Wheels and Axle. Chapter 7. Simples Machines. A. Save As. Step 1. If necessary, open your Track Assembly 15 file. B. Insert Truck Assembly.

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1 Chapter 7 Simples Machines Wheels and Axle A. Save As. Step 1. If necessary, open your Track Assembly 15 file. Step 2. Click File Menu > Save As. Step 3. Key-in WHEELS AND AXLE ASSEMBLY for the filename and press ENTER. B. Insert Truck Assembly. Step 1. Click Insert Components Assembly toolbar. on the Step 2. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 3. Select your TRUCK ASSEMBLY file and click Open. You might have to change Files of Type to All Files to view the assembly file. Step 4. Click approximately where the Truck Assembly is positioned in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 C. Mate: Wheels, Body and Track 6. Step 1. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Step 2. Click cylindrical face front Wheel and top face of Track 6, Fig. 2. Step 3. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 Fig. 2 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-1 Cudacountry.net Tech Ed cudacountry@hotmail.com 9/9/16

2 Step 4. Click cylindrical face rear Wheel and top face of Track 6, Fig. 4. Step 5. Click Right on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-4) Step 6. The rear Wheel should be positioned above the Track 6, Fig. 5. If in opposite direction, Fig. 6, click Flip Mate Alignment in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 7. Step 7. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate. Fig. 4 Right Wrong Fig. 7 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 Step 8. Rotate view to view rear face of Truck Body as shown in Fig. 8. To rotate, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 9. Click rear face of Truck Body (tail gate) and rear face of Track 6, Fig. 8. Step 10. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Fig. 8 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-2

3 Step 11. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 12. Expand the flyout Feature Manager design tree in the top left corner of the graphics area and click Right Plane, Fig. 9. Step 13. Expand Truck Assembly and click Right Plane, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10. Step 14. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Step 15. Click OK in the Property Manager. Step 16. Save. Use Ctrl-S. D. Enable SOLIDWORKS Motion. Step 1. If necessary, turn on SOLIDWORKS Motion. To turn on SOLIDWORKS Motion, the flyout of Options the Standard toolbar and click Add-Ins. Fig. 10 on Fig. 9 Step 2. Check SOLIDWORKS Motion check box under Active Add-Ins and Start-Up, Fig. 11. Click OK. E. Type of Study. Step 1. Click Motion Study 1 tab lower left of the graphics area, Fig. 12. at the Step 2. Set Type of Study to Motion Analysis, Fig. 12. Fig. 11 Fig. 12 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-3

4 F. Solve as Flexible. Step 1. Right click Truck Assembly in the Motion Manager design tree and click Component Properties, Fig. 13. Step 2. In the Component Properties dialog box set: Solve as Flexible, Fig. 14 click OK. G. Gravity. Fig. 13 Step 1. Click Gravity on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 15. Fig. 14 Step 2. In the Gravity Property Manager set: under Gravity Parameters, Fig. 16 select Y Fig. 15 the green arrow in the bottom right corner of the graphics area should point down, Fig. 17. Click OK. Fig. 16 Fig. 17 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-4

5 H. Contact. Step 1. Click Contact on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 18. Step 2. In the Contact Property Manager set: under Selections, Fig. 19 check Use contact groups Fig. 18 in Group 1 box click all Wheels and then Body in the Truck Assembly, Fig. 20 click in Group 2 box click Track 15 and Track 6, Fig. 20 Group 1 under Friction, Fig. 19 uncheck Static friction click OK. Group 2 Fig. 20 Fig. 19 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-5

6 I. Motion Study Properties. Step 1. Click Motion Study Properties on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 21. Step 2. In the Motion Study Property Manager set: under Motion Analysis, Fig. 22 Frames per second: 250 check Use Precise Contact click OK. Fig. 21 Fig. 22 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-6

7 J. Duration 1 second Step 1. Set the Motion Study duration to 1 second on the Timeline. To change duration, in the top Timeline drag the Key at 5 seconds to 1 second, Fig. 23. Drag Key from 5 seconds......to 1 seconds K. Suppress Mates. Step 1. Expand Truck Assembly in the Motion Manager design tree and expand Mates in Wheels and Axle Assembly, Fig. 24. Step 2. Suppress first 4 Mates, the Path to Ground Mates. To suppress the Mates, click the first Mate, then hold down the Shift key and click the last Mate. Release the Shift key, right click Fig. 23 and click Suppress from the menu, Fig. 24. We used the Mates to align the Truck to start position on the Track. The Mates have to be suppressed for Truck to move. Later, we will unsuppress the Mates to realign Truck back to starting position. Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 24 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-7

