how do I limit sensitivity on moving or rotating parts in an assembly

[borsht]

The problem is I'm trying to demonstrate how one thing will react to another in a gear train, and I have tried to move or rotate the driving shaft, which operates a series of gears. everything is properly moving, but its very hard to show smooth motion. the slightest motion in my mouse shows erractic changes on the system. Is there a setting i can change to alleviate this problem?

 

[MadMango]

I don't think there is any setting for this. If you haven't used any of the tools on the Simulation Toolbar (SW03), you might want to take a look there.

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[Arlin]

You can grab something on the shaft with a larger diamater, giving you finer control of the rotation.

Or you could even (temporarily) add a handle to the shaft to grab and move

 

[TheTick]

I've used macros to incrementally change mate dimensions to create animations. Maybe this would work for you.

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[SBaugh]

When using the Simulation tool you can adjust the "Velocity" that I think will help you slow down the movement of the part your moving.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
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[borsht]

Is there any good place to find out more about animation than the help file? I tried reading and following the directions and ended up with an animation of 1 part moving, even though when I was making the path, by moving the crank handle, all the gears moved accordingly.

 

[SBaugh]

Try this site -

http://www.mikejwilson.com/solidworks/animator_guide.htm

You might see if your VAR will sell you the tutorials that are used in the sessions of training. They used to sell those but now they may not, so you will take the training instead.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[borsht]

Thanks Scott, and everyone else. Through your directions I was able to find that I dont want animator, but the simulator works excellent for this application. I've never used that one before and am really impressed.

 

[CADpro]

I realize this is an old thread and all, but if you have any "empty" space in your view then you can click on the shaft and take your cursor out away from the shaft. At this point you can make a large diameter circle and that will drastically slow down how fast the shaft rotates. You don't have to actually click on the shaft in order to rotate it.