Simulate Motor command
Simulate Motor command
Display a kinematic simulation of motion in an assembly. You use motor features to define how a set of interrelated parts will move. This is useful when working with assemblies that contain crankshafts, gears, pulleys, and hydraulic or pneumatic actuators.
Press F5 to replay the animation.
When you click the Simulate Motor button, the Motor Group Properties dialog box is displayed, so you can specify which motors you want to use, whether you want to detect collisions during the simulation, and so forth. When you click OK, the Animation Editor tool is displayed so you can run the simulation. To run the simulation, click the Play button.
Note:
The Simulate Motor command contains a subset of the Animation Editor functionality. To access the full functionality of the Animation Editor tool, you must use the Animation Editor command in the Explode-Render-Animate application. To access the Explode-Render-Animate application, on the Tools tab, click Explode-Render-Animate.