motion analysis. There are some typical mates such as coincident,
concentric, parallel, tangent, and so on that we use to assemble and put the parts together.

Motion Analysis can be found only in assembly files.

2 Click Browse - Open the file to be assembled

1 Select Assembly Part assembly in one folder


Introduction to Mates
1 Click Mate

2 Mate Selection

4 cam piston
Click OK
3 Select the cam shaft and
base it will mate it to
concentric by default

base
Do the same think
for the cam body,
cam piston, cam
shaft and spring.
Motion Analysis Right click -
1 Select MotionManager

5
Click OK

4 Fill animation as needed


(for example 25)

2 Click Motion Study 1 3 Click Result&Plot


Motion Analysis

1 Click Key Point

Hold on and drag as needed


2
(for example : 10 sec)
Motion Analysis

Click Calculate
1 (waiting for a minutes)

2 Click Play
(for show the motion)
Motion Analysis
Result of the Motion Cam Piston
Tips and Tricks
To change units, click options as shown.

To change the material, drag and drop the


appearance on the part you want to change
the material of.

Then you can change units as you need as shown below


Tips and Tricks
To change the Motion Study properties, Click the icon as shown

You can make the motion smoother by increasing


the frames per second. You can make the
accuracy higher and change the solver by clicking
‘Advance Options’ (Integrator type) to make your
simulation work.
Tips and Tricks
Time Frame and Key Points
To solve these problems make sure all your key frames
start at the beginning of the timeline unless you want
the force or other action to be taken after some time.

There should be no key frame after the initial one as


shown in 7, not even at the end unless you want any
specific changes in between or you need to stop the
action at certain times without going till the end.

The timeline would be highlighted after calculating the


motion if the key frame is active as shown below.
If the force is not on, right click the force and click on to
make the force active and recalculate.

The above figure shows some typical errors in key frames


when dealing with motion analysis. As you can see, key
points 1, 2 and 4, 5 are discontinuous. This means the
action is not active in the region, for instance the force is
not acting from point 1 to 2.
Key points 2 and 3 imply that the force is active.
Meanwhile notice that there is a key point 6 in between 2
and 3;
this means there is a change in force at key point 6.

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