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DMU Kinematics
V5R9 Update
Version 5 Release 9
June 2002
EDU-DMU-E-KIN-UF-V5R9

Course Presentation
Objectives of the Course
In this course you will learn DMU Kinematics V5R9 New tools and Enhancements

Targeted audience
Designers

3 hours

Prerequisites:
DMU Kinematics V5R8

Table of Contents
1. Copying an existing product
About laws

2. Creating a Mechanism
Defining gear joints ratio parameter
Defining Rack Joints
About Cable joints

3. Simulations and Sequencing Mechanisms

Running simulation
Sequencing Mechanisms with Laws
About Swept volume

4. Analyzing sensors Data

Creating combined sensors curves

5. To Sum Up

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Copying an existing product

You will see V5R9 enhancements in law importations

About laws

About laws
Besides importing mechanims you can now import laws

V5R9

When copying and pasting a product, you now import the laws with the Import SubMechanisms

You can edit it by double-clicking under laws in the specification tree of your new product:
the formula editor appears

Creating Mechanisms
You will see V5R9 enhancements in Mechanism definition

Defining Gear Joints Ratio parameter

Defining Rack Joints
About Cable Joints

Defining gear joints ratio parameter

V5R9

It is now possible to define the ratio parameter by modifying the formula or by using the define button.

a) Modifying the formula (in this case the ratio is a knowledge parameter)
Right-click in the ratio field and use the Edit Formula option in the contextual menu

b) Using the define button

On the gear joint creation dialog box , you can now automatically
selecting the different items on the product.

the ratio parameter, by

You can select the circle or key in the radius

value

Defining Rack Joints

It is now possible to define a rack ratio in the joint Creation dialog box

V5R9

After you have created a rack joint, you can identify it in the specification tree
and edit the joint by double clicking on it

The joint Creation dialog box appears

and you can now define a ratio

The ratio is automatically calculated by

clicking on the circle

About Cable Joints

The cable joint is created and identified in the specification tree

V5R9

If you expand the cable joint, you can check

the sub joints which are displayed

As a general rule, remember that joints

involved in a compound joint can be
neither edited nor deleted

Simulating and Sequencing Mechanisms

You will see V5R9 enhancements in Mechanism analysis

Running Simulation
Sequencing Mechanisms With Laws
About Swept volumes

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Running Simulation
It is now possible to change the range of the Kinematics time parameter directly in the dialog box

V5R9
Enter a new value ie 20s

New time value

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Sequencing Mechanisms with Laws

It is now possible to simulate a mechanism with laws within a sequence

You can still play your mechanisms Clicking on the Player icon

The other way is to use the Sequence dialog box

V5R9

Thus, you can play the two mechanisms either

one after another or simultaneously and benefit
from all the other options

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About Swept volumes

Wrapping and Simplification options are available within the swept volume dialog box
with DMU Optimizer licence only)

( available

For more details see Optimizer course

V5R9

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Analyzing sensors s Data

You will see V5R9 enhancements in sensors data results

Creating combined sensors curves

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Creating combined sensor curves

V5R9

You are not limited to the time parameter anymore (y=f(t)) : you can now plot a sensor VS
another sensor

In the Graphical Representation Options dialog box

you have now a Customized option.
Click on Add to display the Curve Creation dialog box
Than select the parameters you need to visualize the
curves

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To Sum Up
In this update course, you have seen V5R9 enhancements for:
Creating Mechanisms
Copying an existing product
Simulating and Sequencing Mechanisms
Analyzing sensors Data

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