Opening the Plunger Model and the Motion Study

First, you open the model and the motion study.

  1. Download and extract the sample files for this tutorial:
    1. Click here to download motionstudies.zip to your Downloads folder.
      For more information on downloading and managing sample files, see Sample Files.
    2. Browse to the Downloads folder and extract motionstudies.zip to a convenient location.
      For example, to organize your tutorial sample files, create a folder in your Documents folder named tutorial_files. Then extract into that folder to create a subfolder named motionstudies that contains the sample files for this tutorial.
    3. Open plunger.SLDASM.
  2. Click Shade with Edges on the View toolbar.
  3. Click File > Save to 3DEXPERIENCE.
  4. In the dialog box, for SW Title, enter my_plunger, then click Save.
  5. In the message bar at the top of the graphics area, click Lock so you can save changes to the model to the platform.
  6. Select the Motion Study 1 tab (lower-left portion of the graphics area).
    The MotionManager appears in the lower portion of the graphics area. The MotionManager includes a set of tools that allow you to specify the motion study. The availability of the tools depends on the type of study that you create. For this model, the type of study (upper-left of the MotionManager) is set to Animation.

    To collapse or expand MotionManager, click the arrow in the upper right corner of the MotionManager. To show or hide MotionManager, click View > User Interface > MotionManager.