Tutorial: How to animate a Working Spring.

mandeep singh

15 Nov, 2012 06:02 PM

This tutorial will be helpful to you. just follow the steps and read the description for every step.
Model is also available Spring working
tutorial for this model is http://grabcad.com/questions/tutorial-how-to-make-a-working-spring
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Thanks.
Mandeep Singh

1. Step 1:

   1. As shown. I have already make..
   First of all select motion analysis.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   2. Now make a force. before this you have to make the center axis.
   And select all the parameter and values of force same as in image.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   3. Make another force which is flipped direction to compress the spring.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   4. First make the time bars of the forces same as in fig. then click on calculate the motion study commend.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   5. Play the animation from play commend.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   6. This will be played like this.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   7.
   

   

8. Step 8:

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9. Step 9:

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10. Step 10:

    10. This is the competed one wave of expending and compressing of the spring.