Motion Studies

Andreas Hermann in Motion Studies1 week ago (Show more)

Number of Elements Problem Motion Analysis

Hi everybody, i am working with motion and try to get our model into a motion analysis. I do get the following message quite a lot: " Number of new element states 2 doesn't match number of old ones, 3. Those numbers are different every time. Can anyone tell me what the problem is? What causes this message to appear. I can not find a … (Show more)

Anna Wood in Motion Studies1 month ago (Show more)

Can you program a Universal Robot with SolidWorks Motion?

We have a new Universal Robot system and will be introducing more into our assembly environment. Can I do motion studies in SolidWorks and save out the robot path info in a format that can be imported into the Universal robot control software? Maybe we need a bridge software that can take the SolidWorks output and package it up for use with… (Show more)

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John Wayman (to Anna Wood) 4 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Anna, We have not found a way. We build our robot models so they are posable using the Mate Controller, so we can drag them around, or send them to specific poses. What this does not help with, however, is simulating the precise path that the robot will take from pose A to pose B. Therefore you don't know whether there are any singularities on…

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Parker Hatfield in Motion Studies1 month ago (Show more)

How can I get the Edrawing to follow the interpolation I set for animation

I am exporting an animation to edrawing in Solidworks and we want the views to snap. I used the interpolation mode and it works in the solidworks program but still pans between views in when viewed in the edrawing. How can I get the edrawing to follow the interpolation I set for animation - and yes I recalculated the animation before exporting.… (Show more)

Feroz Mahomed in Motion Studies7 years ago (Show more)

How to hide and show parts during animation

Please advise how I can hide one part and show another part during animation. The best I could do for now was to make the parts transparent. I would like part Billet2(2) to be hidden at the start of the animation and to show when part billet2(1) stops at part called CTP. I would also like part 2(1) to be hidden when it stops at part called CTP.… (Show more)

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Aqil Ghaffar (to Deepak Gupta) 1 month ago (Show more Show less)

Deepak, can you please share files for this animation.

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Mohammed Firozhusein in Motion Studies1 month ago (Show more)

How to use physical dynamics with Limit Angle mates?

Hello, im trying to animate the motion of a seeder. It consists of the main cylindtical body which spins clockwise while the white roller assembly stays fixed. The L-bars need to collide against the white roller and be pushed away. I can push the L-bar when theres no limit angle but once i put in the limit angle mate the rotation stops at… (Show more)

Nicolò Bernareggi in Motion Studies1 month ago (Show more)

Help for animation

Hi everybody! I need your help because I'm trying to do an animation but, cause the large assembly (see spec attached), is it all very slow! Change mates, change viewpoint is always a very long operation! I need to do at least 3/4 minutes of video and now I'm at only 20seconds (where for 15 sec are only a viewpoint change....the other 5 are mate… (Show more)

Leonardo Presciuttini in Motion Studies1 month ago (Show more)

motion driven by angle mate

I cannot obtain a correct behaviour of any moving angle mate. At each frame the current angle value jumps on one side and on the other side of the zero degrees axis. Please try yourselves with the annexed sample. Can anybody help me? Thank you

Manoj Manickam in Motion Studies2 months ago (Show more)

Smooth Paper folding effect with Motion study

Hi! ( Noobie here) I would like to animate (Motion Study) a paper ( or sheet metal) to do a letter fold (1/3 ration) like in the attached GIF. Can someone please guide me with a video tutorial or step by step procedure of how to achieve this effect. I'm using Solidworks 2015 (SP5) Thanks in Advance!

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Jim Sculley (to Manoj Manickam) 2 months ago (Show more Show less)

I've replaced the ZIP file with the correct one. The Part4 model is not a separate file. It is an internal component in the assembly.

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Manoj Manickam in Motion Studies2 months ago (Show more)

Sheet metal rolling on a core cylinder

Hi! ( Noobie here) I would like to Basic Motion (Motion Study) a flat metal sheet to roll around a cylinder which is fixed on a stand (Eg. GIF attached). Can someone please guide me with a video tutorial or step by step procedure of how to achieve this effect. I'm using Solidworks 2015 (SP5) Thanks in Advance!

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Manoj Manickam (to Kevin Chandler) 2 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hi! I created the helical winding ith no issues... But I'm not able to do a similar job when it comes to spiral winding.. .as I'm not able to dimension the 2 ends of the spiral... I believe I'm doing something wrong here... & also I don't know what equation to use here as well. All helps & ideas are welcome! Thanks in Advance!

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Greg Hynd in Motion Studies9 years ago (Show more)

The great animation thread.

hello all animation guru's. I was wondering if users of Solidworks would be willing to post simple animation movies here of work they have done? Just for general interest.

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John Stoltzfus (to Greg Hynd) 2 months ago (Show more Show less)

"A Blast From the Past"

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