For an MES model, I am only interested in part of the movement of a crankshaft driven mechanism. Is there a simple way to move the model from the as-drawn position to a different starting position to begin the analysis? The entire model runs on a 360 degree rotation of the crankshaft and I am only interested in running an analysis between 180 and 190 degrees of rotation. I do not have access to the original solid model.
Hi,
I would think that the easiest way to do so is to simply select the part, select subentities and rotate the lines the amount you wish around a certain axis. You may need to create a new coordinate system for this too, I guess.
Björn
No, MES has no such support you asked. Unless you once had simulated same model to that or beyond that position, then you can restart from there.
But the request is interesting. And Björn's suggestion is good to me. MES also allows to specify initial velocity and acceleration at the position you want to start as a rigid body motion, if you want and can estimate that.
-xli