Adams 2020 Getting Started Using Adams Machinery

Adams 2020
Getting Started: Adams Machinery

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Getting Started Using Adams Machinery
 Introducing Adams Machinery
 Machinery Gear Tutorial
 Machinery Belt Tutorial
 Machinery Chain Tutorial
 Machinery Bearing Tutorial
 Machinery Cable Tutorial
 Machinery Motor Tutorial
2 Getting Started Using Adams Machinery
Overview
Introducing Adams Machinery

Adams Machinery is a new Adams product fully incorporated in to the Adams View environment. It contains
multiple modeling productivity modules which enable users to create some common machinery components
more efficiently than by using the more generic standard Adams View model construction functionality
alone.
Overview
This chapter introduces you to Adams Machinery.
Starting Adams Machinery

In this section, you learn how to start Adams Machinery in the Windows and the Linux environments.
In the Windows environment, you start Adams 2020 and Adams View will launch from the Start button. In
the Linux environment, you start Adams View from the Adams Toolbar.
To start Adams Machinery on Windows:

1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Adams 2020, and then select Adams View.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
2. Do one of the following:
• Welcome dialog box contains the options New Model and Existing Model.
• To create a new model, select the New Model from the start screen. You will be presented a panel
which consist of options needed to create a new model.
• To start your Adams session from an existing model, select the Existing Model from the start
screen. You can browse for the model by clicking the Existing Model button in the opened dialog
box or you can right click inside the File Name field and locate the existing model through the
Browse option. Select OK. For more information on welcome screen, see Welcome to Adams View
Start Screen.
3. Select Machinery from tab container. The Adams Machinery Interface window appears as shown
below.
Introducing Adams Machinery 3
Overview
Figure 1 Adams Machinery Interface
To start Adams Machinery on Linux:

1. At the command prompt, enter the command to start the Adams Toolbar, and then press Enter. The
standard command that MSC Software provides is adamsx, where x is the version number, for
example adams2020 .
The Adams Toolbar appears.
2. Click the Adams View icon.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
3. Do one of the following:
• Welcome dialog box contains the options New Model and Existing Model.
• To create a new model, select the New Model from the start screen. You will be presented a panel
which consist of options needed to create a new model.
Overview
• To start your Adams session from an existing model, select the Existing Model from the start
screen. You can browse for the model by clicking the Existing Model button in the opened dialog
box or you can right click inside the File Name field and locate the existing model through the
Browse option. Select OK. For more information on welcome screen, see Welcome to Adams View
Start Screen.
Machinery Gear Tutorial 7
What You Will Create
Machinery Gear Tutorial

This tutorial teaches you how to create spur gear pair using the 3D Contact modeling method. The Adams
Machinery Gear module supports multiple combinations of gear type and modeling methodology options.
This chapter includes the following sections:
 What You Will Create
 Creating Gear Pair
 Adding Motion/Friction
 Simulation

During this tutorial, you will model a spur gear pair consisting of two parts with detailed geometry each
connected to ground via revolute joints. One gear will be driven by a prescribed motion; the other will be
driven by a 3D contact force between the two geometries.
The figure shows the gear pair that you are going to create.
Figure 1 Spur gear pair

Creating Gear Pair
Creating Gear Pair

In this section, you will create a gear pair.
1. Click the Machinery tab on the Adams View ribbon.
2. From the Gear container, click the icon for Create Gear Pair.
3. The gear pair creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Type) select Spur from the option menu
and click Next.
4. On the next page (Method) select 3D Contact from the option menu and click Next.
Creating Gear Pair
5. Fill out the next page (Geometry) by as shown below and Click Next.
Creating Gear Pair
6. The next page (Material) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property calculations
for each gear.You can modify the parameters which define the contact force model between the two
gears. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking Next.
7. On the next page (Connection) you define how each gear is to be connected to the rest of the model.
For this example, accept the defaults which mount each gear to ground via revolute joints and click
Next.
8. On the final page (Completion), optionally save the content of the entire wizard to a file for re-use
later by clicking the Save icon. Click Finish to create the gear pair.
Note: It may take a minute or so to create the gear pair geometry.

