Kinematics Simulation File-based Design Import

A mechanism from V5 can be imported into V6 using file-based design import (PLM Access > Import > CATIA File), although not all of the components of the mechanism can be imported. If a V5 mechanism includes simulation data, a new simulation object is created in V6. For more information, see File- based Design Import User's Guide:Importing Files from Previous CATIA Versions (File-Based Design Import).

In V5 the components of a kinematics simulation are collected under the Product node in the specification tree; in V6 a kinematics simulation is a separate object that refers to a product, a mechanism representation, and simulation specifications (excitations, probes, and scenarios).

If a V5 product includes a mechanism definition, it is imported into V6 as a product with an associated mechanism representation.

If the V5 mechanism includes laws that are used to drive a simulation of the mechanism, a simulation object is created in V6; the mechanism is imported as the Model in the simulation, while the laws are imported as Excitations in the simulation Scenario (as described in the table below).

Warning: If a law is deactivated in the V5 model, it will not be imported into V6.


The following items in a V5 mechanism are not imported to V6:

  • Distance, speed, and interference analyses
  • Sensors
  • Simulations created in the DMU Kinematics Simulator

Version 5 Version 6
Mechanisms
Mechanism Imported as mechanism representation; if the V5 mechanism includes laws, the V6 mechanism representation is placed under the Model node of a new simulation object.
Laws
Law based on formula Formula is imported as a Relation, and Law is imported as an Excitation referring to the formula.
Law based on spline sketch Not imported