This presentation is one of the most completed walk-through to make successful configuration of LabVIEW SoftMotion with SOLIDWORKS linear and rotational motors.

1. Badry Waleed El-
PhD Candidate ,Mechatronics Department, ASU
https://eg.linkedin.com/in/wbadry
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2. Practical Utilization
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3. Mechanical
Engineering
Mechatronics
Discipline
Information
Technology
Electrical
Engineering
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4. LabVIEW
Motion
Controller
• Desired Position
• Motion profile
- velocity
- acceleration
Trajectory
Generation
(HIL)
SOLIDWORKS
Engine
Feedback logs
SOLIDWORKS
• Axes
- Linear motor
- Rotary motor
• Computations (Sizing)
- Power log
- Torque log
Time stamped points
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5. SIZING OF LINEAR MOTOR
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6. Adding Motion add-in
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7. Loading Assembly (sldasm) file
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8. Disable RealView and Shadow effects
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9. Configure motion properties (Motion Analysis Mode)
Motion properties
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10. Configure motion properties
• Motion parameters tuning
affects simulation performance.
• More accuracy results higher
CPU load and
computational time.
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11. Configure Linear Motor
Select Motor
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12. Configure motion properties (Motion Analysis Mode) [Linear motor]
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13. SINGLE AXIS
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14. Importing SOLIDWORKS Assembly into LabVIEW project
 Requires SoftMotion
Module to be installed
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15. Adding new Axis (Motor)
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16. Adding new Axis (Motor)
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17. Configure axis properites
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18. Deploy axis
 Successful
deployment checks if
motors data can be
accessed in
SOLIDWORKS
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19. Walkthrough demos
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20. AFTER COMPUTING PEAK AND RMS TORQUE,
INSERT IT INTO VISUAL SIZER AND GET
THE MOTOR SIZING REPORT SELECTION
WITH INERTIA MISMATCH
Delivery is NEXT WEEK
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21. NOTE : Detailed word document and Demos will be uploaded
to Mechatronics Facebook group after presentation.
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