Tutorial: How to animate a model with contact analysis

mandeep singh

22 Nov, 2012 06:57 PM

Here is the Tutorial for animation of 6 slotes geneva mechanism.
Hope you will like it. :-)

1. Step 1:

   Rendered Picture of the model to be animated
   

   

2. Step 2:

   1. Open Assembly.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   2. Select Motion Analysis as type of study. (Remember to Activate SolidWorks Motion).
   OPEN IMAGE TO SEE FULL PREVIEW.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   3. Make a Contact with the two Main Parts (as selected in picture).
   

   

5. Step 5:

   4. Make a Motor and select the circular edge as motor location.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   5. select outer face for Motor Direction.

   

7. Step 7:

   6. Then Click Calculate.

   

8. Step 8:

   7. wait till Calculation completes.

   

9. Step 9:

   8. To Confirm animation,Click Play.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    9. Screenshot at 2Sec.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    10. Screenshot at 4Sec.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    11. Screenshot at 6Sec.
    And Animation is completed.