1.3. Create Drivetrain Objects

For this model, you will need to define multiple drivetrain components, as follows:

 

1.3.1. Bearings

You will need to define 4 bearing components.

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select DriveTrain Toolkit and then Bearing.

  3. Rename the bearing as B6203_01.

  4. In the Details panel, set Bore to Off.

  5. From the Bearing Catalog menu, select S_6203.

  6. Define additional parameters for the bearing as follows:

    ParameterValue
    Bore20mm
    Outer Diameter40mm
    Width12mm
    Ball Pitch Diameter28.5mm
    Number of Balls8
    Ball Diameter6.747mm
    Inner Raceway Shoulder Diameter24.5mm
    Outer Raceway Shoulder Bore32.7mm
    Rounding Radius0.6mm
    Outer Raceway Groove Radius3.50844mm
    Inner Raceway Groove Radius3.44097mm
    Axial Force100N
    Radial Force350N

  7. Right-click the B6203_01 bearing in the Motion tree and select Duplicate.

  8. Rename the duplicated bearing object as B6203_02.

  9. Repeat the above steps to create two more bearings named B61805_01 and B61805_02 as follows:

    ParameterValue
    Bearing CatalogS_61805
    Bore25mm
    Outer Diameter40mm
    Width12mm
    Ball Pitch Diameter30.8mm
    Number of Balls15
    Ball Diameter3.5mm
    Inner Raceway Shoulder Diameter28.5mm
    Outer Raceway Shoulder Bore33.2mm
    Rounding Radius0.3mm
    Outer Raceway Groove Radius1.82mm
    Inner Raceway Groove Radius1.785mm
    Axial Force100N
    Radial Force350N

 

1.3.2. External Gear Set

You will need to define an External Gear Set object as follows:

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select DriveTrain Toolkit and then External Gear Set.

  3. In the Details panel, set the following parameter values for the new object:

    ParameterValue
    Type of GearHelical
    Hand of HelixRight
    Helix Angle29°
    Module2.245mm

  4. Define the following parameters in the Details panel for the Driving gear:

    ParameterValue
    Number of Teeth17
    Face Width20mm
    Addendum Coefficient1
    Dedendum Coefficient1.25
    Profile Shift Coefficient0.3441
    Tool Tip Radius0.2mm

  5. Define the following parameters in the Details panel for the Driven gear:

    ParameterValue
    Number of Teeth40
    Face Width20mm
    Addendum Coefficient1
    Dedendum Coefficient1.25
    Profile Shift Coefficient0.5426
    Tool Tip Radius0.2mm

 

1.3.3. Shaft (Flexible)

Create Coordinate Systems for the flexible shaft object as follows:

  1. Expand the Model branch in the Project tree and right-click Coordinate Systems.

  2. From the menu, select Insert and then Coordinate System.

  3. Rename the new coordinate system as S_R (Shaft Right).

  4. In the Details panel, set Define By to Global Coordinates.

  5. In the Details panel, set the following parameter values for the coordinate system:

    ParameterValue
    Origin: X0mm
    Origin: Y6mm
    Origin: Z0mm

  6. In the Details panel, under Principal Axis, select the following values:

    ParameterValue
    AxisZ
    Define ByGlobal Y Axis

  7. In the Details panel, under Orientation About Principal Axis, select the following values:

    ParameterValue
    AxisY
    Define ByGlobal X Axis

  8. In the Coordinate System ribbon, in the Transform section, click Flip Y to set the Directional Vectors for the coordinate system as follows:

    ParameterValue
    Directional Vector: X Axis Data{0,0,-1}
    Directional Vector: Y Axis Data{-1,0,0}
    Directional Vector: Z Axis Data{0,1,0}

     

  9. Repeat the above procedure to create two additional coordinate systems for the shaft, as follows:

    NameOriginDirectional Vectors
    XYZX Axis DataY Axis DataZ Axis Data
    S_M0mm30mm0mm{0,0,-1}{-1,0,0}{0,1,0}
    S_L0mm94mm0mm{0,0,-1}{-1,0,0}{0,1,0}

Create a Remote Point for each of three faces on the shaft as follows:

  1. Right-click the Model branch in the Project tree.

  2. From the menu, select Insert and then Remote Point.

  3. In the Details panel, set the Scoping Method to Geometry Selection.

  4. Use the Face selection tool (CTRL+F) to select the relevant geometry face and enter the following parameter values for the new remote points:

    NameGeometryCoordinate SystemX CoordinateY CoordinateZ Coordinate
    RP_S_RSee figure belowS_R0mm0mm0mm
    RP_S_MS_M0mm0mm0mm
    RP_S_LS_L0mm0mm0mm

Create a Shaft object as follows:

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select DriveTrain Toolkit and then Shaft.