Adding Motion/Friction
Add a motion to the driver's revolute joint as follows:
1. Select the Motions tab from the Ribbon and from the Joint Motions container click on the icon for
Rotational Joint Motion.
2. Then from the graphics window click the revolute joint for the Driver gear (Driver_1.gear_revolute).
Add friction to the revolute joint for the Driven gear as follows:
1. From the main menu click Tools and select Database Navigator.
2. From the database navigator select "Constraint" for the Filter option and select "gear_revolute" joint
and click OK.
3. Click Modify from the information window as shown below:

Simulation
4. From the Create Friction dialog box, set "Mu Static" = "0.2" and "Mu Dynamic" = "0.1", accept the
remaining defaults by clicking OK here and then complete by clicking OK from the Modify Joint
dialog box.
Simulation
1. Simulate your model for 6 seconds at 600 steps by clicking the Interactive Simulation icon from the
Simulate container on the Simulation tab, entering the values shown below and clicking the Start
Simulation button (A message window will appear once you click the start button. Please click close.)
Simulation
Simulation
Machinery Belt Tutorial 17
Machinery Belt Tutorial

This tutorial teaches you how to create poly-v grooved belt system using the 2D links modeling method. The
Adams Machinery Belt module supports multiple combinations of belt system type and modeling
methodology options.
 Creating Poly-V Grooved Belt System
 Simulation
 Adams PostProcessor Results

During this tutorial, you will model a ploy-v grooved belt system consisting of 2 grooved pulleys and one
tensioning device which includes a smooth pulley. All 3 pulleys will be constrained via revolute joints. One
of the grooved pulleys will be actuated with a motion. Contact forces including friction between the discrete
belt segments and the pulleys convey the motion.
The figure shows the poly-v grooved belt system that you are going to create.
Figure 1 Poly-V Grooved Belt System

Creating Poly-V Grooved Belt System

In this section, you will create a belt system.
2. From the Belt container, click the icon for Create Pulley.
3. The pulley creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Type) select Poly-V Grooved from the
Type option menu and click Next.
4. On the next page (Method) select 2D Links from the Method option menu and click Next.
5. On the next page (Geometry) fill out the two tabs defining each pulley's geometry as shown below
and then click Next:
a. Pulley1 name as Driver and Pulley2 name as Driven.
b. Pulley1 center location as 0,0,0 and Pulley2 center location as 150,0,0.
6. The next page (Material-Pulleys) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property
calculations for each pulley. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking Next.
7. On the next page (Connection-Pulleys) you define how each pulley is to be connected to the rest of
the model. For this example, accept the defaults which mount each pulley to ground via revolute
joints and click Next.
8. On the next page (Output-Pulleys) you can optionally reduce the amount of post-processing
information about the pulleys to be made available as Adams Requests. For this example, accept the
defaults (to get all information) and click Next.
9. The next page (Completion-Pulleys) informs you that all the information required for the grooved
pulleys has been entered. Click Next to proceed to tensioner definition.
10. On this page (Geometry - Tensioners) enter 1 in the Number of Tensioner with Deviation Pulley
field and fill out the tabs defining the tensioner arm and deviation pulley geometry as shown below
and then click Next:
11. The next page (Material-Tensioners) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property
calculations for the tensioner arm and deviation pulley. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking
