Chain and Sprocket Design Assembly and Motion Study : Solidworks Tutorial

[@brandonmoralesmusic28]

Best tutorial of chain motion study

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thank you so much.

[@satyaparida120]

just great having lot of patience good job

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

thanks a lot!

[@sergioloboo.santos4071]

Wonderful!!!! Congratulations!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💯

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Many many thanks!!

[@williamhensley8322]

59:34 What did you do different? You had just done the same mate a few moments earlier and it didn't work. Then you do it again and then it works. I have the same error as you got at 59:15. Now I have them all constrained but now it still says it's under defined. And now after repeating my save and rebuild, it says that it's fully defined.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

i used the same Save & Rebuild then the final joints created. If u have noticed, till 57:38- selected hinges in anticlockwise from 57:44- started in clockwise direction Did u also do that? Because, i too received error while creating all the mates(leaving the last one) in only one direction either clockwise or anticlockwise.

[@williamhensley8322]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh I searched through the comments and did what you suggested and ultimately because I more or less followed what you were suggesting in the comments, I was able to finally get it to work.

[@fn326]

What if you have a fix center distance? How do you design the path with or without Chain Tensioner? I'd be happy to watch another video about this.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

the basic will be the same, whatever path you choose the total path length should be equal to pitch*number of links. This tutorial was for fixed centre distance & without tensioner. i will soon do a tutorial on with tensioner.

[@fn326]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh I've found out a way to tackle my problem. Fix center distance with chain tensioner. Thanks to this part 2:02. What I did was set a center distance between sprockets, fix diameters on both sprockets, fix distance of tensioner center to any sprocket center. Then tangent all the lines. Lastly, path length dimension.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

yes, you did right.

[@jagatutor]

Wowo this realy good jobs brother. 😎😎😎 I like this tutorial 😎😎👍👍👍

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thank you so much 😀

[@muhammadalayyub2424]

When I mate the front plane of assembly and midplane of the links, the link moves away from the path? Kindly give me a solution.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

it should not if u follow the same steps as shown! I mean, firstly position the part named 'path' as shown and make it fix. then do the chain pattern and don't dissolve it. Then start creating the Mid plane mate as shown (using multi mate mode ON).

[@Dharvin-to9qq]

Can't select the 2 same circle when create nthe hinge...what to do...pls help me🥺🥺

[@GG-dg7qt]

Hello, i need help with the last hinge joint, i cannot perform the last hinge joint as it appears with error, tried quite some times but still didn't work. Thank you.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

make sure any link is not mated with the path sketch or fixed. Try These Techniques: > First mating links in let's Clockwise, when reaching second last link then Start mating Anti-clockwise (from 1st hinge joint towards last one) and reach to the last link. OR > delete some previous hinge joints and then again start mate OR > Lastly if still not happens then Create a New Assembly file and try.

[@mikeomalley8241]

It won't let me change length of path. comes up with warnings that can't be entered. I have slowed down video and have draw it twice. Both times won't let me subtrcat without over defining???

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Make Sure: 1. You didn't add center distance between the Polygons 2. You didn't fix centres of any Polygon 3. Didn't Put the Center of Any one of Polygon at the Origin (as did in the tutorial) Then, It will work. Path Length can be modified.

[@mikeomalley8241]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh Thank you, I will try that. All the Best to You Sir, MPO'

[@adityakandalkar84]

chain is not rotating along the path as you shown in 15.29 what to do?

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

15:15 did you make the pattern 'Dynamic'?

[@adityakandalkar84]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh yes

[@aishwaryakotnur4678]

great tutorial

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

thank you so much

[@jhanolaer8286]

i want to know the formula of motion of the chain

[@zaidansari2377]

hello, I am not getting motion analysis option I only get basic motion and animation. I did the simulation using basic motion but I got a very weird Result, Please Help

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

see the tutorial from 1:04:05 . you need to ON solidworks Motion Add in.

[@Akash-vs1yh]

is there a relation between pitch and number of teeth?

[@DesignThenMake]

Great work man👍

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thanks!!

[@joedirt3226]

where's the gear mates between the gears? where are the mates for the chain-to-gear? I did the same thing, and gears were slipping over chain: nothing mated correctly. help lol

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

here no gear mate is used! as u can see in the thumbnail, realistic motion is there! So, motion from one sprocket to another is transmitted through chain links! Real solid contacts is there between chain links and sprockets! plus gravity is also there!

[@untungasmoro3417]

Terima kasih banyak.

