COSMOSMOTION

Designed for users who would like to become productive quickly in using COSMOSMotion. This one-day course will teach you how to use the COSMOSMotion simulation package to study the kinematics and dynamic behavior of your SolidWorks assembly models. The course provides an in-depth session on the basics of building, simulating and refining a mechanical design system, from suspension steering system and drive shafts to backhoes, CAMS, Gears, and Actuators.

TOPICS COVERED

Basics

•  Introduction to user interface
•  Intellimotion Builder
•  Intellimotion browser
•  Constraint mapping concepts
•  Kinematic and Dynamic analysis

Creating / Reviewing mechanisms

•  General constraints - Joints and joint primitives
•  Flexible connectors - Bushings
•  Contact or CAM constraints
•  Couplers ( kinematic gears)
•  Motion drivers
•  3D Contact to simulate realistic interaction between parts
•  Linear and torsional springs
•  Linear and torsional dampers
•  Action only forces and moments
•  Action/Reaction forces and moments
•  Impact forces
•  Create displacement, velocity, acceleration and force graphics
•  Create trace path profile
•  Save animation in AVI and VRML formats
•  Dynamic interference checking
•  Export results to spreadsheets

Advanced topics

•  Redundancies - Importance and how to avoid them
•  Using Function builder and Expressions to build complex motions and forces
•  Using Markers to simulate control feedback systems
•  Using API to create and simulate mechanisms external to SolidWorks

Prerequisite:

Knowledge of SolidWorks and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended.