ADM701 Course Content

0 Introduction

  • A Brief History of Adams
  • About MSC.Software
  • Content of Course
  • Getting Help


1 Virtual Prototyping Process

  • Virtual Prototyping Process


2 Adams/View Interface Overview

  • Model Hierarchy
  • Renaming Objects
  • Adams/View Interface
  • Simple Simulations
  • Saving Your Work


3 Adams/PostProcessor Interface Overview

  • PostProcessing Interface Overview
  • Animating
  • Plotting
  • Reporting


4 Parts and Coordinate Systems

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Part Coordinate System
  • Coordinate System Marker
  • Differences Between Parts and Geometry
  • Parts, Geometry, and Markers
  • Types of Parts in Adams/View
  • Part Mass and Inertia
  • Measures


5 Initial Conditions and Point Trace

  • Part Initial Conditions
  • Initial Velocities
  • Point Trace


6 Constraints

  • Constraints
  • Use of Markers in Constraints
  • Degrees of Freedom (DOF)
  • Joint Initial Conditions
  • Merging Geometry
  • Angle Measures


7 Rotation and Friction

  • Euler Angles
  • Precise Positioning: Rotate
  • Modeling Friction
  • Measures in LCS


8 Geometry and Precise Positioning

  • Building Geometry
  • Construction Geometry Properties
  • Solid Geometry
  • Precise Positioning: Move


9 Joint Motion and Functions

  • Applying Motion
  • Joint Motion
  • Functions in Adams


10 Joint Primitives

  • Types of Joint Primitives
  • Perpendicular Joint Primitive


11 Point Motions and System-level Design

  • Applying Point Motions
  • System-Level Design


12 Measurements, Displacement Functions, and CAD Geometry

  • Taking Measurements
  • Displacement Functions
  • Importing CAD-Based Geometry


13 Add-on Constraints, Couplers, and Assembling Models

  • Add-On Constraints
  • Couplers
  • Assembling Subsystem Models


14 SimulationsAssemble Simulation

  • Simulation Hierarchy
  • Types of Simulations
  • Forces in Adams
  • Spring Dampers in Adams
  • Magnitude of Spring Dampers


15 Forces and Splines

  • Single-Component Forces: Action-Reaction
  • Spline Functions
  • AKISPL Function


16 Bushings

  • Bushings


17 Impact

  • Impact Functions
  • Velocity Functions


18 Step Functions and Simulation Scripts

  • STEP Function
  • Scripted Simulations
  • Adams/Solver Commands


19 Adams/Solver

  • Adams/Solver Overview
  • Files in Adams/Solver
  • Example of Adams/Solver Dataset (.adm) File
  • Stand-Alone Adams/Solver
  • Solver Compatibility
  • Example: 2D Pendulum
  • Formulation of the Equations of Motion
  • Phases of Solution
  • Debug/Eprint (Dynamics)


20 Sensors and Design Variables

  • Sensors
  • Design Variables


21 Splines and Contraints

  • Splines from Traces
  • Curve Constraints
  • Automated Contact Forces
  • Flexible Parts –Adams/AutoFlex


22 Multi-Component Forces and Design Studies

  • Multi-Component Forces
  • Design Studies