Simple Machines

Welcome to countrycountry's SOLIDWORKS 2016 Simple Machines Tutorials. At cudacountry we use SOLIDWORKS to create a model Truck and Track. Then insert Simple Machines in the Track and analyze using Motion Studies.

It's great fun in a Motion Study to at a motor to your Truck and run Truck on track!

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			Table of Contents
Part			1. Body.
Part			2. Axle.
Part			3. Wheel.
Assembly			4. Truck Assembly.
Part			5. Track Sections.
Assembly			6. Track Assembly.
Motion Study			7. Wheel and Axle Simple Machine. Roll Truck down an incline plane. Suppress Wheels and roll Truck down same incline plane. Plot and compare velocity of Truck.
Motion Study			8. Incline Plane. Modify track to add incline plane. Add Constant Speed motor to Truck, create Key Points and jump incline plane. Plot contact force of Truck returning to track. Change incline angle and compare contact force.
Motion Study			9. Incline Plane with Segments Motor. Use same track as Chaper 8, but change motor to Segments motor and remove the Key Points in Timeline.
Here are 2012 tutorials. It's highly recommended to use the new 2016 tutorials.
Motion Study using Motor to slow and stop Truck at end of run.
Motion Study with Linear Velocity
Motion Study 360. Nailed it!