Next.
12. On the next page (Connection-Tensioners) you define how the tensioner arm is to be connected to
the rest of the model. Since we selected a rotational type of tensioner earlier in the wizard, the
tensioner arm will be mounted via a revolute joint and a rotational spring-damper will be applied to
the remaining rotational degree of freedom. Here we define to which body in the model the tensioner
arm is mounted and specify the spring damper coefficients.
13. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the pulley set has been
entered. Optionally save the content of the entire wizard to a file for re-use later by clicking the Save
icon. Click Finish to create the pulley set.
16. From the Ribbon go to the Machinery tab's Belt container and click the icon for Create Belt.
14. The Belt Creation wizard is launched. In the Name field enter the name of the pulley set you just
created (right-mouse-click in the field and use Pick or Guesses to quickly select) and then click Next.
15. The next page (Method) defaults to the method you chose when creating the pulley set. Accept this
default by clicking Next.
16. The next page (Geometry) is for specification of the Belt geometry. Make the modification as shown
below and click Next to move on.
17. The next page (Mass) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property calculations
for the belt segments. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking Next.
18. On the next page (Wrapping Order) the belt routing is defined. Right-click in the field and use the
Guesses menu to first pick the Driver, then the roller and finally the Driven so that the field is
populated as such: "pulleyset_1_Driver, pulleyset_1dev_roller, pulleyset_1_Driven", then click
Next.
19. When prompted about the belt number of segments, tension and strain; click OK to continue. A
warning message will be displayed informing you that the 2D parts for the belt segments are unique
to the Adams Solver C++ executable (the default mode).
20. Now you will be on the Output Request page. Create a request of type Segment Request and
populate the Link Part(s) field (for example, via right-click Pick) with a belt segment (57) near the
bottom of the follower pulley. This will create output requests to track the forces on that segment as
the belt runs around the pulleys. You may want to toggle the icon display off to better see the belt
(one way to do this is to click inside the graphics window and press the "v" key on your keyboard).
Click Next.
21. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the belt has been
icon. Click Finish to create the belt.
22. From the Ribbon go to the Machinery tab's Belt container and click the icon for Belt Actuation
Input.
23. The Actuate Belt wizard is launched. In the Pulley Set Name field enter the name of the pulley set
you just created (right-mouse-click in the field and use Pick or Guesses to quickly select). In the
Actuator Pulley field enter the name of the driver pulley (right-mouse-click in the field and use Pick
or Guesses to quickly select). Then click Next.
24. On the next page (Type) select Motion and click Next.
25. Complete the next page (Function) as shown below and click Next.
Simulation
26. On the next page (Output) you can optionally reduce the amount of post-processing information
about the actuator to be made available as Adams Requests. For this example, accept the defaults (to
get all information) and click Next.
27. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the actuation has been
icon. Click Finish to create the actuator.
Simulation
Simulate your model for 2 seconds at 2000 steps by clicking the Interactive Simulation icon from the
Simulate container on the Simulation tab, entering the values shown below and clicking the Start Simulation
button.
Adams PostProcessor Results