  3. Rename the new object as Shaft_Flexible.

  4. In the Details panel, under Definition, set the Shaft Type to Flexible.

  5. Under Scope, set the Scoping Method to Geometry Selection.

  6. Using the Body selection tool (CTRL+B), select the body of the Shaft1 object (see below).

  7. In the Details panel, under Scope, click Apply in the Geometry field.

  8. Confirm that Geometry is set to 1 Body.

 

1.3.4. Shaft (Beam)

Create a Coordinate System for the beam shaft object as follows:

  1. Expand the Model branch in the Project tree and right-click Coordinate Systems.

  2. From the menu, select Insert and then Coordinate System.

  3. Rename the new coordinate system as S_Beam.

  4. In the Details panel, under Origin, set Define By to Global Coordinates.

  5. Set the following parameter values for the coordinate system:

    ParameterValue
    Origin X75mm
    Origin Y0mm
    Origin Z0mm

Create a Shaft object as follows:

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select DriveTrain Toolkit and then Shaft.

  3. Rename the new object as Shaft_Beam.

  4. In the Details panel, under Definition, set the Shaft Type to Beam.

  5. In the Details panel, under Definition, set the Coordinate System for this object to S_Beam.

  6. Ensure that Rotate Axis is set to +Y Direction.

  7. In the Details panel, under Geometric Shapes, click Tabular Data in the Sections field.

  8. In the Sections dialog, click the   button to add section data as follows:

    NameLengthCross SectionDiameter
    Section_0112mmCircular25mm
    Section_028mmCircular35mm
    Section_0320mmCircular25mm
    Section_0448mmCircular35mm
    Section_0512mmCircular25mm

  9. In the Details panel, in the Sections field, click Apply.

  10. Confirm that the total Shaft Length is calculated as 100mm (seel below) and that the Material Assignment is set to Structural Steel.

 

1.3.5. Housing

Create Coordinate Systems for the Housing geometry as follows:

  1. Expand the Model branch in the Project tree and right-click Coordinate Systems.

  2. From the menu, select Insert and then Coordinate System.

  3. Rename the new coordinate system as H_R_01.

  4. In the Details panel, under Origin, set Define By to Global Coordinates.

  5. In the Details panel, set the following parameter values for the coordinate system:

    ParameterValue
    Origin: X0mm
    Origin: Y6mm
    Origin: Z0mm

  6. In the Details panel, under Principal Axis, select the following values:

    ParameterValue
    AxisZ
    Define ByGlobal Y Axis

  7. In the Details panel, under Orientation About Principal Axis, select the following values:

    ParameterValue
    AxisY
    Define ByGlobal X Axis

  8. In the Coordinate System ribbon, in the Transform section, click Flip Y to set the Directional Vectors for the coordinate system as follows:

    ParameterValue
    Directional Vector: X Axis Data{0,0,-1}
    Directional Vector: Y Axis Data{-1,0,0}
    Directional Vector: Z Axis Data{0,1,0}

  9. Define further sets of Coordinate Systems as shown in the table below, setting the Directional Vectors by changing the parameters for Principal Axis and Orientation About Principal Axis as required:

    NameOriginDirectional Vectors
    X(mm)Y(mm)Z(mm)X AxisY AxisZ Axis
    H_R_027560{0,0,-1}{-1,0,0}{0,1,0}
    H_R_0334.2560{1,0,0}{0,1,0}{0,0,1}
    H_L_010940{0,0,-1}{-1,0,0}{0,1,0}
    H_L_0275940{0,0,-1}{-1,0,0}{0,1,0}
    H_L_0334.25940{1,0,0}{0,1,0}{0,0,1}

Create a Remote Point for each of the apertures in the housing:

  1. Expand the Model branch in the Project tree and right-click Remote Points.

  2. From the menu, select Insert and then Remote Point.

  3. In the Details panel, ensure that Scoping Method is set to Geometry Selection.

  4. Using the Face selection tool (CTRL+F), select the aperture corresponding to the H_R_01 coordinate system.

  5. In the Geometry field, click Apply (see below).

  6. In the Details panel, set the remaining parameter values for the new remote point as shown in the first row of the table below:

    NameGeometryCoordinate SystemX CoordinateY CoordinateZ CoordinateBehavior
    RP_H_R_01See figures belowH_R_010mm0mm0mmRigid
    RP_H_R_02H_R_020mm0mm0mmRigid
    RP_H_R_03H_R_030mm0mm0mmRigid
    RP_H_L_01H_L_010mm0mm0mmRigid
    RP_H_L_02H_L_020mm0mm0mmRigid
    RP_H_L_03H_L_030mm0mm0mmRigid

  7. Repeat steps 2-6 to define the remaining Remote Points as shown in the table above.

Create a Housing object as follows:

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select DriveTrain Toolkit and then Housing.

  3. Rename the new object as Housing.

  4. Under Scope, set the Scoping Method to Geometry Selection.

  5. Using the Body selection tool (CTRL+B), select the body of the Housing object (see below).

  6. In the Details panel, under Scope, click Apply in the Geometry field.

  7. Confirm that Geometry is set to 1 Body.

Create a Body Properties object for the Housing as follows:

  1. Select the Motion branch in the Project tree.

  2. In the Motion ribbon, select Body and then Body Properties.

  3. Under Scope, set the Scoping Method to Geometry Selection.

  4. Using the Body selection tool (CTRL+B), select the body of the Housing object (as above).