Motion Simulation

Motion Simulation is a CAE software application you can use to animate and analyze both kinematic and dynamic motion simulations in terms of critical design positions, forces, velocities, and accelerations. Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand how to apply and edit motion simulations, and use motion simulations to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize a mechanism design.

While this course does include classic engineering topics such as statics, dynamics, kinematics and kinetics, the primary objective of this course is to train users in the use and application of the engineering software package. This course will not serve as a substitute for formal engineering education on these topics.

• Combine rigid bodies (links), joints, and motion drivers to create a mechanism and set it into motion
• Manage multiple motion simulations
• Apply forces, torques, springs, dampers, bushings, and contact in a motion simulation
• Query a motion simulation for information and edit both model and simulation features.
• Apply packaging options to generate feedback in the form of marker and component tracing, critical measurements, and interference checking
• Use spreadsheets and graphing to both animate and analyze a motion simulation
• Use advanced solutions to simulate component flexibility, transfer loads for a finite element analysis, and control an electric motor