Explore the results in Adams PostProcessor
Machinery Chain Tutorial 31
Machinery Chain Tutorial

This tutorial teaches you how to create roller chain system using the 2D links modeling method. The Adams
Machinery Chain module supports multiple combinations of chain system type and modeling methodology
options.
 Creating Roller Chain System
 Simulation

During this tutorial, you will model a roller chain system consisting of 2 sprockets and one guide with a
tensioning device. Both sprockets will be constrained via revolute joints. One of the sprockets will be actuated
with a motion. Contact forces including friction between the discrete chain segments and the sprockets
convey the motion.
The figure shows the roller chain system using 2D links method that you are going to create.
Creating Roller Chain System
Figure 1 Roller Chain System

In this section, you will create a chain system.
2. From the Chain container, click the icon for Create Sprockets.
3. The sprocket creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Type) select Roller Sprocket from the
Type option menu and click Next.
4. On the next page (Method) select 2D Links from the Method option menu and click Next.
5. On the next page (Geometry-Sprocket) enter "2" in the Number of Pulley field and fill out the two
tabs defining each pulley's geometry as shown below and then click Next:
Note: After you enter the number of teeth = 19, default values for the Profile will appear.
6. The next page (Material-Sprocket) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property
calculations for each sprocket. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking Next.
7. On the next page (Connection-Sprocket) you define how each sprocket is to be connected to the rest
of the model. For this example, accept the defaults which mount each pulley to ground via revolute
joints and click Next.
8. On the next page (Output-Sprocket) you can optionally reduce the amount of post-processing
information about the sprockets to be made available as Adams Requests. For this example, accept the
9. The next page (Completion-Sprocket) informs you that all the information required for the roller
sprockets has been entered. Click Next to proceed to the guide definition.
10. On this page (Geometry - Guide) enter "1" in the Number of Guides field and fill out the tab
defining the guide as shown below and then click Next:
11. The next page (Material-Guide) defines the material properties to be used for the mass property
calculations for the guide. Accept the defaults and move on by clicking Next.
12. On the next page (Output-Guide) you can optionally reduce the amount of post-processing
information about the guide to be made available as Adams Requests. For this example, accept the
13. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the sprocket set has
been entered. Optionally save the content of the entire wizard to a file for re-use later by clicking the
Save icon. Click Finish to create the sprocket set.
14. From the Ribbon go to the Machinery tab's Chain container and click the icon for Create Chain.
15. The Chain Creation wizard is launched. In the Name field enter the name of the sprocket set you
just created (right-mouse-click in the field and use Pick or Guesses to quickly select) and then click
Next.
16. The next page (Method) defaults to the method you chose when creating the sprocket set. Accept
this default by clicking Next.
17. The next page (Compliance) defines the model to be used for the chain's link-to-link compliance.
Accept the default, Linear, and click Next.
18. The next page (Geometry) is for specification of the Chain geometry. Accept the default values. In
the Geometry Settings ensure that Detailed is selected from the Chain Link option menu and that
Enable is selected from the Force Graphics menu; then click OK. Then click Next to move on.
19. The next page (Mass) defines the mass properties for the chain links. Accept the defaults and click
Next.
20. On the next page (Wrapping Order) the chain routing is defined. Right-click in the field and use the
Guesses menu to first pick the driver, then the guide and finally the follower so that the field is
populated as such: "sprocketset_1_driver, sprocketset_1guide_press, sprocketset_1_follower"
…then click Next.
21. When prompted about the chain number of links, tension and strain; click OK to continue. A
warning message will be displayed informing you that the 2D parts for the links are unique to the
Adams Solver C++ executable (the default mode).
22. Now you will be on the Output Request page. Create a Link Request and populate the Link Parts
field (for example, via right-click Pick) with a link near the bottom of the follower sprocket. This will
create output requests to track the forces on that link as the chain runs around the sprockets. You may
want to toggle the icon display off to better see the chain (one way to do this is to click inside the
graphics window and press the "v" key on your keyboard). Click Next.
23. From the Ribbon go to the Machinery tab's Chain container and click the icon for Chain Actuation
Input.
24. The Actuate Chain wizard is launched. In the Sprocket Set Name field enter the name of the
sprocket set you just created (right-mouse-click in the field and use Pick or Guesses to quickly select).
In the Actuator Sprocket field enter the name of the driver sprocket (right-mouse-click in the field
and use Pick or Guesses to quickly select). Then click Next.
25. On the next page (Type) select Motion and click Next
26. Complete the next page (Function) as shown below:
Simulation
27. On the next page (Output) you can optionally reduce the amount of post-processing information
about the actuator to be made available as Adams Requests. For this example, accept the defaults (to
get all information) and click Next.
28. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the actuation has been
icon. Click Finish to create the actuator.
29. Now we are ready to simulate the model. The preferred integrator for such Chain systems is HHT.
From the main text menu select: Settings-Solver-Dynamics and ensure that HHT is selected from the
Integrator option menu.
Simulation
button.

Explore the results in Adams PostProcessor.
Machinery Bearing Tutorial 47
Machinery Bearing Tutorial

This tutorial teaches you how the Adams Machinery Bearing module can be used to create a model of a
bearing using the detailed method of type deep groove ball bearing single row. This also demonstrates how
bearing module is being incorporated into other Adams Machinery modules with ease.
 Creating Bearing Module
 Simulation

During this tutorial, you will use a slider crank mechanism (imported) to analyse Bearing service life
predictions. Bearing of method "Detailed" of type "Deep Groove Ball Bearing Single Row" is used to mount
the crank shaft. Motion is applied to the bearing. The bearing will transmit the motion to the slider.
Figure 1 Bearing Module
Creating Bearing Module

In this section, you will create a crank and slider mechanism (imported) where crank shaft is mounted on
bearing.
1. Start Adams 2020 → Adams View.
2. From the welcome screen click Existing Model.
3. Open the model Bearing_Example.cmd from the installation directory. For example, Windows
examples files placed in the below location:
C:\Program
Files\MSC.Software\Adams\2020\amachinery\example\bearing\Bearing_Example.cmd.

