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Creating Trace elements using

CATIA DMU Kinematics

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The following licenses are required to
create Trace elements:

Digital Mockup Kinematics

Mechanical Part Design

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Step 1: Create a Kinematic Product.

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Step 2: Create a Law Sketch.

The Law curve

represents angular or
distance moved over
a time period.

Make the base line a

Construction element.
Output the base line.

The base line

represents time.

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Step 3: Attach the Law to the Driving Command.

c) Select the
Law Sketch

a) Double pick the

Driving Command.

d) Pick OK
b) Pick Link

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Step 4: Run a Simulation with Laws.

Select the Simulation

with Laws icon.

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Step 5: Create a Simulation using Laws.

a) Select the
Simulation icon.

c) Pick Automatic insert.

b) Pick Use Laws

e) Pick OK to save.

d) Run the Simulation

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Step 6: Create Trace elements.

a) Select the
Trace icon.

b) Select the
element(s) to be
Traced

c) If you have created a

part to store the Trace d) Pick OK
elements, select it as to save.
Reference product.
Else CATIA will create a
new Part for you.

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Resulting Trace elements.

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