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1. Overview
1.1. Motion Capabilities
1.2. Adding Motion Analysis
2. Pre-Processing
2.1. Using Standard Mechanical Features
2.2. Define Motion Specific Features
2.2.1. Body
2.2.2. Contact
2.2.3. Joint
2.2.4. Force
2.2.5. Sub-Entity
2.2.6. Set Initial Conditions
2.3. Contacts
2.3.1. Defining Contacts
2.3.2. Contact Types
2.3.3. Contact Detection
2.3.4. Contact Formulation
2.3.5. Contact Properties
2.4. Contact Considerations
2.4.1. Contact Settings
2.4.2. Failure to Detect Contact
2.4.3. Contact Guidelines
2.5. Joints
2.5.1. Joint Load Properties
2.5.2. Joint Force
2.5.3. Joint Moment
2.5.4. Joint Longitudinal Spring
2.5.5. Joint Torsional Spring
2.5.6. Joint Friction Properties
2.5.7. Point on Curve Properties
2.5.8. Curve on Curve
2.5.9. Joints Diagnostics
3. Toolkits
3.1. Drivetrain Toolkit
3.1.1. Bearings
3.1.2. Gear Sets
3.1.3. Concept Carrier
3.1.4. Modifying Gear Teeth
3.1.5. Advanced Gear Options
3.1.6. Shafts
3.1.7. Housing
3.1.8. Drivetrain Assembler
3.1.9. Drivetrain Driving Scenario
3.2. Links Toolkit
3.2.1. Path
3.2.2. Segment
3.2.3. Links Assembler
3.2.4. Path Follower
3.2.5. Path to Segment Contact
3.2.6. Segment to Segment Connection
3.2.7. Segment Inner Connection
3.2.8. Segment on Path
3.2.9. Soil Interaction
4. Coupling
4.1. One-Way Acoustic Coupling
4.2. Motion-Maxwell Coupling
5. Co-Simulation
5.1. Signal Input
5.2. Signal Output
5.3. Co-Simulator
6. Solution
6.1. Define Solution Settings
6.1.1. Simulation Controls
6.1.2. Step Controls
6.1.3. Solver Controls
6.1.4. Output Controls
6.1.5. Dynamic Settings
6.1.6. Static Settings
6.1.7. Modal Settings
6.1.8. Units
6.2. Exporting Motion Files
6.3. Solve
6.4. HPC Platform Services (HPS)
7. Post-Processing
7.1. Contour Results
7.2. Contact Tool
7.3. Probes
7.4. Waterfall Results
7.5. Custom Result
7.6. Standalone Postprocessor
8. Limitations of Motion
8.1. Initial Velocity
8.2. Result Animation
8.3. Naming Rules
8.4. General Joint
8.5. Bushing
8.6. Springs
8.7. Matrix Force
8.8. Modal
8.9. Contact
8.10. Contact Properties
8.11. Units
8.12. Function Expression
8.13. Model Assembly
8.14. Line Bodies
8.15. Multibody Part with Beam Bodies
8.16. Beam Element Material
8.17. Virtual Topology
8.18. Body Properties
8.19. Condensed Part
8.20. Imported Condensed Part
8.21. User Defined Python
9. Troubleshooting
9.1. Solver Errors
9.1.1. Minimum Allowed Step Size is Reached
9.1.2. Rigid Body Contact Patch Spanning Multiple Surfaces
9.2. Problem Situations
9.2.1. Slow Solution Compared to 2022 R1
9.2.2. Cannot Specify the Use FDM Jacobian Option
9.3. Stresses Significantly Higher Than Yield Strength for Plastic Materials