5. From the Bearing container, click the Create Bearing icon.
6. The bearing creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Method) select Detailed from the Method
option menu and click Next.
7. On the next page (Type) select Deep Groove Ball Bearing Single Row from the Type option menu
and click Next.
8. On the next page (Geometry) enter values for Bearing Location field as mentioned below. Select the
bearing of your choice from the available manufacturer catalog by entering the diameter for Bore or
Hub. For this example select NSK from the manufacturer list and enter the value 20 for bore
diameter. Select OWN INPUT for bearing clearance and enter 0.002. Accept the default values for
the remaining fields and click Next.
9. On the next page (Connection) you define how the bearing is to be connected to the rest of the
model. For this example, pick "crankshaft"for Shaft and "housing" for Housing. Provide angular
velocity around the rotational axis as input for the motion using a step function via function builder
as shown below by clicking the radio button On from the impose motion field. Choose Both for force
display field. Accept the default values for the remaining fields and click Next:
10. The next page (Completion) informs you that all the information required for the bearing creation
has been entered. Here, optionally save the content of the entire wizard to a file for re-use later by
clicking the Save icon. Click Finish to create the bearing.
11. From the Bearing container, click the Bearing output icon.
12. Pick the recently created bearing Bearing_1 for the bearing name. Make sure Service Life from the
detailed section is selected as it is available by default. Choose your lubricant properties from the
available options in the Lubricant Properties section. For this example, choose Oil for lubricant type,
Other for manufacturer, Mobilgear 600 XP 220 for lubricants and click OK.
Simulation
Simulation
button.
1. Once the simulation completes, save the simulation results as clearance_002 as shown below
Simulation
2. Modify the Bearing clearance (operating condition) value as follows:

a. From the graphics window right-click the Bearing ("Bearing_1") and select Modify.
b. Accept the default options and values for Method and Type Page.
c. In the Geometry-bearing page, modify the bearing clearance value from 0.002 to 0.0025 as
shown below.
Simulation
d. Accept the default options in the next (Connection-bearing) page.

e. In the next page (Completion-bearing) click Finish to complete the bearing modification.
3. Now simulate your model for 10 seconds at 2000 steps by clicking the Interactive Simulation icon
from the Simulate container on the Simulation tab, entering the values shown below and clicking the
Start Simulation button.
4. Save the run results as clearance_0025
Simulation
5. Switch to PostProcessor by clicking plotting icon from the Simulation Control.

Simulation

1. Explore the standard bearing request results in Adams PostProcessor.
2. From Tools menu select 'Bearing Life':
3. Select 'clearance_002' analysis by right clicking on 'Analysis' field in the Bearing Service Life dialog
box.
4. Right click on Bearings field and select Bearing_1 from available guesses.
5. Fill the duty cycle table for 1000 repeats of simulation cycle from 2 sec to 4 sec as shown below and
click Report:
6. Check the service life prediction shown in the dialog box. Sample format shown below:
7. Repeat the procedure for simulation run 'clearance_0025' to check impact of bearing clearance.
8. Check the impact of bearing loading by selecting different simulation sample time (start - end time)
for example, 6sec-8sec and compare the service life results.
Machinery Cable Tutorial 63
Machinery Cable Tutorial

This is a model of a rudder system for a light aircraft. You will first perform an analysis with the initial model
which uses ideal couplers to transmit motion through the pulley system. Then you will replace the couplers
with a cable system modeled via Adams Machinery Cable.
 Creating Rudder Module

During this tutorial, you will model a rudder system for a light aircraft. You will first perform an analysis with
the initial model which uses ideal couplers to transmit motion through the pulley system. Then you will
replace the couplers with a cable system modeled via Adams Machinery Cable.
Figure 1 Rudder Model

Creating Rudder Module

In this section, you will create a rudder system for a light aircraft.
1. Copy rudder.cmd and rudder.xmt_txt from <topdir>\amachinery\examples\cable to your working
directory
2. Open AView and import existing model rudder.cmd.
3. Run a scripted simulation using the simulation script test and save the analysis results as
'With_Coupler'.
4. Return to Adams View and deactivate the coupler named cable by right clicking the coupler either
from the model browser or from the graphics window, selecting (De)Activate and, from the ensuing
dialog, un-checking both options.
5. Click the Machinery tab on the Adams View ribbon. From the Cable container, click the icon for
Create Cable System.
6. In the Anchor Layout page, name the cable system and for Number of Anchors option enter 4 as the
value.
7. Specify the name, location and connection part for each of the four anchors as follows:
8. Click Next and proceed to create a pulley property set as shown below. The pulley property set is
convenient way to store pulley cross-sectional dimensions and contact parameters which you can use
for multiple pulleys in the cable system.
9. Click Next and proceed to create 7 pulleys a2, a3, a4, b2, b3, b4, and b5, respectively.
10. Fill in the properties for all pulleys as below. Enter correct flip direction.
Connection part is ground with revolute joint for all pulleys.

11. Materials Specification as below:
12. The pulleys will be visible as shown below:

13. Click Next and proceed to create 2 cables.

First cable specifications:

Second cable specifications:
14. Click Next and the cables are created.

