1.7. Create Links Contact

Next, you will create a Path To Segment Contact object. This creates internal contact between the faces of the path (sprockets) and segments:

  1. Select the Model element in the Project tree.

  2. From the Motion ribbon, click Links Toolkit and select Path to Segment Contact.

  3. In the Details panel for the new Path To Segment Contact object, click in the Links Assembler field and select the Links Assembler that you created above.

  4. Click in the Path Contact Regions field (where it says Tabular Data).

  5. In the Path Contact Regions dialog, add three new entries and select the Named Selections titled Sprocket1_Surface, Sprocket2_Surface and Sprocket_Guide_Surface.

  6. In the Details panel, click Apply.

    You can check that the geometry information is loaded correctly by clicking again in the Paths field (see below).

     

  7. In the Details panel, click in the Segment Contact Regions field (where it says Tabular Data).

  8. In the Segment Contact Regions dialog, add a new entry and select the Named Selection titled Chain2_Contact.

    Note:  The Chain1_Contact surface is not actually in contact with sprocket surface.

  9. In the Details panel, click Apply.

    You can check that the geometry information is loaded correctly by clicking again in the Paths field (see below).