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SimMechanics support now for SolidWorks CAD assemblies

18 June 2003 Design Automation

In collaboration with SolidWorks, The MathWorks has delivered the latest version of its simulation product SimMechanics 2.1, which extends the engineering analysis capabilities of SimMechanics by allowing the effortless importation of SolidWorks CAD assemblies.

SolidWorks models can now be simulated in the Simulink environment to analyse forces and torques in mechanical joints, plot the accelerations and displacements of each part in the system, and visualise motion of the CAD assembly. With SimMechanics, engineers who design mechanisms that have control systems, can simulate both their mechanical and control systems in the Simulink environment. Simulink engineers can now automatically build mechanical models from their SolidWorks assemblies and simulate the dynamic motion of the system.

SimMechanics allows SolidWorks users to automatically generate a SimMechanics model from their existing CAD designs. They can instantly use the SimMechanics interface to add control systems, actuators, sensors, and other modelling elements to their design.

For more information contact Rolene Carpel, Opti-Num solutions, 011 325 6238, [email protected]



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