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Contents

Index

• Getting Started

• User's Guide

• Computer-Aided Design Translation

• About the CAD Translation Case Studies

• Translating a CAD Part into a Body

• Translating CAD Constraints into Joints

• Updating and Retranslating a CAD Pendulum

• Translating a CAD Robot Arm

• Translating a CAD Stewart Platform

• Custom Linking to CAD and Other External Applications

• Custom Export with the SimMechanics Link API

• Translating Machines from External to Physical Modeling Representations with the API

• Designing Custom Exporter Modules

• Programming Custom Exporter Modules with the SimMechanics Link API

• Linking and Using the Autodesk Inventor Add-In

• Linking and Unlinking SimMechanics Link Software with Autodesk Inventor

Requirements Before Linking

Registering and Linking SimMechanics Link Software

SimMechanics Link Menu in Autodesk Inventor

Unlinking SimMechanics Link Software

• Supported Autodesk Inventor Constraints and Their Corresponding Joints

Degrees of Freedom and Constraints

Supported Autodesk Inventor Constraint Entities

Supported Autodesk Inventor Constraint-Constraint Entity Combinations

Supported SimMechanics Joints

• Configuring SimMechanics Link Settings in Autodesk Inventor

About the SimMechanics Link Settings Dialog Box

Reviewing, Changing, and Applying Export Settings

• Exporting Assemblies to Physical Modeling XML Format

Export Procedure

CAD Assembly Export Errors

• Getting Help and Examples

CAD Examples Based on Autodesk Inventor

Getting SimMechanics Link Help and Examples from Autodesk Inventor

• Linking and Using the Pro/ENGINEER Toolkit

• Linking and Unlinking SimMechanics Link Software with Pro/ENGINEER

Requirements for Linking

Creating a New or Locating an Existing Pro/TOOLKIT Application Registry File

Inserting the SimMechanics Link Registration Text into the Registry File

Locating the Existing or Creating a New Pro/ENGINEER Configuration File

Specifying the Pro/TOOLKIT Application Registry File Path in the Pro/ENGINEER Configuration File

Example of Linking with New Pro/ENGINEER Registry and Configuration Files

SimMechanics Link Menu in Pro/ENGINEER

Unlinking the SimMechanics Link Utility

• Supported Pro/ENGINEER Constraints and Their Corresponding Joints

Degrees of Freedom and Constraints

Supported Pro/ENGINEER Constraint Entities

Supported Pro/ENGINEER Constraint-Constraint Entity Combinations

Supported SimMechanics Joints and Pro/ENGINEER Connections

• Configuring SimMechanics Link Settings in Pro/ENGINEER

About the SimMechanics Link Settings Dialog Box

Reviewing, Changing, and Applying Export Settings

• Exporting Assemblies to Physical Modeling XML Format

Export Procedure

Automatic Translation of a Rigid Subassembly to an Equivalent Rigid Body

CAD Assembly Export Errors

• Getting Help and Examples

CAD Examples Based on Pro/ENGINEER

Getting SimMechanics Link Help and Examples from Pro/ENGINEER

• Linking and Using the SolidWorks Add-In

• Linking and Unlinking SimMechanics Link Software with SolidWorks

Requirements Before Linking

Linking SimMechanics Link Software

SimMechanics Link Menu in SolidWorks

Unlinking SimMechanics Link Software

• Supported SolidWorks Mates and Their Corresponding Joints

Degrees of Freedom, Mates, and Constraints

Supported SolidWorks Mate Entities

Supported SolidWorks Mate-Mate Entity Combinations

Supported SimMechanics Joints

• Configuring SimMechanics Link Settings in SolidWorks

About the SimMechanics Link Settings Dialog Box

Reviewing, Changing, and Applying Export Settings

• Exporting Assemblies to Physical Modeling XML Format

Export Procedure

CAD Assembly Export Errors

• Getting Help and Examples

CAD Examples Based on SolidWorks

Getting SimMechanics Link Help and Examples from SolidWorks

• API Reference

Configuring and Monitoring the API Environment

Constructing API Representations of Externally Defined Models

Exporting API Representations to Physical Modeling XML

Communicating Between the API and MATLAB

API - Alphabetical List

• Release Notes

SimMechanics Link roadmap page

	CAD Interfaces to:
	Autodesk Inventor
	Pro/ENGINEER
	SolidWorks

	Functions:
	Alphabetical List

	API Functions:
	By Category
	Alphabetical List

	Generating Models:
	SimMechanics



	Documentation Set

	Getting Started
	Introduces SimMechanics Link and gets you started with exporting external mechanical information for use in MATLAB

	User's Guide
	Provides tutorials and comprehensive information about SimMechanics Link

	Examples in Documentation
	Lists major examples in the SimMechanics Link documentation



	Product Demos

	SimMechanics Link Demos
	Presents a collection of demos that help you learn the product



	What's New

	Release Notes
	Summarizes new features, bug fixes, upgrade issues, etc.



	Printable (PDF) Documentation on the Web

	PDF Documents
	Provides printable versions of documentation for SimMechanics Link

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