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Creating Trace elements using Creating Trace elements using Creating Trace elements using Creating Trace elements using CATIA DMU KinematicsCATIA DMU KinematicsCATIA DMU KinematicsCATIA 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.

Make the base line a Construction element. Output the base line.

The base line represents time.

The Law curve represents angular or distance moved over

a time period.

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� Step 3: Attach the Law to the Driving Command.

a) Double pick the Driving Command.

b) Pick Linkd) Pick OK

c) Select the Law Sketch

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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.

c) Pick Automatic insert.

b) Pick Use Laws

d) Run the Simulation

a) Select the Simulation icon.

e) Pick OK to save.

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� Step 6: Create Trace elements.

c) If you have created a part to store the Trace elements, select it as Reference product.

Else CATIA will create a new Part for you.

a) Select the Trace icon.

d) Pick OK to save.

b) Select the element(s) to be

Traced

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� Resulting Trace elements.