rjw
Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills: 3927
Registration date: 2009-03-31
Location: Miami
 |  Subject: dynamic balancing using solidworks?  Thu May 28, 2009 9:45 pm | |
| Any of you who have seen the pics of our funky drumbot.....
We had to balance the drum and it was a total pain.
So, we are wondering if anyone can explain how to check dynamic balancing in solidworks...if it's possible.
Thanks in advance |
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Jeff L
Minister of Silly Walks
People Skills: 2685
Registration date: 2009-03-14
Age: 24
Location: Miami, FL / Atlanta, GA
| | Subject: Re: dynamic balancing using solidworks? Thu May 28, 2009 10:02 pm | |
| | rjw wrote: | Any of you who have seen the pics of our funky drumbot.....
We had to balance the drum and it was a total pain.
So, we are wondering if anyone can explain how to check dynamic balancing in solidworks...if it's possible.
Thanks in advance |
I think you can see from my original drum design that I just played around with shapes until I got as close to 0 for x & y axes on the center of gravity in Inventor's iproperties. I'm relying on the same principle for the tungsten rod version. No way to do it automatically as far as I know. |
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rjw
Chief Bottle Washer
People Skills: 3927
Registration date: 2009-03-31
Location: Miami
| | Subject: Re: dynamic balancing using solidworks? Thu May 28, 2009 10:15 pm | |
| | Jeff L wrote: | | rjw wrote: | Any of you who have seen the pics of our funky drumbot.....
We had to balance the drum and it was a total pain.
So, we are wondering if anyone can explain how to check dynamic balancing in solidworks...if it's possible.
Thanks in advance |
I think you can see from my original drum design that I just played around with shapes until I got as close to 0 for x & y axes on the center of gravity in Inventor's iproperties. I'm relying on the same principle for the tungsten rod version. No way to do it automatically as far as I know. |
Our funky drum's center of mass was 0 on x,y, and z, but it took almost 60 grams of tungsten to bring it in dynamically.
we have a choice of exchanging some tungsten (conveniently) for more tool steel , or tryng to balance in the software if possible. we're withn 50 grams of 15 lbs on this bot, so every gram counts at this point. |
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