Objectives

1.

Recognize the differences between the Dynamic Simulation application and the regular assembly environment.

In the assembly environment, unconstrained and ungrounded components have six degrees of freedom. You add constraints to restrict degrees of freedom. For example, adding one flush constraint between this part and one of its canonical planes removes 3 degrees of freedom. In Dynamic Simulation, unconstrained and ungrounded components have zero degrees of freedom and will not move in a simulation. The addition of joints creates the degrees of freedom. When entering Dynamic Simulation, components that have mate constraints receive these joints automatically.

Grounded folder Mobile Groups folder

Components with no degrees of freedom Components with degrees of freedom allowing them to participate in the simulation when forces are applied. Each mobile group is assigned a specific color . Right-click the Mobile Groups folder and click Color Mobile Groups to visually determine mobile groups the component resides in. Joints created by automatic constraint conversion when entering the dynamic simulation environment. Contributing constraints are displayed as child nodes. All non-standard joints that are created reside in folders for those specific joint types. Contributing constraints are displayed as child nodes. Loads that you define, including Gravity, are displayed in this folder.

Standard Joints folder Various Joint folders External Loads folder

2.

See how the software automatically converts mate assembly

When entering Dynamic Simulation, components that have mate constraints receive these joints automatically constraints to Dynamic Simulation standard joints.

3.

Use Color Mobile Groups to distinguish component relationships.

4.

Manually create rolling, 2D contact, and Spring joint types.

Click the Construction Mode command to leave the simulation run mode.
In the drop-down list, select Rolling: Cone on Cone. To ensure that the Follower Roller contacts the cam while also keeping its degree of freedom: In the Mobile Groups folder, expand the Welded group. There are two components in the group. Right-click the Follower Roller component, and click Retain DOF.
Drag the Follower until it contacts the cam. It makes contact but does not penetrate the cam. The 2D contact established a mechanical relationship between the two components.

5. 6.

Define joint properties. Impose motion on a joint and define gravity.

To simulate saw operation, it is necessary to impose motion. In this case, we will apply motion to the motor, just as would be the real world case. To impose motion, you must edit the joint properties.
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In the browser Standard Joints folder, right-click the Revolution:2 (Saw layout:1. Motor:1) joint, and click Properties. Click the dof 1 (R) tab. Click the Edit imposed motion command , and check Enable imposed motion.

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Click the arrow to expand the input choices, and click Constant Value. Specify 10000 deg/s (ten thousand). Click OK.

7. 8.

Use the Output grapher. Run a dynamic simulation to see how joints, loads, and component structures interact as a moving, dynamic mechanism.