[@tanphuoc9351]

why not use midplane for extruded

[@MegaSahil009]

Thanks a lot Sir! much respect!

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Most welcome! Glad u liked it.

[@MegaSahil009]

​@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh sir ive to make a 55 teeth sprocket for my chain of pitch 12.7mm, but the polygon has only upto 40 sides max, can you please guide me how to make this sprocket? i tried to make a 222.4604mm diameter construction circle and draw 55 lines of 12.70690863mm on it, but as soon as i try to equal it with the previous lines, the geometry gets error, please help im stuck here

[@amrutrajlad1772]

Sir, can you please share this CAD file Regards!

[@ahmedtufail3441]

Can your solidwork file for this?

[@MrMuratx81]

Good job!

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thanks!

[@ximth3d4ddyx]

I recently attempted to recreate this motion study in Solidworks 2021, but it didn't work quite as intended. There were a couple of settings that had to be slightly different compared to this video as they didn't exist. Also I had to use basic motion (Not sure if this makes a difference). the most I could achieve was that the sprockets wobbled back and forth slightly, and the links rattled and attempted to buckle. Would you have any suggestions for me to try / look at to correct this? - Hinge joint I couldn't select both sketches so tried concentric mate between roller and pins. Apologies for the verbal diarrhea.

[@pewpew5721]

Thank you sir!

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

You're welcome!

[@NejinPokharel]

I tried so many times but for some reason I cannot make the hinge joint. Also, I cannot seem to perform any without deleting mate of top plane of the chain path and top plain of the assembly. UPDATE: Flipping mate alignment in mid plane mates did the job for me. Firstly, I created hinge joint between each component even if it was over defined and deleted those which was unsolvable and the mate right next to those which were unsolvable and mated them again so that only overdefined error was showing. Then inside the mid plane folder, I flipped the alignment of any one unsolvable errored mate. Then wollah, every error disappeared

[@NejinPokharel]

Creating the hinge joint overdefines the mid plain assembly

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

the chain path is made 'fix', then all individual mid plane mates created and then hinge joints creation started. are you getting this over-define msg just in first hinge joint or the last hinge joint?

[@NejinPokharel]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh first hinge joint

[@NejinPokharel]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh Can I email you screenshots? It's getting kinda weird

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

did you follow the every steps of the tutorial? because if anywhere anything left then it may not work.

[@siddheshmahadik4595]

Number of new element states 3 doesn't match number of old ones, 4. Such error is occurring while calculating.

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

do a new motion study

[@bassil1226]

thank yaa ma brotha from an otha mothaaa

[@MegaSahil009]

@solidworks FUn sir ive to make a 55 teeth sprocket for my chain of pitch 12.7mm, but the polygon has only upto 40 sides max, can you please guide me how to make this sprocket? i tried to make a 222.4604mm diameter construction circle and draw 55 lines of 12.70690863mm on it, but as soon as i try to equal it with the previous lines, the geometry gets error, please help im stuck here

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Pitch 12.7mm, Teeth 55 For Inscribed Circle Polygon- Pitch= 12.7mm Sector Angle= 360/55= 6.54545455 deg Inscribed Circle Radius= 111.04879765mm Try these steps; 1. Create a Construction Circle 2. Make a Side of 12.7mm (pitch line) tangent to the Circle 3. Draw two construction lines Joining the both ends of the Pitch line to the center of the circle 4. make Angle between those 360/55= 6.54545455deg 5. making circular pattern of that pitch line, using angular spacing between each pattern 6.54545455 deg, number of pattern 55

[@MegaSahil009]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh yes sir, what I did is, made a construction circle, made a 12.7054mm line tangent to that circle via the lines midpoint. Then I made a center line at x axis (center of circle) and measured the 12.7045 endpoint distance with the x axis. Then I created a new sketch. Made a point at this distance from axis and used Circular Sketch pattern and created 55 instances, then used line tool to join all those points, now I'll start making the chain link and then proceed with the sprocket teeth. Thanks a lot sir. Your response time for help is amazingly fast! I'll recommend your channel to others. :)

[@MegaSahil009]

@@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh your method is much more simpler and awesome sir, i was able to make 90 teeth sprocket easily with your steps. thanks alot :)

[@Rebellion-x2o]

Nice

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thanks

[@atquach4548]

great

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

Thanks!

[@vrukshwallikate223]

for motion study reach

[@brouslikandor584]

Hello pls can u send this assembly by email?

[@arunkb9666]

great

[@SolidworksFunPraveenSingh]

thanks!!