4 answers

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  Abhijeet over 1 year ago

  Tutorial to make animation for a compression spring in solidworks.

  1. Step 1

     1. Model a spring and make the centre line always visible as shown in the figure.

     

  2. Step 2

     2. Make the bottom part of the spring surface flat with the process shown below. Use “surface cut” tool for this purpose.

     

  3. Step 3

     3. Repeat the same process for the top portion.

     

  4. Step 4

     4. Make a part similar to the figure shown below or of a simple shock absorber.

     

  5. Step 5

     5. Make the bottom part of the spring coincident to the part created in the above step as shown.

     

  6. Step 6

     6. Right click on the sketch shown in blue colour and edit it. Before editing the part you must save your assembly file.

     

  7. Step 7

     7. Make the line and the part co-incident as shown in the figure.

     

  8. Step 8

     8. Click on “motion study” at the bottom of the solidworks window.

     

  9. Step 9

     9. Place the model as shown in the figure and drag the bar in the timeline represented by orange color to a certain time as per your requirement.

     

  10. Step 10

      10. Drag the part out as shown in the figure. The bars in the timeline will automatically get generated.

      

  11. Step 11

      11. Now drag the orange colored bar to a greater length on the timeline.

      

  12. Step 12

      12. Click on “calculate” button as shown.

      

  13. Step 13

      13. Save the animation.

      

  1. 
     Hariharan over 1 year ago

     Thanks...

• 
  Abhijeet over 1 year ago

  Tutorial: How to make an animation for a compression spring in Solidworks?

  1. 
     Abhijeet over 1 year ago

     Pawan I'm also trying for that. I got something but itz in a raw stage. Gotta do sumthing for it soon. Btw u had asked for both catia and solidworks tutorial i suppose as i saw ur comment on venkata's model. :)

  2. 
     PAWAN over 1 year ago

     Thanx! but i was in search for simulation catia!!

• 
  Steen Winther 10 months ago

  I think a very basic piece of information is missing from the steps above:
  The spring needs to be modelled as a revolved sweep, the animation won't work if you use a helix.

• 
  Dr Beljan 12 months ago

  Step 6 and step 7 is so confused to me.
  When i click on centerline ( on her top point and on circuit line of the part behind) i get this option
  https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7355853718_45cfb4f58f_b.jpg
  You get this option
  https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7170642697_0341afbaf1_b.jpg
  WTF
  I used SolidWorks 2012