Duration

2 days

Methodology

Practical case study models using computers, lecturing, discussions and case studies

Prerequisite

To ensure a consistent learning experience for all students, participants should have:

Mechanical Design Experienced
Experience with the Windows™ Operating System.
Attended both SolidWorks Essentials

Target Audience

R&D engineer

Product designer or engineer

Objective

This course will introduce the participants to fundamental design validation tool for conducting static analysis. This will include: -

Learning the difference between kinematic and dynamic mechanical system.
Learn and apply different joint constraints to demonstrate how components are move relative to each other.
Add common mechanism component such as spring, damper, bushing and etc to evaluate the required force input.
Learn to evaluate the both the mechanism inputs and outputs such as torque, displacement, velocity, acceleration and etc with respect with time.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Motion Simulation and Forces

Use Assembly Motion to animate the motion of a car jack assembly.
Use SolidWorks Motion to simulate physical behavior of the car jack and determine the torque required to lift a vehicle.

Lesson 2: Building a Motion Model and Postprocessing

Build proper SolidWorks Motion models for kinematic simulation.
Create and modify plots for post-processing.
Create local mates for a SolidWorks Motion study.

Lesson 3: Introduction to Contacts, Springs and Dampers

Check interference of components.
Specify solid bodies contact friction.
Apply contact to components.
Add a spring with damper to the assembly.

Lesson 4: Advanced Contact

Understand the definition as well as the description of contacts.
Analyze some causes of the incorrect solution or a contact solutions failure.
Use expressions to prescribe the magnitude of forces and motors.
Use alternative numerical integrators.

Lesson 5: Curve to Curve Contact

Understand the definition as well as the description of contacts.
Analyze some causes of the incorrect solution or a contact solution failure.
Use expressions to prescribe the magnitude of forces and motors.
Use alternative numerical integrators.

Lesson 6: CAM Synthesis

Use of a spline curve to control the motor.
Create a SolidWorks part with this CAM profile.
Create a trace path of a point to get the CAM profile.

Lesson 7: Motion Optimization

Define sensors to monitor the results of a motion study.
Design parameters to be used in a design study.
Define a design study to optimize the features of a motion study.

Lesson 8: Flexible Joints

Learn about Flexible connectors (Bushings).
Create Advanced Plots.

Lesson 9: Redundancies

Understand Redundancies and how they affect the simulation.
Assign the stiffness to each mate individually.
Understand how to build assemblies without redundancies.
Use Flexible mates to automatically remove redundancies in a mechanism.

Lesson 10: Export to FEA

Create an Action Only Moment.
Export loads from SolidWorks Motion to FEA Simulation.
Run the structural analysis in SolidWorks Simulation.

Lesson 11: Event Based Simulation

Understand and run event based simulation.
Create events with specific timing and logic.
Apply servo motors.

Lesson 12: Design Project (Optional)

Create a function based force.
Complete an analysis project from motion to FEA.
Export loads to SolidWorks Simulation.

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.

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