15. Click Finish to execute wizard.
16. Now that a cable system is in place (replacing the simple coupler used initially), re-run the simulation
using the simulation script test.
17. Save the analysis as with_cables.

Go to Adams PostProcessor and plot the angular rotation of the follower rudder with_coupler and
with_cables.
Machinery Motor Tutorial 83
Curve Based
Machinery Motor Tutorial

The Adams Machinery Motor module provides for the modeling of motor systems within the Adams View
environment.
Three modeling methods are available:
 Curve Based
 Analytical
 External
Curve Based
environment. It supports multiple modeling methodology options. This example shows how to create motor
using the curve-based method from the minimal set of input parameters.
 Curve Based Method Motor Model
 Simulation

You will model a motor consisting of two parts (Stator and Rotor) with simple geometry. The stator and rotor
will be attached to the ground and crank (Input) respectively. The crank is connected with a revolute joint
and a spherical joint to the ground and connecting rod respectively. The connecting rod is connected to the
rocker via a universal joint. The rocker is connected to ground via a revolute joint. The crank will be driven
by the motor whose torque is defined by the user-input torque-speed curve.
Curve Based
Figure 1 Motor Model
Curve Based Method Motor Model

Curve Based
3. Open the model Motor_Start.cmd from the installation directory. For example, Windows examples
files placed in the below location:
C:\MSC.Software\Adams\2020\amachinery\example\motor\Motor_Start.cmd.
Tip: Copy the example files folder and place it outside the working directory. Doing this, you can
avoid having the working directory inside the Adams install folders.
Curve Based
Curve Based
4. The imported model will look like the one shown below.
a. It has:
• Crank geometry connected with revolute and spherical joint with ground and connecting rod
• Connecting rod is connected to rocker with universal joint
• Rocker is connected to ground with revolute joint

Curve Based
6. From the Motor container, click the icon for Create Motor icon.
7. The motor creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Method) select Curve_Based from the
Method option menu and click Next.
Curve Based
8. On the next page click Next to proceed (the curve-based method is not type-specific).
9. On the next page (Motor Connection) enter values for as given below (circled in Red) and click Next.
Curve Based
a. Enter the values for the following fields and accept the defaults for others as shown below
• Axis of Rotation as “Global Z”.
• Enter the values “-35.0,0.0,0.0” in mm for location.
• Rotor attach part as “Crank” from right-mouse-button option Guesses.
• Stator attach part as “ground” from right-mouse-button option Guesses.
10. In the Motor Geometry, enter the values (circled in red) as shown below and accept the default values
for others and click Next.
Curve Based
Curve Based
11. In the Inputs page select Create_Data_Points options and accept the default values. Click Next.
Curve Based
12. Accept the default values in the next page (Motor Output) and click Finish.
Curve Based
Simulation
button.
Curve Based

Curve Based
2. In the Post Processor, Select the Motor_rpm as data for independent axis as shown below.
Curve Based
3. Select the items highlighted in blue below and then by clicking Add Curves button to plot the motor
rpm vs torque.
Analytical
Analytical
environment. It supports multiple modeling methodology options including an analytical modeling method
which supports multiple motor types: DC, AC Synchronous, DC Brushless and Stepper. This example shows
how to create a motor of type DC of method analytical from the minimal set of input parameters.
 Analytical Method Motor Model
 Simulation
Analytical

You will model a motor consisting of two parts (Stator and Rotor) with simple geometry. The stator and rotor
will be attached to the ground and crank (Input) respectively. The crank is connected with a revolute joint
and a spherical joint to the ground and connecting rod respectively. The connecting rod is connected to the
rocker via a universal joint. The rocker is connected to ground via a revolute joint. The crank will be driven
by the motor whose torque is defined by an analytical, equation-based calculation.
Analytical Method Motor Model

Analytical
Tip: Copy the example files folder and place it outside the working directory. Doing this, you
can avoid having the working directory inside the Adams install folders.
Analytical
Analytical
a. It has:

Analytical
7. The motor creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Method) select Analytical from the
Method option menu and click Next.
Analytical
8. The motor creation wizard will launch. On the next page (Type) select DC from the Type option
menu and click Next.
9. On the next page (Motor Connection) enter values for as given below (circled in Red) and click Next.
Analytical
Analytical
11. In the Inputs page modify the source voltage to 110, the number of conductors to 200 and accept
the default values for others. Click Next.
Analytical
12. Accept the default values in the next page (Motor Output) and click Finish.
Analytical
Simulation
Simulate your model for 1 second at 1000 steps by clicking the Interactive Simulation icon from the
button.

