SimMechanics 3.0

Product Description

• Introduction and Key Features
• Modeling Mechanical Systems
• Simulating and Analyzing Mechanical Motion
• Exporting CAD Assemblies from a CAD System into SimMechanics
• Converting SimMechanics Models to C Code
• Multidomain Physical Modeling in MATLAB and Simulink

Exporting CAD Assemblies from a CAD System into SimMechanics

Using SimMechanics Link, you can automatically create a SimMechanics model from a CAD assembly. SimMechanics Link exports critical data and mate information to a file that can be imported by SimMechanics. The mass and inertia of each part in the assembly are converted to rigid bodies in SimMechanics. Geometry from the CAD assembly is automatically converted into geometry files and associated with the proper body in SimMechanics. The mate definitions in the CAD assembly are converted into the appropriate joints in the SimMechanics model.

For SolidWorks and ProEngineer models, you can install a plug-in to save the CAD assembly as an XML file that can be imported into SimMechanics. For other CAD systems, SimMechanics Link provides an API that you can connect to the API of your CAD system.

Piston model imported from CAD into SimMechanics. The CAD model of the piston (top) is saved as an XML file, and imported into SimMechanics. The visualization is generated from the STL files automatically exported from the CAD system (bottom). Click on image to see enlarged view.