Up and Running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011

Chapter 4

DP3 – Size Multiple Actuating Jacks

New Mechanism Design for a Transporter Ramp

(Design Problem courtesy of In-CAD Services Ltd)

Joints Introduced/Covered in this Design Problem

Joints	Joint creation process
1	Spherical	Automatically created
2	Point-line	Automatically created
3	Cylindrical	Automatically created
4	Prismatic	Automatically created

Key Features and Workflows Introduced in this Design Problem

Key features/workflows
1	Repairing redundant joints by altering assembly constraints
2	Mechanism Status and degree of mobility
3	Locking degrees of freedom
4	Initializing position of joints
5	Imposed motion – Input Grapher

Introduction

In-CAD Services, a specialist consultancy provider, was tasked to design a twin transporter ...