SOLIDWORKS Motion Tutorial Series #1 - Understanding the Timeline

[@YuDou-so8pk]

This is the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow motion study tutorial that I have ever created.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[@ScottStoddard-g8r]

Excellent series! Helps a lot.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad to hear it!

[@deepakkundaram8433]

Really awesome tutorials..thank u for clearing a whole lot of doubts

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad to hear that! It is easy to hit a wall when creating a motion study, but this series is meant to give you the understanding to take on almost any challenge.

[@إبراهيمالهلالي-ش7ش]

very clear instruction, thank you

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad it was helpful!

[@НяненковМаксим]

Круто! Спасибо! Все просто и понятно! Однозначно - подписка!

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thank you!!

[@PiyushTirale]

Really Amazing Tutorial ✌️

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the comment.

[@johncorraya1126]

Thank you very much for great explanation.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johncorraya1126]

@@MLCCADSystems Successfully done😍

[@My_ermanito]

You are the Master

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thank you for the kind words! It took a lot of years working with a lot of smart people solving a variety of challenges to get to this point, and there is always more to learn!

[@jebripahlavi9561]

great tutorial for motion in solidworks, but i wonder, it is possible if we used configuration on sub assembly rather than using part and move manually ?

[@MLCCADSystems]

You can change a lot of things in the timeline, but the configuration of a component is not one of them. As a workaround, you could insert both configurations and toggle visibility on them at the same time, making it look like nothing changed but you swap out two instances of the same subassembly. There are several different ways to accomplish a result like this, but each one has unique challenges to overcome. Good luck!

[@il45y78]

Excellent tutorial!

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Ryohgantz]

Thank you for the explanation. It really clear and help me to understand.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thomsonthom453]

really helpful man thanks for making this videos

[@MLCCADSystems]

Happy to help. Appreciate the feedback!

[@rohith4246]

Is there any separate video to create this objects ?

[@MLCCADSystems]

We have several tutorials, but not one specifically for this model. If you want to learn SOLIDWORKS, consider training www.mlc-cad.com/training/solidworks/ or on-demand options like SolidProfessor www.mlc-cad.com/training/solidprofessor/

[@viviresbrillar]

Excellent introduction to the timeline and features. Thanks for your work. I subscribed, like it and commented. Regards.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Awesome, thank you!

[@rapbeatguruz88]

can someone help me, my animation time line doesn`t show up when i select the motion study tab

[@MLCCADSystems]

It is likely because the timeline is pulled all the way down. Try to hover over the bottom edge and see if you can grab it. It is a very thin edge.

[@evasanchez4479]

@@MLCCADSystems Jesus christ thank you I was going crazy lol

[@50aniketkhillare96]

Great Explain Introduction. but how stand hide to unhide in motion 0sec to 1sec. how sample robot download for practice.

[@MLCCADSystems]

The link to download the file is in the description: bit.ly/34hiUKg

[@seamus4A]

Im not exactly sure what the problem is, but the key framing timeline is not showing up on my motion study toolbar. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[@MLCCADSystems]

The Motion Manager timeline is a toolbar that can be hidden or shown. Go to View > Toolbars > MotionManager and the motion study tab should display at the bottom of the screen next to the Model tab.

[@mauriziozappala2973]

@@MLCCADSystems Hi and thank you for this Video :) When the Motion-Tab shows, I haven´t the Task for "Play, Stop" the Motions. It only shows the Tab. May you know a solution for this? :) Thanks in advance

[@MLCCADSystems]

@@mauriziozappala2973 One possible cause is that the timeline is collapsed all the way down. See if you hover over the top of the tab and get a drag selector that will allow you to drag it up and expand it so you can see what is inside.

[@mauriziozappala2973]

@@MLCCADSystems Thanl you for your quick reply :) I tried, but hasn´t work. However, I´ll try with other projects ;) kind regard

[@rameezpansari6473]

Very Excellent sir 😊

[@vespa2901]

Hi thank you for your content. I do have a problem that isnt part of this video neighter did I found any solution for this. So my problem is that as soon i hit the animation the focus switches of my object to nowhere. So how can I define the camera view lets say at 0 seconds from top view that it is exactly what i see than to 2 sec changing to isometry? Thank you

[@MLCCADSystems]

Great question, and it is covered in one of the videos (but I forget which) so I'll answer it again here for you. The very top line of the animation timeline is the "Orientation and Camera Views" and most likely the first key is a saved view of an empty part of your graphics window. You have two options to fix it. 1) Maneuver your display where you want it to be, right click the key at t=0 on that row, and choose Replace Key. Now it will always revert to this preferred view instead of the blank one. 2) Right click the Orientation and Camera Views row and choose "Disable playback of view keys". This one is my favorite because then it completely leaves your view orientation alone. You can rotate to any orientation, hit play, and nothing happens with your view!

[@김우엽]

Thank you for the helpful video. The download link has expired. Is there any other way to download the files?

[@MLCCADSystems]

Here you go, this one should not expire: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/78oi5v1qcwhxt98xyb4jb/Motion-Tutorial-Files.zip?rlkey=ef60nu31mi5sfn2auc1f5z504&st=b0k1izfv&dl=0

[@김우엽]

@@MLCCADSystems Thank you so much!

[@MLCCADSystems]

You're welcome!

[@kraptastic333]

thank you for educating on this aspect of motion study/animation. i am trying to implement this workflow for a product visualization. changing material to transparent still leaves the edges of the parts visible and thus is not equivalent to hiding the parts. can you advise?

