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(continued...) In addition to exporting result plots as html files, 2003 results can be published as eDrawings.
This enables the compact result file to be viewed, rotated, zoomed and annotated in 3D by the extended design team even without access to SolidWorks or Cosmos.
FE is only as good as the definition of the load case, and the integration with Motion analysis allows the investigation of dynamics before defining the FE constraints.
Forces likely to be encountered in operation can be predicted in CosmosMotion and these reaction forces can be exported directly into CosmosWorks to predict stresses and deflections.
Although data can only currently be exported for a single point in time, the process can be repeated simply by selecting a new time frame.
Care must be taken in Motion to define SolidWorks model geometry as bearing surfaces so that CosmosWorks can distribute the forces and moments over the selected faces and edges.
Any constraints missing assignments are highlighted at the time of export.
Joints that were generated from SolidWorks mates automatically use the original geometry as the bearing surface.
Although standard SolidWorks functionality allows investigation of the movement of components including collision detection, CosmosMotion based on the widely used ADAMS software adds physics based motion simulation.
By applying motors and actuators, power consumption, linkages, cams, gear trains, springs and dampers can be studied.