Changing the Linear Motor Speed

Changing the linear motor speed affects the simulation time. Next, you duplicate the study and change the linear motor speed.

  1. Right-click the Motion Study 1 tab of the motion study and click Copy Study.
  2. Select Motion Study 2, the duplicate study.
  3. Right-click LinearMotor8 in the MotionManager and click Edit Feature .
  4. Change the Speed to 35 mm/s and click .
  5. Click Calculate (MotionManager toolbar).
    Notice that changing the speed with which the plate moves into place does not affect the overall simulated motion. The welding task does not begin until the plate is properly placed.
  6. Hover over the MotionManager timeline slider.

    The simulation takes approximately 3.8 seconds, due to the slower motor speed during Task1.