8 L. Calculate and Play. Step 1. Click Calculate on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 25. Step 2. Set the Playback Speed to.1, Fig. 25. Step 3. Click Play from Start on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 25. Fig. 26 Fig. 25 M. Results and Plots. Step 1. Click Results and Plots on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 27. Fig. 27 Step 2. In the Property Manager set: under Result, Fig. 28 Category Displacement/Velocity/Acceleration Sub Category Linear Velocity Result Component Magnitude for Feature click side face of Truck Body, Fig. 28 click OK. Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 29 Fig. 28 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-8

9 N. Create Word Document. Step 1. What s the Velocity? Step 2. Right click the Plot1 and click Copy Clipboard, Fig. 30. Step 3. Open a new Word file. Step 4. Key-in Truck with Wheels into the Word document, Fig. 31. Fig. 30 Step 5. Paste (Ctrl-V) Plot1 into Word document, Fig. 31. Step 6. Switch back to SOLIDWORKS (Alt-Tab). Fig. 31 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-9

10 O. Suppress Wheels. Step 1. Move Plot1 window out of the way. If you close, Plot can opened from the Results folder. Step 2. Rewind Motion Study to 0 seconds. To rewind, either drag the Play Head back to the beginning in the Motion Manager toolbar or drag the Time Bar, the gray vertical line back to 0 in the Timeline, Fig. 32. It s good practice to rewind before you make changes in the Timeline, otherwise you could create unwanted Keys. Fig. 32 Step 3. Suppress Wheels in the Feature Manager. To, suppress Wheels, click the first Wheel in the Feature Manager, then hold down the Shift Key and click the last Wheel. Release Shift key and click Suppress from the menu, Fig. 33. Step 4. Click Right on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-4) Step 5. You can see the truck is above the Track, Fig. 34. We will use a Mate to bring Truck to Track, then Cancel Mate. Fig. 34 Fig. 33 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-10

11 P. Truck to Track. Step 1. To Mate, continue as if creating Mate, allow Mate to bring parts together, then instead of clicking OK Mate, click Fig. 35 Cancel Mate. This will set Truck on Track and we will not have to find and delete the Mate. Step 2. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Rotate view to view bottom face of Truck Body as shown in Fig. 35. To rotate, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 4. Click bottom face of Truck Body, Fig. 35. Fig. 36 Step 5 Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 6. Click top face of Track 6, Fig. 36. Step 7. Click Yes to update affected Keys, Fig. 37. Step 8. Click Cancel in the Mate Property Manager, Fig. 38. This sets the Truck on the Track, but doesn t create the Mate that we would have to delete. Fig. 37 Fig. 38 Step 9. Click Calculate on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 39. Step 10. What s the Velocity in Plot1? Step 11. Click Play from Start on the Motion Manager toolbar, Fig. 39. Fig. 40 Fig. 39 Step 12. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 41 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-11

12 Q. Copy and Paste Plot into Word Document. Step 1. Right click the Plot1 and click Copy Clipboard, Fig. 42. Step 2. Switch to your Word document (Alt-Tab). Step 3. Key-in Truck without Wheels, Fig. 43. Step 4. Paste the Plot1 into Word document, Fig. 43. Step 5. Save your Word document. Fig. 42 Step 6. Switch back to SOLIDWORKS (Alt-Tab). Fig. 43 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-12

13 R. Unsuppress Wheels. Step 1. Rewind Motion Study to 0 seconds. To rewind, either drag the Play Head back to the beginning in the Motion Manager toolbar or drag the Time Bar, the gray vertical line back to 0 in the Timeline, Fig. 44. It s good practice to rewind before you make changes in Timeline. Step 2. Unsuppress Wheels in the Feature Manager. To unsuppress Wheels, click the first Wheel in the Feature Manager, then hold down the Shift Key and click the last Wheel. Release the Shift key and click Unsuppress from the menu, Fig. 45. Step 3. Click Yes to update affected Keys. Fig. 44 Fig. 46 Fig. 45 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-13

14 S. Unsuppress Mates. Step 1. Expand Truck Assembly in the Motion Manager design tree and expand Mates in Wheels and Axle, Fig. 47. Step 2. Unsuppress the 4 Mates. To suppress the Mates, click the first Mate, then hold down the Shift key and click the last Mate. Release the Shift key, right click and click Unsuppress from the menu, Fig. 47. Unsuppressed Mates brings Wheels up tangent to Track 6. Step 3. Suppress the 4 Mates. To suppress the Mates, click the first Mate, then hold down the Shift key and click the last Mate. Release the Shift key, right click and Fig. 47 click Unsuppress from the menu, Fig. 49. Suppressed Mates frees up Truck to move in Motion Study. Step 4. Click Calculate on the Motion Manager toolbar. Fig. 48 Step 5. Click Play from Start on the Motion Manager toolbar. Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 47 SOLIDWORKS 16 Wheel & Axle SIMPLE MACHINES Page 7-14