Up and Running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011

Chapter 5

DP4 – Advanced Simulation Settings

Racing Car Engine Connecting Rod

(Design Problem courtesy of Triple Eight Engineering Ltd)

Joints Introduced/Covered in this Design Problem

Joints	Joint creation process
1	Revolution	Automatically converted
2	Spherical	Automatically converted
3	Point-line	Automatically converted
4	Prismatic	Automatically converted

Key Features and Workflows Introduced in this Design Problem

Key features/workflows
1	Repairing redundant joints by altering assembly constraints
2	Input Grapher – conditions – logic equations
3	Initializing all joints to 0
4	Friction in joints

Introduction

Triple Eight Race Engineering designs, manufactures, and races Vauxhalls in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) ...