| Version 2.5 (R2006b) SimMechanics™ Software Release Notes | |
This table summarizes what's new in Version 2.5 (R2006b):
| New Features and Changes | Version Compatibility Considerations | Fixed Bugs and Known Problems | Related Documentation at Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes—Details labeled as Compatibility Considerations, below. See also Summary. | Bug
Reports at Web site | No |
New features and changes introduced in this version are described here.
Computer-Aided Design Translator for Pro/ENGINEER Available via the Web
SolidWorks-to-SimMechanics Translator Now Available Only via the Web
A new computer-aided design (CAD) Pro/ENGINEER®-to-SimMechanics translator is available. You install and use this translator with Pro/ENGINEER. It is independent of MATLAB.
The translator converts a Pro/ENGINEER CAD machine assembly into an XML file in the Physical Modeling format. The XML file represents the assembly in a form that you can use to generate a SimMechanics block diagram model dynamically equivalent to the original CAD assembly. To generate models, use the import_physmod command.
Obtain and use the installer executable by locating and downloading its archive at www.mathworks.com/products/simmechanics/. A README page is provided that describes installation and configuration details.
Help files accompany the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator. They include two HTML pages and a PDF book. These files are independent of the MATLAB help system.
Some examples of Pro/ENGINEER CAD assemblies are included with the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator.
One of the examples is a robot arm assembly. The corresponding XML file in Physical Modeling format, robot.xml, is located in the toolbox/physmod/mech/mechdemos/ directory, relative to your MATLAB root.
Versions of Pro/ENGINEER compatible with the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator are listed at the MathWorks Web site. The translator is available only for the Microsoft Windows (32-bit) operating system.
The existing SolidWorks®-to-SimMechanics translator for the SolidWorks CAD platform continues to be available via the Web, at www.mathworks.com/products/simmechanics/. However, it no longer ships with the SimMechanics product.
Versions of SolidWorks compatible with the SolidWorks-to-SimMechanics translator are listed at the MathWorks Web site.
The SolidWorks CAD platform and the SolidWorks-to-SimMechanics translator are available only for the Microsoft Windows (32-bit) operating system.
This version of SimMechanics software includes one new demo model, mech_brownian_osc, a stochastic linear harmonic oscillator based on micro- and biomechanics.
A new MATLAB Digest article and related technical paper explain how to simulate flexible bodies with SimMechanics models and third-party finite element analysis applications. A set of models accompanies the technical paper in a compressed zip archive available from MATLAB Central.
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