Analytical
2. In the Post Processor, Select the Motor_rpm as data for independent axis as shown below.
Analytical
3. Select the items highlighted in blue below and then by clicking Add Curves button to plot the motor
rpm vs torque.
External
External
environment. It supports multiple modeling methodology options including an external modeling method.
This example shows how to create a motor using the external method from the minimal set of input
parameters.
 External Method Motor Model
 Simulation
External

You will model a motor consisting of two parts (Stator and Rotor) with simple geometry. The stator and
rotor will be attached to the ground and crank (Input) respectively. The crank is connected with a revolute
joint and a spherical joint to the ground and connecting rod respectively. The connecting rod is connected
to the rocker via a universal joint. The rocker is connected to ground via a revolute joint. The crank will be
driven by a prescribed torque provided via ESL (External System Library, which is a binary representation of
model generated by MATLAB®) and the simulation will be carried out entirely inside Adams. The torque
created in the motor will be based on this external model.
External Method Motor Model

External
Tip: Copy the example files folder and place it outside the working directory. Doing this, you
can avoid having the working directory inside the Adams install folders.
External
External
a. It has:

External
7. The motor creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Method) select External from the Method
option menu and click Next.
External
8. On the next page (Motor Type) click Next to proceed.
9. On the next page (Connection) enter values for as given below (circled in Red) and click Next.
External
External
11. In the Inputs page select External System Library Import option and select the
Motor_External_Demo.dll created by MATLAB® via the right-mouse-button option from GUI as
shown below. Click Next.
Important: Please select the .dll based on your platform. The .dll is different for all three platforms.
External
Simulation
Simulate your model for 1 second at 1000 steps by clicking the Interactive Simulation icon from the
button.
External
a. Before running the simulation, do the following steps in the order mentioned below:
• Check the Start at equilibrium
• Click the Find Static Equilibrium
• Now run the simulation by clicking Start Simulation Button

External
2. In the Post Processor, Select the items highlighted in blue and then by clicking Add Curves button
to plot the torque transmitted.
External
External
Machinery Cam Tutorial 125
Machinery Cam Tutorial

This example shows how to create a disk cam with knife edged - Inline - Translational motion follower from
the minimal set of input parameters.
 Creating Cam Model
 Steps for Running Example
 Define Desired Follower Motion
 Derive Cam Profile
 Cam-Follower System Creation

You will model a cam system consisting of two parts (Disk cam and Follower) in three steps. You will create
a follower motion and Cam profile in the first two steps with detailed geometry. In the final step complete
Cam system would be created by assigning the Cam profile and Follower motion created in the first two steps.
The cam and follower would be connected to ground via revolute and translational joint respectively.
Displacement of type “Time Based” would be created and provided to follower using “Function Builder”
method option. The connection between cam and follower would be of type constraint.
Creating Cam Model
Figure 1 Cam Model
Creating Cam Model
Steps for Running Example

2. From the welcome screen click New Model.
Creating Cam Model
3. Click the “Machinery” tab on the Adams View Ribbon.
Define Desired Follower Motion

4. From the Cam container, click the icon for the Follower Motion builder.
5. The follower motion creation wizard will launch. On the first page (Follower Motion) select Time
Based option for motion type and accept default values for others. Click Next.
Creating Cam Model
6. On the second page (Builder) select function type STEP and click Next by accepting default values.
You could optionally preview the entered values as a plot by clicking Plot button in the right side end.
Creating Cam Model
7. In the Visualization page preview the follower motion (Displacement vs Time) by selecting Plot for
view as option as shown below. You could select the spline type to AKISPL or CUBSPL but for this
example accept the default values and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
8. In the Jerk/Acceleration page preview the follower motion (Jerk/Acceleration vs Time) by selecting
Plot for view as option as shown below. Accept the default values and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
9. The Optimization page allows the user to specify acceptable ranges for key parameters of the
functions and desired target. You could select all or few of these design variables as parameters for
optimization.
a. For this example select/check the parameters as shown below from the check boxes. This creates
design variables which can be used for the optimization.
b. The design variables will be automatically populated for use as factors in the optimization:
Follower_Motion_1_1_step_h1 and Follower_Motion_1_2_step_x1.
Creating Cam Model
Note: By default these design variables are built with a range of +/- 10% of the nominal
value. One can modify the acceptable range by modification of these design
variable objects.
c. Click Run Optimization to start the optimization process.
10. Click Next and the optimized curve is displayed in the Optimized Displacement Curve page. Click
Finish to complete the follower motion creation.
Creating Cam Model
11. Click Finish to accept this optimized follower displacement curve.
Derive Cam Profile

