{"id":29771,"date":"2018-07-23T19:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/help-with-choosing-the-simualtion-type-rigid-body-motion\/"},"modified":"2018-07-23T19:11:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T19:11:29","slug":"help-with-choosing-the-simualtion-type-rigid-body-motion","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/help-with-choosing-the-simualtion-type-rigid-body-motion\/","title":{"rendered":"Help with choosing the simualtion type: rigid body motion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi everyone,<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I am studying Mechanical Engineering and my final dissertation project is about a swiss lever watch escapement simulation in Ansys. I have created the CAD geometry with the necessary parts but I don&#8217;t really have any prior experience with the simulation software itself.<br \/>I know that not everyone is familiar with watch escapements, so here is a video which explains the name of the key parts and shows how the motion should look like:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wmk2mA6dg3o<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>And to gain some concept about how the whole mechanical movement works:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1nLpKoScH8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/\">How a Mechanical Watch Works<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How a Mechanical Watch Works&#8221; &#8212; Animagraffs\" src=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/embed\/#?secret=1nLpKoScH8\" data-secret=\"1nLpKoScH8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Could anyone help me with which type of simulation I should use to show the whole oscillative motion? I would like to measure frictional energy loss due to escape teeth sliding on the pallets.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>What joints and contact types should I use?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I know it is a really specific topic but I am a true beginner with Ansys and I would appreciate any help!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Adam&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-29771","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_old_topic_id":["1940"],"_bbp_old_topic_author_name_id":["Anonymous"],"_bbp_old_is_topic_anonymous_id":["false"],"_bbp_old_closed_status_id":["publish"],"_bbp_author_ip":[null],"_bbp_old_sticky_status_id":["normal"],"_oembed_20d753289f7511621c941afd801a6c8e":["<iframe title=\"The Action Of A Swiss Lever Escapement\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wmk2mA6dg3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"],"_oembed_time_20d753289f7511621c941afd801a6c8e":["1639650757"],"_oembed_84b710b506270697ff666e8b74737296":["<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sk8FrFLBee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/\">How a Mechanical Watch Works<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How a Mechanical Watch Works&#8221; &#8212; Animagraffs\" src=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/embed\/#?secret=sk8FrFLBee\" data-secret=\"sk8FrFLBee\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>"],"_oembed_time_84b710b506270697ff666e8b74737296":["1639650760"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0","0","0","0","0"],"_btv_view_count":["3397"],"_bbp_subscription":["236605"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_oembed_f152c55ce87967d58770221d055c60e2":["{{unknown}}"],"_oembed_6ff50064e928a9c9b33f08c491ca32c9":["<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1nLpKoScH8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/\">How a Mechanical Watch Works<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How a Mechanical Watch Works&#8221; &#8212; Animagraffs\" src=\"https:\/\/animagraffs.com\/mechanical-watch\/embed\/#?secret=1nLpKoScH8\" data-secret=\"1nLpKoScH8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>"],"_oembed_time_6ff50064e928a9c9b33f08c491ca32c9":["1720844396"],"_bbp_topic_id":["29771"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["240","157712"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["24"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["61444"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["61444"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2018-08-03 08:57:06"]},"test":"adamkovacs1126"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/29771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/29771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}