View previously recorded webinars and obtain related files by clicking on the links below each listing. Some links may require a password, as noted.
Acoustics Toolkit
Nelson Woo, September 2019
Duration: approx. 11 minutes
This tutorial teaches users how to use the RecurDyn/Acoustics post-analysis toolkit to perform a Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH) study on a vibrating transmission, using the Equivalent Radiated Power (ERP) approach. The transmission housing is modeled as a flexible body, which allows RecurDyn to perform the ERP calculations on its surfaces. After analyzing an initial design, a new housing design is also studied to show the effects of the modifications.
New/Enhanced Toolkits, Contacts and Co-simulation Interfaces with RecurDyn V9R3!
Nelson Woo, September 2019
Duration: approx. 36 minutes
RecurDyn V9R3 includes updates to existing toolkits, as well as a new toolkit called RecurDyn/DriveTrain. This toolkit integrates KISSSoft, a software tool used for studying the detailed behavior of gears and bearings, to provide highly accurate simulation results of drivetrains.
MBD in Perspective
Brant Ross, September 2019
Duration: approx. 44 minutes
Topics covered:
- Capabilities Needed for System-Level Simulation
- Multi-Physics Platform for Assemblies in Motion
- Software Ready for 2020 and Beyond
What’s New in V9R3
Brant Ross, September 2019
Duration: approx. 49 minutes
Topics covered:
- What’s new in RecurDyn V9R3
- New Features and Toolkits
- New improvements to RecurDyn
What’s New in V9R2
Brant Ross, Nov. 15, 2018
Duration: approx. 40 minutes
Topics covered:
- What’s new in RecurDyn V9R2
- New Features and Toolkits
- New improvements to RecurDyn
- Live Q&A
V9R1 Mesher Enhancements and G-Manager Practice
Zach Smith, January 10, 2018
The mesher has improved significantly in RecurDyn V9R1. In this webinar, I will discuss the improvements to mesher speed, quality, and customizability.
I will work through an example which will demonstrate how each of the new features affects mesh quality. This example will also give some practice using G-Manager. G-Manager was introduced in RecurDyn V8R5 and allows users to quickly switch between rigid, FFlex, and RFlex bodies.
Efficient Post Processing – Plotting, using plot templates, Excel export and the new multi-animation
Nelson Woo, January 9, 2018
Leverage your RecurDyn simulations by obtaining the results you need, understanding them, and displaying them in the most effective way.
In this webinar, I will cover a wide range of post-processing methods in RecurDyn, including animation, scopes, and plotting. We will have an in-depth look at some of the fundamentals and also go over some of the new features of RecurDyn V9R1.
Multi Physics RecurDyn Style Interoperability / EDEM Tutorial Review
Brant Ross, January 8, 2018
RecurDyn features some internal multi-physics, such as multibody dynamics coupled with finite element analysis as enabled by the RecurDyn FFlex module. Another example is multibody dynamics coupled with control system simulation as enabled by the RecurDyn CoLink module. In the past we haven’t talked much about the interfaces that enable multi-physics by co-simulating with external software, but there are many and ever increasing options.
Attend this webinar to learn about the general controls interface, the hydraulics interface (also supporting AMESIM), the updated FMI interface and the new general particles interface (GPI). You will also learn about the new interface to the EDEM discrete element software that is enabled by the GPI and the tutorial that shows how EDEM is used with RecurDyn.
Enhancements and New Capabilities of RecurDyn V9R1
Brant Ross, Nov. 30, 2017
What is new for RecurDyn V9R1? Join Brant as he reviews the newest version of RecurDyn, with all of its new enhancements and new capabilities.
RecurDyn/EHD (Elasto-Hydro-Dynamic) Bearing Simulation
Zach Smith, Nov. 16, 2017
The enhanced RecurDyn/Elasto-Hydrodynamic (EHD) module increases the accuracy of simulating lubricated bearings, by taking into account the elastic deformation of the lubricated surfaces and its effects on the film shape and thickness. Effects of surface asperity (roughness) on the lubrication film are also taken into account.
A typical application of RecurDyn/EHD is in engines where the effect of lubrication between pistons / cylinders and/or crank / connecting rods is crucial. In this webinar, we will work through an example model of an engine, so that users can learn how to use RecurDyn/EHD and how it can be applied to their own systems.
RecurDyn/TSG (Time Signal Generator)
Nelson Woo, Nov. 15, 2017
The new RecurDyn/Time Signal Generator (TSG) capability allows analysts to use physical test output data to predict the proper input forces and displacements to be applied to a multibody dynamic (MBD) model. This approach is typically used for vehicle testing, where the physical vehicle is tested over terrain but in the MBD model the vehicle is mounted on shaker plates.
Here, RecurDyn/TSG takes vehicle testing data such as accelerometer data, and predicts the drive signals for the shaker plates in the MBD model. In this application the main advantage of this approach is that it removes the requirement for terrain, driver,and tire modeling, which can be difficult to characterize correctly.
In the webinar, we will introduce the general concept of the RecurDyn/TSG approach, and will go through an example model to show how it is used. Training materials will be provided so the user can go through the procedure themselves at their own convenience.