free dumping of material

[cirus30]

Hello,

I was wondering if we can emulate dumping sand or rocks in a hopper using SolidWorks.

Is that possible ?

Regards

 

[JMirisola]

You might be able to do it with physical simulation...

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

 

[zirtapoz]

For particle animation use
3D STUDIO MAX

Solidworks is animating mechanisms hardly, i think no body tries to do a particle animation.

 

[cirus30]

hello,

What interests me more is to find the volume by dumping 200 m^3 of rocks for example in a hopper, and find if this dimensions i have for the hopper will be enough or i may need bigger or smaller hopper, more than the animated part.

regards

 

[ctopher]

You may be able to use physical simulation, but depending on your system it may require more RAM/etc and more training on SW physical simulations.

I agree to use 3D Studio Max, it is what I would use. It imports SW models also.

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 08
ctopher's home (updated Aug 5, 2008)
ctopher's blog
SolidWorks Legion

 

[cirus30]

Can you give me any key about the physical simulation, i can read more about it but i never used it.

I will try 3D max later but i dont have it on my machine, so that will take sometime.

Thanks for your help.

 

[MadMango]

What is the aggregate size of your dumped product? I guess it doesn't matter. If you already know you need to contain 200 cubic meters, you should be able to model an appropriate container. I would use the Cavity feature to simulate the area of your 200 cubic meter load, then adjust the size of the hopper accordingly.

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

Have you read faq731-376 to make the best use of these Forums?