12. From the Cam container, click Cam Profile create icon.
Creating Cam Model
13. In the Cam Details page, select Disk cam shape option and accept the default values and click Finish.
14. In the Follower Details page, select Follower_Motion_1 for follower motion name from right-
mouse click guesses option as shown below. Accept the default values for others and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
15. In the Profile Points page, X,Y and Z coordinates of cam profile are displayed as shown below. Click
Finish button to complete the cam profile creation.
Note: If a warning message appears regarding a missing .shl file, this can be ignored; it is a
known issue and will be addressed in the final release.
Creating Cam Model
16. The following Cam profile will be generated:

Creating Cam Model
Cam-Follower System Creation

17. Now create a cam system by clicking Cam System create icon.
18. In the first page (Type) select Existing/Create option for Cam profile input types. Accept the default
values for others and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
19. In the Methods page, you will select number of followers and connection between cam and follower.
For this example accept the default values and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
20. In the Specifications-Cam page, select Cam_profile_1 for Cam profile name by right-mouse click
guesses option as shown below. Accept the default values for others and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
21. In the Connection-Cam page, Select ground by right-mouse click guesses option as shown below to
connect cam via revolute joint with ground. Accept the default values for others and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
22. Confirm the follower specification details selected in the step 13 above in the Specifications-Follower
page. Click Next.
Creating Cam Model
23. Enter the dimensions for follower in the Dimensions-Follower page. For this example accept the
default values and click Next.
Creating Cam Model
24. In the Connections-Follower page, select ground by right-mouse click Guesses option as shown
below to connect follower via translational joint with ground. Accept the default values for others and
click Next.
Creating Cam Model
25. You will enter the contact properties foe Cam-Follower here for connection type Contact. Here the
page is blank as “Constraints” option is selected for connection. Click Next.
Creating Cam Model
26. Accept the default values for Loading-Follower to create translational spring damping force element
and click Next.
27. In the Material Properties page, enter the mass and inertia properties for cam and follower. For this
example accept the default values and click Finish to complete cam system creation.
Creating Cam Model
28. The created cam system will look like the one shown below.
Creating Cam Model
Creating Cam Model

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Getting Started: Adams Machinery

Introducing Adams Machinery

Starting Adams Machinery

To start Adams Machinery on Windows:

Figure 1 Adams Machinery Interface

To start Adams Machinery on Linux:

Machinery Gear Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Spur gear pair

Creating Gear Pair

Note: It may take a minute or so to create the gear pair geometry.

3. Click Modify from the information window as shown below:

Machinery Belt Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Poly-V Grooved Belt System

Creating Poly-V Grooved Belt System

Adams PostProcessor Results

Machinery Chain Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Roller Chain System

Creating Roller Chain System

Adams PostProcessor Results

Machinery Bearing Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Bearing Module

Creating Bearing Module

4. Click the Machinery tab on the Adams View ribbon.

2. Modify the Bearing clearance (operating condition) value as follows:

d. Accept the default options in the next (Connection-bearing) page.

5. Switch to PostProcessor by clicking plotting icon from the Simulation Control.

Adams PostProcessor Results

2. From Tools menu select 'Bearing Life':

Machinery Cable Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Rudder Model

Creating Rudder Module

Connection part is ground with revolute joint for all pulleys.

12. The pulleys will be visible as shown below:

13. Click Next and proceed to create 2 cables.

First cable specifications:

Second cable specifications:

14. Click Next and the cables are created.

15. Click Finish to execute wizard.

17. Save the analysis as with_cables.

Adams PostProcessor Results

Machinery Motor Tutorial

What You Will Create

Figure 1 Motor Model

Curve Based Method Motor Model

5. Click the Machinery tab on the Adams View ribbon.

Adams PostProcessor Results

What You Will Create

Figure 2 Motor Model

Analytical Method Motor Model

5. Click the Machinery tab on the Adams View ribbon.

Adams PostProcessor Results

What You Will Create