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CATIA V5
Digital Mockup (DMU)
Version 5 Release 16
DMU Fitting
DMU Kinematics
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DMU Fitting
Simulate part motions for assembly and maintainability issues
Toolbars
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General Process
Open an Assembly Document
Using DMU Manipulation Toolbar to
change the position of the Compass:-
Create a Track
1) “Detach” the Compass from
Move a Component the selected Part (it will be
gray)
Record the Track
2) “Snap” the Compass onto a
Repeat creating tracks for other components new position
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Exercise 1
(1) File Open:-
• File/Open/Excavator_a.CATProduct
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Exercise 1
(3) Cont’:-
• Drag the upper assembly out by Compass
• Then Click “Record(Insert)” icon to record the
new position
• Drag the assembly to another position
• Click “Record(Insert)” icon again
• Click ok complete
Exercise 1
(5) Create a Play Sequence of the films:-
• Click “Edit Sequence” icon
• Select Track.1 under the list of “Action in
session”
• Click
• Select Track.2, then
• …Repeat the steps until all Tracks are inserted
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Exercise 1
(6) Cont’:-
• Click “Change Loop Mode” icon to run the
simulation continuously
• Click “Stop” icon to stop Change Loop Stop
Mode
• Click “Simulation Player” icon again to exit
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Exercise 1
(9) Refine Environment Settings (optional):-
• To improve the resolution, select
“Tools/options…/General/Display/Performan
ces/3D Accuracy/Fixed” on the top menu and
change it to 0.01(smallest value)
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Exercise 1
(10) Export Simulation into AVI format
• Click “Tools/Simulation/Generate Video” on
the top menu
• Select Sequence.1 on tree
• Select “VFW Codec” as default
• Click “Setup” button and select “Cinepak
Codec by Radius” as Compressor
• Click “File name…” to define the destination
of the exported file and the file name
• Click ok to complete
END of Exercise 1
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DMU Kinematics
Simulate the mechanism of an assembly
B C
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General Process
Open an Assembly Document
Create a Simulation
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Exercise 2 Top
Upper
Arm (x2)
Mid
Joint
Base
(1) File/Open/
Scissorjack_a.CATProduct
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Exercise 2
(2) Change workbench to DMU kinematics:-
• If the current workbench is not “DMU
kinematics”, select “Start/Digital Mockup/
DMU kinematics” on the top menu to change.
(otherwise, it needn’t change)
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Exercise 2
(4) Fix “Base” in place:-
• Select “Fixed Part” icon
• Click “New Mechanism” icon on the pop-up
window
• Click ok to accept the default name
• Select “Base” (by clicking “Base” on tree or
clicking on the geometry directly)
• (A Fix Constraint is created automatically, and at
the same time, a fixed part is defined in
Mechanism.1)
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Exercise 2
(6) Create a Revolute joint between Left Lower
Arm and Base:-
• Select “Revolute Joint” icon
• Click Axis of LowerArm and then Axis of Base
• Click Face of LowerArm and then Face of Base
• Click ok to complete
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Exercise 2
(8) Create a Revolute joint between Left Lower
Arm and Left Upper Arm:-
• Select “Revolute Joint” icon
• Click Axis of LowerArm and then Axis of UpperArm
• Click Face of LowerArm and then Face of
UpperArm
• Click ok to complete
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Exercise 2
(10) Create a Revolute joint between Left
Upper Arm and Top:-
• Select “Revolute Joint” icon
• Click Axis of UpperArm and then Axis of Top
• Click Face of UpperArm and then Face of Top
• Click ok to complete
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Exercise 2
(12) Create a Revolute joint between Right
Upper Arm and Mid-Joint:-
• Select “Revolute Joint” icon
• Click Axis of UpperArm and then Axis of Midjoint
• Click Face of UpperArm and then Face of MidJoint
• Click ok to complete
Exercise 2
(14) Create a Screw joint between Mid-Nut and
Screw:-
• Drag the Screw out of the hole by Compass again
so that we can see the screw hole
• Select “Screw Joint” icon
• Click Axis of MidNut and then Axis of Screw
• Select “angle driven” option
• Enter 1 as Pitch
• Click ok to complete
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Exercise 2
(16) Create a Gear joint between Right Upper
Arm and Left Upper Arm:-
• Select “Gear Joint” icon
• Select Revolute.5 and then Revolute.6
• Select Opposite as Rotation Directions
• Click ok to complete
screw
Revolute.9
Gear.1
Revolute.7
Revolute.8
Revolute.4
Revolute.3
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Revolute.2
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Exercise 2
(17) Hide all Constraints:-
• Right-Click on “Constraints” on the product tree
and then select “Hide/Show”
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Exercise 2
(19) Get the Smallest Height of Scissor Jack:-
• Select “Activate Sensors” option (another menu
pops-up)
• Select the third button “Stop when Clash”
• Select “On Request” Simulation
• Select 40 as Number of steps
• Adjust Command.1 to -30000 (lowest value)
• Click “Play” icon
Exercise 2
(21) Define the relation between Command.1
and Time:-
• Click “Formula” icon
• Click Mechanism.1 on tree
• (Two related parameters are sorted out:
“Mechanism.1\KINTime” &
“Mechanism.1\Commands\Command.1\Angle”)
• Select
“Mechanism.1\Commands\Command.1\Angle”
• Click “Add Formula” button
• Enter (Mechanism.1\KINTime /1s)*360*2deg
• Click ok
• Click ok again
• (The formula is now stored under Mechanism.1)
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Exercise 2
(22) Define a Sensor:-
• Click “Speed and Acceleration” icon
• Select Base as Reference Product
• Select any endpoint of the Top
face as Point Selection
• Select “Main axis”
• (Remark: “Main Axis” is the axis
system of the Product, which is also
the axis system of Base (1st
component))
• Click ok to complete
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Exercise 2
(23) Con’t:-
• Select “Activate Sensors”
• Select “Speed-Acceleration.1\z_vertex” and
“Speed-Acceleration.1\z_LinearSpeed”
• Click “Stop when Clash” button
• Click button
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Exercise 2
(24) Study Results:-
• Click “Graphics…” button
Displacement
• We get two curves on the graph:
Yellow – Displacement of the Top Face;
Green – Speed of the Top Face
Speed
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