Dear Sir,
I currently do not have access to SolidWorks. My present goal is to generate a basic planar mechanism, and I would appreciate your guidance on the best approach to start. For example, if I need to create one body composed of three basic shapes, should I model it as three separate bodies or use the *VisualShape *method? Similarly, for linkages, would it be better to use *EasyBox *or *LinkSegment*? Could you kindly provide a quick overview of the most suitable methods or components to use for this purpose? I would like to try implementing an initial-level code based on your suggestions. Thank you for your time and support. On Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at 3:06:19 am UTC+5:30 Dan Negrut wrote: > A good start would probably be to use the Solidworks to PyChrono pipeline. > > Not that you have to, but it could give you a jump start. > > Dan > > --------------------------------------------- > > Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Professor > > NVIDIA CUDA Fellow > > Department of Mechanical Engineering > > Department of Computer Science > > University of Wisconsin - Madison > > 4150ME, 1513 University Avenue > > Madison, WI 53706-1572 > > 608 772 0914 <(608)%20772-0914> > > http://sbel.wisc.edu/ > > http://projectchrono.org/ > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Siddharth L > *Sent:* Monday, September 29, 2025 7:22 AM > *To:* ProjectChrono <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [chrono] Help Needed to create the Mechanism > > > > I want to model a mechanism (see attached image) with the following setup: > > - *Body 1* and *Body 2* are in contact, and *Body 3* is an arm > connected to the mechanism. > - I want to *pull the end of Body 3 at a constant speed of 30 mm/s*. > - While pulling, I need to *track the force (magnitude and direction) > at the pulling point* until *Body 1 and Body 2 slip* relative to each > other. > - A constant *100 N force* is applied to Body 1, trying to rotate it > counterclockwise (CCW). > > Could you guide me on how to *create the basic shapes for these bodies* > in PyChrono and how to *simulate this pulling motion and measure the > reaction force*? > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ProjectChrono" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/52f2d3e4-42f7-42c7-beb5-5e42c7b30d40n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/52f2d3e4-42f7-42c7-beb5-5e42c7b30d40n*40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer__;JQ!!Mak6IKo!KyCQHUEKrTdDDkGXfCVvr8AhY2nZIovjo0DEy4dwkIK18o0Dw7IFkmv3QmbgwP39p-O0VjI12BAwwOIGWrY8-w$> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/d408d216-9c97-4880-a0e4-d4ec04853f86n%40googlegroups.com.
