Lab01 Virtual Lab Basic

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Virtual.Lab Motion Basic Training

Lab 1: Interface LabThe first lab session begins with a blank Motion document.

Objective

The objective of this lab session is to resent the !irtual.Lab Motion rogram to newusers. The user is steed through the rocess of oening a new document" interactingwith the interface" and saving the model file. Primar# focus is laced on resenting thebasic menu functionalit# and workbench concets to rovide a basis for detailed modelconstruction and anal#sis in later lab sessions.

In this first lab session we will be working with a blank Motion document. $n image ofthe default document is shown below.

Lab 1 $genda

1. %tarting !irtual.Lab Motion.

&. Introducing the Interface.'. $ctivating the Product (orkbench.

). $ctivating the Part *esign (orkbench.

%witch to the (ireframe and %urface (orkbench.

+. $ctivating the Mechanism *esign (orkbench.

,. %aving a Model.


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Lab %ession *ocumentation -onventions

Meaning of Fonts:

*iscussions about features and functions are in normal $rial font.

(orkbench or Menu action button selections to be carried out are in Bold$rial font"

with a ointing arrow roceeding the action:

*ialog bo field entries are indicated b# Courier Newfont.

Tet indicating the label to a dialog bo field or tab will be Italicized.

%elect is e/uivalent to a single left0click of the mouse.

%tarting !irtual.Lab Motion

%tarting u the !irtual.Lab Motion softwareTo start !irtual.Lab Motion:

1. *ouble0click on the !irtualLab Icon on #our deskto.

Oening a new !irtual.Lab Motion Model

1. %elect StartMotion Mechanism Designfrom the %tart menu.

$n image of the !irtual.Lab Motion Interface is shown below.


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Introducing the InterfaceThis lab will focus on introducing the si main areas of the interface: The Main Menuar" the !irtual.Lab %ecification Tree" the Model *isla#" the %tandard Toolbar" the2avigation Toolbar" and the Mechanism *esign (orkbench.

!irtual.Lab Main Menu ar

This menu bar is made available to the user at the to of the modeling interface. Thereare numerous oerative commands within the !irtual.Lab interface that can beaccessed through the Main Menu ar. These commands can also be accessed atalternative locations within the interface. These locations will be elained later withinthis lab.

%tart Menu

This menu is rovided as a navigation tool"

it rovides a convenient means for the userto toggle between different !irtual.Labfunctional workbenches.


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3ile Menu

This menu is the starting oint for oening

all new and eisting files of an# t#e.

The File menu rovides all save otions for

the files associated with a current!irtual.Lab %ession.

Models should alwa#s be saved to a

secified roject folder.


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!iew Menu

This menu controls the la#out of the

interface.

%electing the Toolbars Otion from the!iew menu can turn on an# buttons notdisla#ed on the !irtual.Lab (orkbenchareas b# default.

Manual Viewcontrols such as 4oom"

Pan" and 5otate are also available.*#namic methods of utili6ing thesecommands will be elained later.

7eometr# *isla# can be modified

through the 5ender %t#le utton.

Otions for disla#ing model geometr#includes solid" wireframe" andtransarent. The -ustomi6ed !iewotion can be selected to disla# modelgeometr# according the t#e of materialthat has been assigned to a secific art.

There are two view saces within the

!irtual.Lab environment. These are the8%how9 and 82o %how9 saces. Twovisible design saces allow the user theotion of onl# showing those asects ofthe model imortant for understanding"other icons andor features can behidden using the ;ide%how menuotion. To swa between 8%how9 and 82o%how9" the user can select the otion of;ide%how%wa !isible %ace.

$s stated reviousl# man# of these !iew menu otions can be accessed readil#from other areas of the interface" ;ide%how is just one of those otions.

;el Menu

This will rovide users with a convenient wa# to access the !irtual.Lab Online*ocumentation. If #ou have the Online *ocumentation installed" oint thebrowser to the OnLine;el folder.


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!irtual.Lab %ecification Tree

The %ecification Tree is slit into

two main branches" the LinksManager" and the $nal#sis Model.

The Links Manager rovides a

reference to an# eternal files beingutili6ed in the current !irtual.Labsession.

$ll !irtual.Lab Motion elements are

recorded under the $nal#sis Modelbranch of the %ecification Tree.

Model *isla#

The oen sace in the interface used for disla#ing the model geometr#" and

icons associated with model elements.

$nimation of the model solution will be disla#ed in this field.

%election of elements can be done from the %ecification Tree or the Model

*isla#. %elected items will highlight orange in both areas of the interface.


