Length: 4 days
A BLOCK - 8am-11am CST
B BLOCK - 12pm-3pm CST

Prerequisites:  Knowledge of SOLIDWORKS and the basics of the MotionManager is required. If you are not familiar with the basics of the MotionManager, refer to the built-in tutorial for animations inside the SOLIDWORKS software. Knowledge of basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended.

Description:  Designed for users who would like to become productive quickly in using SOLIDWORKS Motion. This course will teach you how to use the SOLIDWORKS Motion simulation package to study the kinematics and dynamic behavior of your SOLIDWORKS assembly models.

Topics covered in this course:

1. Introduction to Motion Simulation and Forces
2. Building a Motion Model and Post-processing
3. Introduction to Contacts, Springs and Dampers
4. Advanced Contact
5. Curve to Curve Contact
6. CAM Synthesis
7. Motion Optimization
8. Flexible Joints
9. Redundancies
10. Export to FEA
11. Event Based Simulation