[@kraptastic333]

it seems like having a material with transparent amount =1 would be a good way to quickly toggle transparency

[@MLCCADSystems]

Consider changing the parts to Shaded instead of Shaded with Edges, either for the entire timeline or just at the beginning of the fade out. The edges do not change transparency with the faces, so turn them off so they won't stay visible as the part fades out.

[@gabegoerzen3313]

How would I simulate/animate how a part rolls around when dropped on the floor? Any particular videos you would suggest watching to learn to do this?

[@MLCCADSystems]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJjJZWtnYt93ga8 or kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnaqhoSFa72np9E should get you started, good luck!

[@PIEREALEXANDERCABANILLASAVILA]

Can i download your cad archive?

[@MLCCADSystems]

Here are some files you can use to follow along with this tutorial series: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/78oi5v1qcwhxt98xyb4jb/Motion-Tutorial-Files.zip?rlkey=ef60nu31mi5sfn2auc1f5z504&st=b0k1izfv&dl=0

[@AmirGholami-pp3tt]

very nice

[@MLCCADSystems]

Thanks

[@MuhammadAwais-jh2dy]

nice i have a question what is the green key and whats its purpose

[@MLCCADSystems]

This help article shows all of the possible keys and explains their function. help.solidworks.com/2021/english/SolidWorks/motionstudies/r_Changebars_SWMotion.htm?id=54b0dff2e9b44a679233520b6037a9e6#Pg0 I don't recall seeing a green key, only a green changebar which indicates driven motion. This may be something to pursue with your reseller, if you are an MLC CAD Systems customer you can email screenshots and a description of what you are seeing to [e-mail]

[@MuhammadAwais-jh2dy]

@@MLCCADSystems thank you very much what is possible reason of having red timebar and red keys sometime

[@MLCCADSystems]

@@MuhammadAwais-jh2dy Red changebars or a red bar on the timeline scale indicates that a solution cannot be found for that constraint. Assembly mates can be fully-defined or over-defined in an assembly, but in a motion study since things are moving it can become over-defined only for certain periods of time. The item that is causing the problem or the time that the problem exists will be turned red after rebuilding to help you understand why it may stop moving.

[@MuhammadAwais-jh2dy]

@@MLCCADSystems thank you very much so in general I should make assemble fully defined ?? How i can rebuild the problem ?

[@MLCCADSystems]

If the assembly is fully defined and you use distance/angle mates to drive the motion, it should work out OK as long as you are using the right type of study. Check out this video for a run-through of various approaches and which study types they work with. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2i7fnWJrKiMfqM

[@amirsaberi1336]

The zoom in does not work for me.

[@MLCCADSystems]

Are you having trouble with zooming in inside SOLIDWORKS in general, or creating view keys to adjust the zoom level along the timeline to allow it to zoom in and out? If you want to adjust the view orientation, make sure the keys are being generated or replaced manually, as the auto-key function does not create view keys automatically as you naviggate and setup your timeline.

[@KHollow4444]

Hey MLC CAD. Going slightly off topic but Modelled a 4 cylinder engine and doing a displacement and velocity Plot through Motion analysis. Hoping you could assist me with the results. Is it Normal to get 160x 10^3 m/sec as velocity and 200x 10^3 m displacement on the pistons?

[@MLCCADSystems]

Sounds to me like you're missing some mates or contacts and the engine is ejecting the pistons. With a 100x10^3 m displacement I'm assuming your pistons disappear almost immediately from the graphics view when you play or calculate the study, which is what happens when you don't have a floor or walls to stop it. Double check your mates, make sure the pistons are not free to disconnect when you drag them, and if necessary work on removing redundancies in your assembly. Keep watching the videos, hopefully they'll get you where you need to be!

[@andreidragomir4961]

Thank you

[@MLCCADSystems]

Happy to help, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@asomujavinjavpcw9891]

Your video is nice and clear but subtitles hidden the option It's transparent not irritating

[@zeeshankhan-ir9ug]

Would someone tell me how much RAM is enough for animation my system is running on 16GB but too slow it is .

[@MLCCADSystems]

The answer is almost always "it depends" but if you don't have enough physical RAM it will use virtual memory on your hard drive and then it will be SLOW. A good guideline is that you should never use more than 75% of your memory during normal operations. 75% may seem like plenty, but if a large memory block is requested and your memory is fragmented it won't be able to fit into the RAM memory slots and it will cache to the hard drive, killing performance. 16 GB is definitely on the low side, and if your files or workflow are demanding of more it can quickly be used up.

[@zeeshankhan-ir9ug]

@@MLCCADSystems it makes sense ,appreciated .

[@muhammadrezaarissandi5025]

alus mang aing jadi bisa yeuh

[@hunghuu2028]

full version

[@nuduw]

Is my comment being voluntarily deleted? I was just trying to get help :/

[@MLCCADSystems]

What can we do to help? I don't know what may have happened to your previous comment.

[@nuduw]

@@MLCCADSystems The CAD demo files seem to be made in SW 2021. Me and my friends are currently using SW student edition 2020, so we're not able to open them. Could you make them compatible with 2020 version?

[@MLCCADSystems]

@@nuduw Yes, I'll work on getting an older version of the files for you.

[@nuduw]

@@MLCCADSystems Thanks a lot!

[@MLCCADSystems]

The generic files, like the small cubes, are all created in 2021 but are easy to recreate as needed. Here is a link to the robot: mlccadsystems-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/marcus_brown_mlc-cad_com/EcmVPWxnPZJGsGj5mbteXE8B3_rX3HJhYKHrE51bkikHdQ?e=rQ0Cl5

[@sunaryosadi5513]

thanks

[@MLCCADSystems]

You're welcome!