Motion Analysis
Creo retains a model in the temporary memory until the model is erased, or until the application is closed.
1. With no model open, on the
Home tab, click
Erase Not Displayed in the
Data group. The
Erase Not Displayed dialog box opens.
2. Click OK.
3. In
Creo Parametric, set the
working directory to
<downloaded files location> > Exercise 4.
4. On the Home tab, click Open. The File Open dialog box opens.
5. Select crankshaft_assembly.asm and click Open.
6. On the in-graphics toolbar, click
Datum Display Filters and clear the
(Select All) check box to clear all the datum display check boxes.
7. On the
Applications tab, click
Mechanism. The
Mechanism tab opens.
8. Click
Servo Motors from the
Insert group. The
Servo Motor Definition tab opens.
9. In the graphics window, select Connection_3.first_rot_axis as shown in the following figure.
10. In the Profile Details, do the following:
a. Under Driven Quantity, click the arrow next to Position and click Velocity.
b. Under Coefficients, change the velocity value to 45.
c. Click
.
11. On the
Mechanism tab, click
Mechanism Analysis from the
Analysis group. The
Analysis Definition dialog box opens.
a. Under Name, type motion.
b. Under Type, select Kinematic.
c. Under Graphical display, change the End Time from 10 to 12.
d. Click Run and observe the model.
e. When the kinematic analysis is complete, click OK.
12. On the
Mechanism tab, click
Measures from the
Analysis group. The
Measure Results dialog box opens.
13. Under
Measures, click
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
a. Under Name, type V_1.
b. Under Type, select Velocity.
c. Click
and select the connection as shown in the following figure:
d. Click OK. The Measure Definition dialog box closes.
14. In the
Measure Results dialog box, under
Measures, click
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
a. Under Name, type V_2.
b. Under Type, select Velocity.
c. Click
and select the connection as shown in the following figure:
d. Click OK. The Measure Definition dialog box closes.
15. In the
Measure Results dialog box, under
Measures, click
. The
Measure Definition dialog box opens.
a. Under Name, type V_3.
b. Under Type, select Velocity.
c. Click
and select the connection as shown in the following figure:
d. Click OK. The Measure Definition dialog box closes.
16. In the Measure Results dialog box, under Result set, click motion.
17. Hold down the CTRL key, and under Measures select V_1, V_2, and V_3.
18. Click
Graph. The motion analysis results appear in the
Graphtool dialog box.
19. Move the Graphtool window to the bottom left of the screen.
20. Close the Measure Results dialog box.
21. On the
Mechanism tab, click
Playback from the
Analysis group. The
Playbacks dialog box opens.
a. Click
Play. The
Animate dialog box opens.
b. Click
Play. The animation plays in the graphics window.
c. Click
Stop to stop the animation.
d. In the Animation dialog box, click Close.
e. In the Playbacks dialog box, click Close.
22. Close the Graphtool window.
23. On the
Mechanism tab, click
Close. The
Save Playbacks dialog box opens.
24. Click Don't save.
Congratulations! You have completed this exercise.
On the Quick Access toolbar, click
Save and then
Close in each active window.
