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Solid Motion Effects

Use a Solid Motion Effects simulation object to model the following:

  • The transient thermal effects of the movement of selected elements in the model, using the Articulation type, and a Joint or Joint-Orbital Tracker modeling object.

  • The thermal effects of a spinning model, the Spinning — All Elements type.

  • The thermal effects of a model with a spinning component, the Spinning — Selected Elements type.

Where do I find it?

Application Pre/Post
Command Finder Solid Motion Effects
Simulation Navigator Right-click the Simulation Object container node→New Simulation ObjectSolid Motion Effects
How do I

Model articulation

Model the spinning of selected elements

Create a Joint modeling object

Create a Joint-Orbital Tracker modeling object

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Joint

Joint-Orbital Tracker

Inputs to expressions

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Articulation type

Spinning types

Auto-generated expressions

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