Chrono::SolidWorks© tutorials

Tutorials for users that installed the Chrono::Solidworks add-in for SolidWorks

• Demo Engine

  Learn the basics of Chrono::SolidWorks add-in for SolidWorks:

  • model a 3D assembly using SolidWorks,
  • export it as a .py file containing the Chrono::Engine system description.
  • run a Python simulation of the exported system
  • render the simulation using POVray

• Demo Engine Advanced

  Tips for advanced use of Chrono::SolidWorks add-in, with some Python tricks and tips for:

  • modify the exported scene by creating custom constraints
  • assigning POVray materials
  • creating custom POVray objects
  • attaching a camera to a moving part

• Demo Collision Shapes

  Learn how to define collision shapes when using the Chrono::SolidWorks add-in for SolidWorks©.

  • assign collision shapes to parts in SolidWorks
  • create and assign surface materials to parts using Python
  • customize advanced POVray pigments and textures
  • move the ground to simulate an earthquake

• Make a spider robot in SolidWorks and simulate it

  Import a SolidWorks model of a crawling robot into your PyChrono program, and simulate it.

  • use the Chrono::SolidWorks Add-In for exporting a mechanical system
  • load the system in PyChrono
  • add actuators and additional items not modeled in CAD
  • show the simulation in an Irrlicht 3D view