⚙️ ANSYS Tutorial | Rigid Dynamics | Intermeshing Gears, Revolute Joints & Joint Load Actuator
⚙️ ANSYS Tutorial | Rigid Dynamics | Intermeshing Gears, Revolute Joints & Joint Load Actuator
Learn how to model intermeshing gears using ANSYS Rigid Dynamics in this step-by-step tutorial.
In this video, I’ll show you how to prepare the geometry in SpaceClaim, define frictionless gear contacts*, create named selections, apply *revolute joints*, and use a *joint load as an actuator to rotate the pinion.
Since the components are rigid, no material properties or volume mesh are required—mesh is generated only on the contact surfaces. This makes rigid body dynamics a fast and efficient method for analyzing mechanism motion.
📌 What You’ll Learn:
✅ How to prepare gear geometry and assign named selections in SpaceClaim
✅ How to define frictionless contacts for gear teeth
✅ Why only contact regions generate mesh in rigid dynamics
✅ How to apply revolute joints to the gear bores
✅ How to add a joint load to rotate the pinion
✅ How to visualize the mechanism motion in ANSYS Mechanical
Rigid Dynamics is widely used for:
✅ Gear mechanisms
✅ Linkage systems
✅ Engine and drivetrain components
✅ Robotics and rotating machinery
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0:00 0:21 Introduction
0:22 2:26 Details of the model
2:27 6:16 Geometrty
6:17 8:02 Model & Contacts
8:03 9:13 Mesh
9:14 10:34 Joints
10:35 11:41 Joint load (actuator)
11:42 12:16 Analysis settings
12:17 13:38 Results
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