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!iew Toolbar

This toolbar is also found b# default at the bottom of the interface. It includesman# of the same commands as outlined under the descrition of the Main !iewMenu" but in the same eas# access button form as the %tandard Toolbar.

=ach button has an associated name" these names can be viewed b# holding themouse cursor over a button as shown below:

%electing these buttons make it ossible to eecute commands such as 3it $ll In

?this brings allgeometr# and icons into the Model *isla# for viewing@" Pan"5otate" and 4oom.

There are also buttons on these toolbars with multile otion settings. $dditionalotions for a multile otion command can be viewed b# selecting on the blackarrow to the right of the button. %hown below is the Aoint Toolbar. This entiretoolbar can be accessed b# selecting the black arrow shown to the right of theracket Aoint button.


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Mechanism *esign (orkbench

(hen the user first starts u a !irtual.Lab

Motion %ession this is the first workbenchthat will aear in the (orkbench $rea to the

right of the screen.

odies" Aoints" 3orces" and -onstraints are

created from this area.

The black down arrows indicate that further

otions for a articular workbench selectionare hidden from view.

$ new anal#sis is eecuted b# selecting on

the -omute %olution button.

$ reviousl# eisting binar# result file from

*$*% can be imorted using the Imort%olver 5esults button.

$nal#sis results can be reviewed b# selecting

on the animation or grahing buttons.


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There are additional workbenches available within the !irtual.Lab

environment.

The workbench disla#ed deends on the t#e of document selected

from the !irtual.Lab %ecification Tree. The oerations rovided oneach workbench corresond to each document t#e.

$ctivate the Motion Product *esign

(orkbench!irtual.Lab is a tool that allows the user to do multi0attribute engineering. Itcontains access to Motion" *urabilit#" and 2oise D !ibration technologies.*uring this Motion training we will focus on three workbenches. These are theMechanism *esign (orkbench" the Motion Product *esign (orkbench" and thePart *esign (orkbench.

;ere are the stes to switch between workbenches:

To activate the Motion Product *esign (orkbench:

*ouble0-lick the branch of the %ecification Tree labeled Product1E5OOT.

2otice that the Icon shown to the left of this branch of the %ecification Tree hastwo gears. This icon alwa#s identifies a Product document" and can be used toactivate the Motion Product *esign (orkbench.

Product *ocument Icon


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Once this icon has been selected the Product %tructure (orkbench should

aear with the Product %tructure Icon:

$dditional functionalit# has been added to this Product (orkbench. Thisfunctionalit# includes the abilit# to move a art included in a mechanism relative

to constraints. $ new workbench was develoed to administer this functionalit#.This workbench is called the Motion Product *esign (orkbench. To relace theold Product %tructure (orkbench with the new Motion Product *esign(orkbench" %elect %tartMotionMotion Product *esign. This new

workbench is reresented b# the following icon:

This workbench swa will be stored to the !irtual.Lab Motion =nvironment files"such that the Motion Product *esign workbench will be activated each time aProduct *ocument branch is selected from the model %ecification tree.

$ctivating the Part (orkbench*ouble0-lick an# branch of the tree showing the Part *ocument Icon.

This will activate the Part (orkbench. Indicated b# the %olid 7eometr# Icon:

3eatures created using the Part (orkbench will be added to the activated Partdocument. To add solid or wireframe features to the 7lobal3iedTo7roundPartPart *ocument" *ouble0-lick this branch of the tree:


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%witching to the %urface and (ireframe *esign (orkbench:

Part *ocuments re/uire two (orkbenches to store all available geometr#creation tools. To activate the second workbench of tools for designingwireframe arts select %tart7eometr#(ireframe and %urface 7eometr#.

This should activate the (ireframe (orkbench indicated b# the Oen %urfaceIcon:

$ctivating the Mechanism *esign(orkbenchMechanism *esign =lements such as Aoints and 3orces can onl# be added to

the -$T$nal#sis document when the Mechanism *esign (orkbench is activated.

To activate the Mechanism *esign (orkbench" *ouble0-lick the $nal#sis Model

branch of the %ecification Tree showing the lue Triangle Icon:

The %ingle 5otating 7ear Icon at the to of the workbench indicates theMechanism *esign (orkbench:

%aving a ModelThe easiest wa# to insure that all changes to #our model and an# eternal filesthat are being referenced are saved is to select the Main 3ile Menu and SaveManagement. The resulting %ave Management window will re/uest a file namefor the -$T$nal#sis *ocument that #ou are currentl# modif#ing. $ll linked-$TProduct and -$TPart documents will be named and saved automaticall#.

This comletes Lab %ession 1.

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